@KamalaHarris
Harris aims to become the first woman to hold the presidency, while Trump seeks to become only the second former commander-in-chief to win a non-consecutive term. Generally, red statuses remain red and blue statuses remain blue, but everyone’s eyes are on the swing states.
After voting in the US elections, now it is the turn of counting. Trump has already claimed 177 electoral votes in 17 states, including Texas and Florida, while Harris has secured 99 electoral votes from eight states. Both the candidates are trying to create history in this election. Harris aims to become the first woman to hold the presidency, while Trump seeks to become only the second former commander-in-chief to win a non-consecutive term. Generally, red statuses remain red and blue statuses remain blue, but everyone’s eyes are on the swing states.
Donald Trump said that this is the most important day in the history of America. By Sunday, eight crore people had voted in America. Former President Trump votes in West Palm Beach, Florida. Harris voted via mail-in-ballot, while President Joe Biden voted in Delaware last week.
There are 50 states in America and most of them have been voting for the same party in every election, except for the ‘swing’ states. It is said that the inclination of voters keeps changing in these ‘swing’ states which are considered electorally important. Electoral College votes are given to states based on population. Voting takes place for a total of 538 electoral college votes. The candidate who receives 270 or more electoral college votes is declared the winner of the election. This election is being described as historic because it is considered to be one of the most tightly contested presidential elections in the last several decades.
