ABC’s George Stephanopoulos said the stakes in the 2024 presidential election haven’t been this high “since the Civil War,” and will be a “test of our constitutional system.”
ABC host George Stephanopoulos offered an ominous preview of Tuesday’s general election at the outset of “This Week” on Sunday.
Several pundits have shared their concerns about the state of democracy in the weeks leading up to the showdown between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, with some worrying that there won’t be a peaceful transfer of power. Stephanopoulos went so far as to say that the stakes haven’t been this high “since the Civil War.”
“Good morning, and welcome to ‘This Week'”, Stephanopoulos said. “It is almost over. What comes next is anyone’s guess. What we do know is this: No election since the Civil War has posed such a test of our constitutional system. Whether to accept election results and the peaceful transfer of power has never been on the ballot like this. The stakes in this election are as high as it gets. The differences between the candidates are as stark as it gets, and as we emerge from the final weekend, the polls suggest that this election is as close as it gets.
