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Speeches in four cities in one day, polls rain, planes without rest. The US enters its last 72 hours facing the most important elections “in history”, one of the few points on which the current president, Republican Donald Trump, and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden agree.
Just three days away, candidates focus on key states, which will determine the outcome of the contest next Tuesday.
Trump plans to host four rallies in Pennsylvania, while Biden will focus on Michigan.
TRUMP, SHADOW
“Our future is at stake (…) If Biden wins, he will destroy our country”said the president in the first of the events of the day in Newtown.
“Pennsylvania is the state that is going to save the American dream,” he added in a speech with a more serious tone than usual.
Trump, 74, drew a bleak picture with Biden in the White House, stressing that he will seek to impose a national lockdown and will make Americans “prisoners in their own home.”
The campaign is marked by the coronavirus pandemic, which has already left almost 230,000 dead and nine million infected in the country, with a marked contrast between the two applicants.
While the country holds its breath before the electoral call on Tuesday, infections continued to show a worrying rebound with 94,125 last Friday, which means breaking the record of cases for the second consecutive day, and 919 new deaths.
BIDEN, BAD
From Flint in Michigan, Biden, 77, called Trump’s management a “disaster” with the coronavirus.
“We have three days to end the presidency of a man who has been unable to protect his people. We are tired of the chaos, the tweets, the anger, the hatred, the failure and refusing to take responsibility, “said the former vice president.
Together with him, ex-president Barack Obama appeared (2009-2017), who has thrown himself fully into Biden’s campaign by highlighting the seriousness of the situation.
“Trump cares about feeding his ego. Joe cares about keeping us and our families safe.”Obama stated.
SURVEYS GIVE BIDEN AN ADVANTAGE, BUT WITH MARGIN OF ERROR IN KEY STATES
Polls give Biden a slight edge over Trump, but in several of the key states he’s within the margin of errorHence, the candidates have embarked on strenuous days aware of the importance of each vote.
According to the average of polls RealClearPolitics, Biden leads Trump in Pennsylvania by 3.7 points; in Florida by 1.2 points; in Georgia by 0.8 points, and in North Carolina by 1.2 points, while in Ohio they are virtually tied.
PARTICIPATION GOES
More than 90 million Americans have already cast their vote early, a figure that represents more than 65 percent of those who went to the polls in 2016, according to state data compiled by the US Elections Project of the University of Florida.
Current data points to a significant increase in participation since four years ago they only voted early 47.2 million Americans.
Both the pandemic and the passions that the 2020 election between Trump and Biden arouses are pointed out as reasons for this increase in early voting.
Turnout in US elections is traditionally low, not above 60 percent since Republican Richard Nixon first took over the White House in 1968.
