US Elections: Donald Trump and Joe Biden spend last minute campaign

Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been travelling across the nation as the US election race enters its final hours. 74 year old Republican President Trump, visited battleground states while his 78-year-old Democratic challenger spoke at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, where the race also looks tight.

*Where were Biden and Trump on campaign’s final day?
After a demanding schedule of rallies in six states on Sunday, President Trump toured through four more battleground states on Monday.

In North Carolina, he told supporters that “next year will be the greatest economic year in the history of our country”.
After North Carolina, Mr Trump headed to Scranton, Pennsylvania, the city where his opponent lived until he was 10. At a rally there he reminded his supporters that he won the state in 2016 despite polls suggesting he would lose.

Mr Biden also went to Pennsylvania where he was joined by musical artist Lady Gaga at a rally in Pittsburgh.
At a last-minute campaign stop in Ohio, Mr Biden repeated the core message of his campaign. He told voters that the race was about the soul of America. He said it was time for Mr Trump to “pack his bags”, saying “we’re done with the tweets, the anger, the hate, the failure, the irresponsibility”.

Mr Biden, a former vice-president, has a healthy national lead in the latest polls ahead of Tuesday’s election.
But his advantage is narrower in key states which could decide the result.

More than 90 million people have already cast their ballots in early voting, putting the country on course for its highest turnout in a century.u

Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, Wisconsin and Iowa are the key states, also known as the swing states, to keep an eye on.

To be elected as a US president, a candidate must be able to win at least 270 votes in what is called the electoral college. Each US state gets a certain number of votes partly based on its population and there are a total of 538 up for grabs.

This system explains why it is possible for a candidate to win the most votes nationally – like Hillary Clinton did in 2016 – but still lose the election.

Tuesday’s vote comes amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The US has recorded more cases and more deaths than any other country worldwide, reporting more than 81,000 new infections on Sunday alone.

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