Polling stations opened in the United States this Tuesday (5). Voters choose the next president, who will govern the country for four years. The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, from the Democratic Party, and former President Donald Trump, from the Republican Party, are competing for the position.
If Kamala wins, she would make history, becoming the first woman, the first Asian American and the first black woman to be president.
A Trump victory would also be historic. He would join Grover Cleveland as the only presidents to serve non-consecutive terms. He would also be the only president to be impeached twice and the only one to have ever been criminally convicted.
Kamala and Trump’s agenda for Election Day
Kamala Harris will spend Election Day in Washington, D.C., and participate in radio interviews, according to her office.
Howard University is preparing for an evening event hosted by the vice president to follow the counting and counting of votes across the country.
Kamala graduated from Howard University in 1986.
The vice president announced that she had already voted in advance. Trump is expected to be in Florida to vote in person this Tuesday.
Tough scenario
Candidates must secure at least 270 Electoral College votes – half plus one – to win the US Presidency. However, polls show them tied in the main American states that should decide the result
The last national survey carried out by CNN conducted by SSRS, shows that Kamala and Trump each have exactly 47% support among likely voters — in the USA, voting is not mandatory, and getting people to go to the polls is one of the main challenges for candidates.
It is believed that there are seven states that could be won by either candidate, the so-called swing states. They are Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin – known as the “Blue Wall” – and Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina, the four battlegrounds of the Sun Belt.
Initial results in the hours after polls close may not be decisive. States decide their own election procedures, and the order in which they count early votes and how quickly certain cities, counties and regions report their results differ.
THE CNN projects who will win elections as data becomes available. The polls close in the first American states at 9 pm Brasília time.
In addition to the Presidency, voters will also choose legislators for Congress, for states and will give their opinion on some laws proposed this Tuesday.
CNN Brasil provides super live coverage
CNN Brasil is providing super coverage of the dispute between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump for the White House in the American elections, which take place this Tuesday, November 5th.
In direct connection with the American headquarters of CNNand interpreters on standby for translation 24 hours a day, content produced in the United States will be covered by the multiplatform that makes up the ecosystem of CNN Brazil.
The 24-hour live marathon began on Monday (4), at 11pm, with the special program “América Decide”, and will continue uninterruptedly until the results of the polls are announced.
With information from CNN .
This content was originally published in Polling stations open in the US; Trump will vote in Florida and Kamala will continue the investigation at university on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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