In the days leading up to the US elections, all candidates, whether Republicans, Democrats, or independents, had a common message: Go vote.
A global pandemic, a stagnant mail delivery system, and hours of queuing were what awaited American voters, but this year it registered more votes than ever. The 2020 US presidential election has seen the highest voter turnout in 120 years, said a leading election expert.
According to preliminary estimates from the US Elections Project, a non-partisan site that tracks voting, an estimated 239 million people were eligible to vote this year, of which nearly 160 million exercised their franchise rights. The figure is likely to be updated in the coming weeks. The November 3 elections saw a record voter turnout of 66.9 percent, which is the highest turnout rate since 1900.
The 1900 election saw a 73.7 percent voter turnout, he said. “The 2020 presidential election had the highest turnout rate in 120 years. There is still a great deal of guesswork about pending ballots that need to be counted,” said Michael P. McDonald, associate professor of political science at the University of Florida, who runs the elections in the United States. Draft.
As the counting process has become a controversy by the current President of the United States, Donald Trump, who has alleged “STOP THE COUNT”, as well as alleged unsupported “voter fraud”, it is a reminder of the importance of each vote.
In the midst of this, when Biden won Massachusetts, one thing in particular stood out to American voters: Biden won two cities simply by the margin of one vote each.
Voters in Sutton and Webster favor Biden over Trump by a single vote of thousands cast, they reported. CBS Boston.
In the city of Webster, there were 4,003 votes for Biden and 4,002 votes for Trump. It stood out especially, because the two communities that elected Trump in 2016 scored a victory for Biden this time with only one vote each.
For Biden’s supporters, it was insane to think that it was “their only vote” that made the change possible.
Never doubt – You #Vote Subjects:#Biden won by a single vote –– in 2 Massachusetts cities.
In Sutton: ☑️ Biden = 3,042 ❌ Trump = 3,041 In Webster: ☑️ Biden = 4,003 ❌ Trump = 4,002 pic.twitter.com/71HOvmnd6v– SkyWriter 🖊️ (@SkyeDawn) November 5, 2020
Perhaps then, now more than ever, it is still important to keep counting votes, even as the Trump campaign fights lawsuits to have them stopped.
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