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Opinion polls in the United States continue to point to national leadership for Joe Biden. But they also show that it is very even across multiple states and therefore it is difficult to draw conclusions from national figures.
– I look at these fake opinion polls. We will win in any case, US President Donald Trump said when he spoke in front of a crowd at Monday’s first stop, Fayetteville, in the state of North Carolina.
“Enough of the chaos”
During the campaign sprint, Donald Trump seeks voter support with a hectic travel schedule. On Sunday he visited Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan and North Carolina. The last two also visit them on Monday, plus Trump then also goes to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Biden has chosen a slower pace and will speak Monday in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
– We’ve had enough of the chaos. We are done with tweets, with anger and hatred, with failure and irresponsibility, he thundered in his first election speech on Monday, in Ohio.
Land in full swing
It’s a booming America going to the polls, and the risk of unrest is palpable. In many parts of the country, merchants have shop windows barricaded with plywood boards.
– Americans expect chaos, says SVT foreign reporter Carina Bergfeldt in Washington.
The fact that many important states appear to be standing and weighing also increases the risk of a chaotic sequel.
– In Pennsylvania, it is already said that lawyers are the big winners. Both Biden’s and Trump’s teams have hired a host of attorneys who are preparing to question and discuss votes in these important states, says Carina Bergfeldt.
Votes by mail can be questioned
Furthermore, the record number of votes by mail has been the subject of controversy. President Trump has repeatedly criticized the system for being insecure and hinting that mail-in votes could be used for voter fraud.
This has become a hot topic in the United States and is a strongly polarizing party issue, says political scientist Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson, noting at the same time that previous studies show that cheating with early voting systems has barely existed historically.
In this year’s elections, up to two out of three votes can be cast prematurely.
– There is a clear majority who believe that this system works, so there is still legitimacy, says Ekengren Oscarsson.
