 This is what powers do. They're constantly gaming for moves by opposing powers. So if Joe Biden loses tonight and loses badly, if he stumbles over his words, the possibility of a serious nanocatastrophe being visited upon the United States grow in the period between now and when he leaves office. Which, by the way, means that he loses really big because if any of those things happen while Joe Biden is president, let's say that China blockades Taiwan while Joe Biden is president, that dude loses by 15 points.