Scenes at the DC Capitol mean Biden’s inauguration could look very different from Trump’s

Following appalling violence yesterday, an end to the 2020 election chaos can’t come soon enough

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By no small margin, the best thing about a new year is the notion of a fresh start – the mistakes and mishaps of yesteryear are gone, and everyone has a clean slate.

Unfortunately, this sentiment has not extended to the US election, the results of which are still seen by some – including yesterday’s rioters at the Capitol in Washington DC and across the country at other state houses – as up for debate. 

In 2016, taking in the events of a truly surprising night – at least for those of us who tracked presidential polls and, to our detriment, hadn’t accounted for such a swing in Donald Trump’s favour – a colleague remarked that it was one of the most dramatic elections they had reported on.