Unlike most elections, most voters have already experienced the differences between the last two administrations. In neither case did the world end or the U.S. cease to exist, so why has the hysteria reached such high levels during this election? I think the unprecedented legal prosecutions of Donald Trump have a lot to do with it. On one side, people believe that he is an evil criminal who deserves his just deserts. On the other side, people believe that he is a martyred victim of government oppression. The truth may lie somewhere in between, but these two beliefs seem to have no room for compromise or concession. As a result, each side has dug itself into a position where fear of being wrong is greater than the satisfaction of being right.
I hope that that the hysteria caused by this unique situation will not repeat itself during the next election.