All focus is on battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin as the swing states are expected to play a crucial role in shaping the final electoral verdict.
By Monday, over 80 million registered voters have exercised their right to franchise and in some of the key battleground states, more than 50 per cent of the electors had already voted.
Even though almost always the candidate who gets the maximum votes nationwide wins the election. But, technically, Americans don’t vote directly for their president. The pathway includes voting for presidential electors in respective states – and these groups from all states come together to form the 538-member electoral college that picks the next president.
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris advocated for abortion rights and pledged to lower food and housing costs for working families. Her Republican counterpart Donald Trump this time focused on sealing the border and proposed tax cuts worth trillions.
US Presidential Election result will possibly take days to determine, given tight margins expected in seven swing states, reports stated. In US due to mail-in ballots and the time required to count all votes, a winner may not be declared for several days. It means necessarily a winner may not be announced on November 5.