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DRIVE-IN: Outside of the polling stations in Pinellas on the west coast of Florida, you can cast your vote through the car window. Photo: Gisle Oddstad, VG
PINELLAS, FLORIDA (VG) Motorists turn themselves in to put their vote at the polls in the state of Florida. Nine million people have already voted early here.
The day has arrived. It is the presidential election in the United States, and both Americans and the world are holding their breath.
Democrat Joe Biden (77) leads national polls and by a narrow margin in the crucial transitional state of Florida. But a lot can still happen.
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He likes politics, but not language
Outside the Pinellas County polling stations on Florida’s west coast, there is a constant stream of cars coming to cast their votes. Here, there is both a drive-in outside and ballot boxes inside the headquarters itself. Almost all VGs speak to share more than happy what they voted for.
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– I voted for Trump, because I like his politics. But I don’t really like their language, says Rob Vantreese (59), as VG has heard many other Republicans say.
WANTS FOUR NEW YEARS: Rob Vantreese (59) of Largo has voted for Trump. Photo: Gisle Oddstad, VG
– What do you like about Trump’s politics?
– I like how it creates jobs and runs the economy, answers Vantreese, who is from the area.
– And your language?
– I don’t care that much. It is strong, it is much stronger.
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America is preparing for electoral chaos and unrest
Vantreese believes there will be an even race in the presidential elections. Many analyzes indicate that the election outcome is unlikely to be clear in the first place, unless Joe Biden wins Florida.
If the Democrats lose here, the tilted state of Pennsylvania may be decisive, and here the vote count is expected not to be ready until Friday at the earliest.
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Many fear chaos and unrest will erupt if Trump comes out and disapproves of the election result and casts doubt on the legitimacy of mail-in votes.
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Rob Vantreese outside the polling station in Pinellas reasoned as follows:
– There is no reason to have riots, unless the radicals on the left lose control again. But you will not see riots from the conservatives.
Record number of early votes
Florida is one of the states with a long experience in voting by mail, and here nine million people have previously voted or sent the ballot by mail.
The deadline for this was Sunday, and Monday morning has already been counted. The first results are expected at 20:30 local time (02:30 Norwegian time).
In the 2016 presidential election, a total of 9.5 million people voted in Florida. There are more than twelve million registered voters in Sunshine State this year.
There is a record turnout in the United States: the total has exceeded 100 million voters previously voted.
The majority of the mail-in votes are expected to come from Democrats, as they are generally more concerned about the crown pandemic and choose to stay home.
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NEW REGISTRATION: This US presidential election mobilizes a record number of voters. Photo: Gisle Oddstad, VG
Vote Trump for the first time
Outside the Pinellas polling stations, cars keep arriving.
– If you had told me that I was going to vote for Trump four years ago, I would have told you that you were crazy. But after looking at the left and how they have handled covid-19, and the fact that Trump has not started any war, that he goes after child molesters, and that he is not a politician, then it is inconceivable to me that the Democrats understand me. voice.
That’s what Deirdre Caviner (56) says from the car window after casting her vote. She is originally from Indiana, but has lived here on the west coast of Florida for many years. He says he has voted for the Democrats so far.
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IT WAS DEMOCRATIC: Deirdre Caviner (56) says that she has always voted for the Democrats, but that Trump has made her change the grass. Photo: Gisle Oddstad, VG
– We do not need a new politician who has been in Washington DC for 40 years, we need something new. So I hope Trump keeps boiling, because we need him, says Caviner.
After her, a new car pulls up in front of us, and Trudy Price (69) of Pittsburgh rolls down her window and yells at us behind a face mask and sunglasses:
– Biden Harris to the end!
– Why did you vote for Biden and Harris? we ask.
– I love everything they represent. They have something to offer the majority of the population. With all the ongoing civil unrest … I mean we’ve gone too far.
ALL FOR BIDEN AND HARRIS: Trudy Price is the only Democratic VG to meet outside of the polling stations in Pinellas. Photo: Gisle Oddstad, VG
