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US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden The keys to the White House are played at the ballot box this Monday, in an election to which the country arrives in extreme polarization.
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Biden leads national polls and most state polls. According to the national average from Real Clear Politics, the Democrat has 50.7 percent of the voting intention, while the Republican has 43.9 percent.
Until this Monday, almost 100 million people had voted in advance and it is expected that this Tuesday another 60 million will cast their vote.
To get to the White House you have to get at least 270 votes in the Electoral College of 538 members. And in many of the states with weight in that body that change their party preferences in each electoral cycle, the difference between the two candidates is within the margin of error.
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For this reason, both the candidates and their running mates turned to the state of Pennsylvania on Monday, considered one of the key states in these elections, since it contributes 20 votes from the Electoral College.
This is the minute by minute of the US elections.
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Opening of polling stations
The first US polling stations opened this Tuesday at 6:00 am local time (11.00 GMT) to start a historic day in which the country decides between the current president and Republican candidate, Donald Trump, or his rival, Democrat Joe Biden.
Eight of the 50 US states (Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Virginia) began voting at that time, while some voters were able to cast their ballot an hour earlier in Vermont , where the polling stations are open between 5:00 am (10:00 GMT) and 10:00 am local time (15:00 GMT).
The polling stations will open in a staggered manner in the rest of the US states., which is divided into nine time zones.
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At the door of an institute in the town of Arlington (Virginia), which functions as a polling station, about two dozen people lined up for half an hour before the elections officially began.
INTERNATIONAL DRAFTING *
* With AFP and Efe
Further
– The United States enters the elections with extreme polarization
– Who is winning the US presidency according to the polls?
– Why are the US elections the first Tuesday in November?
