Time hangs heavy as US goes to polls for president
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Swing states, split in Arab-Muslim voters, and range of issues key in election
WASHINGTON (Dunya News) – The much-awaited day of the US election has finally arrived. Today (on Nov 5), the American voters will decide their leader for the next four years.
It merits mention that even before Nov 5, almost 80 million citizens have voted for their preferred candidate.
As is widely known, to win the presidential race, a candidate has to secure 270 votes out of 538.
As many as 435 members of HoR, 34 senators and 13 governors will be elected during the process.
Start of election race
Almost 161 million voters would have the option to choose their leader. As for the result of early polling, no specific winner is in sight. In this phase, there was 55 percent voters turnout in North Carolina, 50 percent in Georgia and 49 percent in Tennessee.
States that can swing result in anyone’s favour
There are seven battleground states. In Michigan, there is tough contest expected. It is widely known that both Trump and Harris would easily manage to win in the red and blue states respectively.
Hence, the swing states would be a deciding factor.
Donald Trump has called upon US voters to wisely choose their next leader, calling Harris a disaster and ‘dumb as a rock’.
But, Kamala Harris has shown resilience and said she would be the next US president.
US-based Pakistani voters
Pakistani community in the US is also active this time due to a range of issues. Among them, the ongoing Gaza war carries huge significance for them.
Suleman Lulani and Suleman Bhojani are the Democrat ticket-holders from Texas. Also, Ayesha Farooqi and Amir Sultan are contesting from Michigan and New York on the Democrats tickets.
Top-notch secuity arrangements
National guards have been assigned the security duties in Oregon, Nevada and Washington. In some areas, the FBI commanders have been given the charge.
According to the US law, a person can't become the US president more than twice.
