Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday (November 4) said the results of the election may not be known until Wednesday morning or later but he is optimistic of the outcome.

US Election 2020: Biden says election results may not be known until Wednesday morning or later

The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US elections</a>&nbsp;have been hard for everyone this year, and not just the political parties. The year 2020 started with the coronavirus pandemic and was followed by a threat of murder hornets, police brutality against minority groups, civil unrest&nbsp;and now the presidential elections. Americans have had enough and to calm their nerves they have found a solution — alcohol.

As the Americans wait to see who will be declared the next President, they have decided to open up a few bottles and start early celebrations, and some are using alcohol to take the edge off.

On the day of the election, the Google searches for "liquor store near me"&nbsp;and "liquor store open&nbsp;near me right now" increased with a noticeable spike in the last 24 hours. These phrases are quite common in America, however, the numbers this time have crossed a high of more than five years.

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Are you thinking about food, this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElectionDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ElectionDay</a>? 
 
You are not alone. <a href="https://t.co/8kVXwVEsA7">pic.twitter.com/8kVXwVEsA7</a>
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Google, too, took to social media platform Twitter to declare the key phrases of the year 2020. Google trends also revealed that phrase such as "Pizza near me", "Fries near me, "Sushi near me" and such also trending with many looking for Mexican food, Chinese food and more to go with their liquor as they sit and watch the US election results unfold.
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As per Google trebds, 49 per cent people have searched for the Democratic nominee&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;and 43 per cent people have searched for&nbsp;the&nbsp;current President&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;who is representing the Republican Party.

Twitter users have also been sharing pictures and statuses about having to make regular runs to the liquor stores around them as the "results keep getting more interesting," a user said.

Many users also laughed at how an American journalist&nbsp;Nicole Wallace had during live coverage said they could "hear liquor cabinets opening all across this great land" as Joe Biden started leading in the initial poll results.

Some Americans also shared pictures of people queuing outside liquour stores and laughed "good turnout at the local liquor store too." Here are some of the tweets:

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Can’t confirm any election stuff but can confirm my neighborhood is ordering pizza from the local spot
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The line is longer at the coffee place across the street! <a href="https://t.co/yKUY16VAmy">pic.twitter.com/yKUY16VAmy</a>
— Lauren Young (@LaurenYoung) <a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenYoung/status/1323621382664691720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2020</a></blockquote>
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No stores are boarded up in my neighborhood but here’s the line at the liquor store <a href="https://t.co/m3QEsoxnum">pic.twitter.com/m3QEsoxnum</a>
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If I am on line at the liquor store when it closes, they have to let me in to make my purchase, right?
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Liquor store owner in Prospect Heights says last election everyone was buying champagne, this year it’s spirits.
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Me to my liquor store manager: You must be getting good business today. 
Him: You have no idea.
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The US elections have been hard for everyone this year, and not just the political parties. The year 2020 started with the coronavirus pandemic and was followed by a threat of murder hornets, police brutality against minority groups, civil unrest and now the presidential elections.

