The United States is a
highly politicised state. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party are the
two prime political parties in the country. At present, the country is ruled by
Republican leader Donald Trump.
The country is just a
couple of days away from a Presidential Election. In the upcoming election, US
President Donald Trump, who is the candidate of the Republican Party, will
compete with Democrat Candidate Joe Biden, who was a former Vice-President of
The upcoming election
will be a tight contest, just like the previous elections. What it implies is
that the swing states will decide the future of the country in this election.
Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, Iowa and Wisconsin are the main swing
Florida is the crucial
state. There is a saying that whoever wins Florida wins the United States of
surveys predict that Mr. Biden enjoys a clear lead over his Republican rival,
the final outcome cannot be predicted as the swing states can overturn the
The US electoral
college has as many as 538 electors. To gain a simple majority, the support of
around 270 electors is needed.
The US follows the first-past-the-post voting system. The candidate winning most votes in a state wins all of the votes of the state.
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