Trump vs Harris: Major changes shake up next week's presidential election
After **Joe Bidenʼs** unexpected exit from presidential race following a tough debate with **Donald Trump**‚ **Kamala Harris** steps in as Democratic nominee. The election next week will test key swing-states
In a surprising pre-election twist Joe Biden dropped out of next weeks presidential race‚ making way for Kamala Harris to face-off against Donald Trump (whose recent debate performance pushed Biden to step back)
The Nov 5th election will decide who moves into the White-House for next 4 years starting Jan 20th: voters will also pick their Congress members and Senators. Its not just about the top job - the whole government is up for grabs
The path to victory runs through several make-or-break states; here are the crucial battlegrounds:
- Pennʼsylvania with its 19 electoral votes
- Arizona - recently turned blue
- Georgia where margins are super-tight
- Wisconsin: traditionally unpredictable
- Nevada which needs special attention
Florida and Ohio which used to be swing-states now lean red but anything can happen in this wild race
Most people will hit the polls on election-day but many already sent mail-in ballots or voted early (which is getting more popular each year). Counting starts when polls close around 7pm local-time - east coast numbers come in while west coast folks are still voting
Looking at past results - it took 4 days to name Biden winner in 2020; while back in 2016 everything was clear next morning. This time well probably need to wait a few days to know who won: even though unofficial results come faster real numbers take months to lock-in
