The presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, Kamala Harris, and her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, do not leave any possibility of voting before the close of the electoral campaign. Both leaders seek the support of their compatriots and make an emotional appeal to send them to the White House. We inform you that on November 5, presidential elections will be held in the United States.
Vice President Harris, addressing thousands of his enthusiastic supporters in Wisconsin on Saturday, said, “We will win.” This is the time to introduce a new generation to American politics. On Saturday he was campaigning in Wisconsin and North Carolina. You can hold closing debates in Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania on Sundays and Mondays.
270 is the magic number in US presidential elections.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump, 78, chose Virginia for his election campaign on Saturday. Addressing thousands of his supporters in Salem, the former President promised to bring a new era of peace and prosperity to the country. He described Kamala Harris as a liberal and fundamentalist leftist. Trump plans to campaign in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina over the next two days. Let us tell you that to win the United States presidential election, a candidate needs 270 Electoral College votes.
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According to 270towin.com, a website that covers the US presidential election, Harris will surely get 226 electoral votes and Trump will surely get 219 electoral votes. While Kamala Harris needs 44 additional Electoral College votes to reach the magic number of 270, Trump needs 51. To win, both candidates look to the seven swing states: Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
Why are 7 swing states important in the US elections?
In most states in the United States, either the Democratic Party or the Republican Party are historically dominant. But these seven states (Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina) are those in which the mood of voters is not limited to supporting any political party. Voters in these states keep changing their preferences every election, meaning their mood keeps changing. For this reason they are called undecided states.
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Political experts believe that Pennsylvania (with 19 Electoral College votes) and Michigan (with 15 Electoral College votes) will decide victory and defeat in the US presidential election this time. The latest polls indicate that there is a close race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in Michigan and Pennsylvania. According to RealClearPolitics.Com, which tracks major opinion polls, Donald Trump has a slim lead of 1.1 percentage points over Kamala Harris in these two states.
Trump and Harris put all their efforts in the swing states
Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are putting all their efforts in these seven states and are facing large demonstrations. His running mates are Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (Democratic Party vice presidential candidate) and Ohio Senator JD Vance (Republican Party vice presidential candidate). Harris and Trump’s campaign managers have deployed thousands of volunteers to seven swing states, going door-to-door and urging Americans to vote.
Hundreds of Indian-Americans from both sides are campaigning in states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia. Over the past 50 hours, local television and radio stations have been inundated with ads related to the campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Both candidates have spent millions of dollars on this. Trump and Harris have raised record funds in the final hours of their election campaign.