There is much to be said for the brutality of a British general election, where a removals van turns up at No 10 within hours of a Prime Minister admitting defeat. In America, they manage these things differently, with a gap of two-and-a-half months between defeat and departure. Presidents become lame ducks; policies drift; decisive measures become harder to achieve.
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