The US elections have been hard for everyone this year, and not just the political parties. The year 2020 started with the coronavirus pandemic and was followed by a threat of murder hornets, police brutality against minority groups, civil unrest and now the presidential elections. Americans have had enough and to calm their nerves they have found a solution — alcohol. As the Americans wait to see who will be declared the next President, they have decided to open up a few bottles and start early celebrations, and some are using alcohol to take the edge off. On the day of the election, the Google searches for "liquor store near me" and "liquor store open near me right now" increased with a noticeable spike in the last 24 hours. These phrases are quite common in America, however, the numbers this time have crossed a high of more than five years. Are you thinking about food, this #ElectionDay? You are not alone. pic.twitter.com/8kVXwVEsA7 — GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) November 3, 2020 × Google, too, took to social media platform Twitter to declare the key phrases of the year 2020. Google trends also revealed that phrase such as "Pizza near me", "Fries near me, "Sushi near me" and such also trending with many looking for Mexican food, Chinese food and more to go with their liquor as they sit and watch the US election results unfold. As per Google trebds, 49 per cent people have searched for the Democratic nominee Joe Biden and 43 per cent people have searched for the current President Donald Trump who is representing the Republican Party. Twitter users have also been sharing pictures and statuses about having to make regular runs to the liquor stores around them as the "results keep getting more interesting," a user said. Many users also laughed at how an American journalist Nicole Wallace had during live coverage said they could "hear liquor cabinets opening all across this great land" as Joe Biden started leading in the initial poll results. Some Americans also shared pictures of people queuing outside liquour stores and laughed "good turnout at the local liquor store too." Here are some of the tweets: Can’t confirm any election stuff but can confirm my neighborhood is ordering pizza from the local spot — Gustavo Contreras (@GusContreras21) November 3, 2020 × The line is longer at the coffee place across the street! pic.twitter.com/yKUY16VAmy — Lauren Young (@LaurenYoung) November 3, 2020 × No stores are boarded up in my neighborhood but here’s the line at the liquor store pic.twitter.com/m3QEsoxnum — Tim Donnelly (@timdonnelly) November 3, 2020 × If I am on line at the liquor store when it closes, they have to let me in to make my purchase, right? — Tom Rock (@TomRock_Newsday) November 3, 2020 × Liquor store owner in Prospect Heights says last election everyone was buying champagne, this year it’s spirits. — Eric Mennel (@EricMennel) November 4, 2020 × Me to my liquor store manager: You must be getting good business today. Him: You have no idea. — Diana (@BrukDiana) November 4, 2020 ×

'Google, find nearest liquor store': Americans search while waiting for US election results

Republican Donald Trump faced Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election. There are 538 Electoral College votes allotted to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It takes 270 votes to win. Watch this video to know updates.

US Election 2020: Who is winning the US presidential election?

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday said that US-India relationship has matured to a level of no return, which would not be affected by the outcome of the US presidential race.

As per the latest report, Democratic candidate Joe Biden has secured 238 electoral votes, while Donald Trump has won 213 seats so far. A candidate needs to win 270 electoral votes to capture the US presidency.&nbsp;

"As far as the US is concerned, we have certainly reached a level of no return. In other words, we have developed today what we call a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. We are cooperating across the board on areas that are of mutual interest to both our countries," said Shringla.

"The relationship has matured. In view of the executive style under which the US operates, having a rapport between the leaders is the sine qua non, cannot be done without. And, that has been the basis of the relationship since the time of President (Bill) Clinton. I do believe that will not change," he said, making a reference to the personal rapport shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.

"I have seen the bipartisan support that we enjoy in the US, which will only get stronger. Irrespective of the administration, whether it is continuity or change, the relationship will get stronger," he said.

"The US is the largest investor in India and also the largest trading partner. Even during the COVID crisis, our trade has gone up to something like USD 150 billion. We also have strong technology, innovation, and very strong people to people ties," he said.

"There is a good feeling all around whether it is Trump-Pence or Biden-Harris," he said.

After France and Germany, Shringla concludes a three-nation European tour in the UK on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump ''surprise ballot dumps'' in key states where he was leading as the reason why he is lagging behind his rival Joe Biden in the US election 2020.

(With inputs from agencies)

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday said that US-India relationship has matured to a level of no return, which would not be affected by the outcome of the US presidential race.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday said that US-India relationship has matured to a level of no return, which would not be affected by the outcome of the US presidential race. As per the latest report, Democratic candidate Joe Biden has secured 238 electoral votes, while Donald Trump has won 213 seats so far. A candidate needs to win 270 electoral votes to capture the US presidency. "As far as the US is concerned, we have certainly reached a level of no return. In other words, we have developed today what we call a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. We are cooperating across the board on areas that are of mutual interest to both our countries," said Shringla. "The relationship has matured. In view of the executive style under which the US operates, having a rapport between the leaders is the sine qua non, cannot be done without. And, that has been the basis of the relationship since the time of President (Bill) Clinton. I do believe that will not change," he said, making a reference to the personal rapport shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump. "I have seen the bipartisan support that we enjoy in the US, which will only get stronger. Irrespective of the administration, whether it is continuity or change, the relationship will get stronger," he said. "The US is the largest investor in India and also the largest trading partner. Even during the COVID crisis, our trade has gone up to something like USD 150 billion. We also have strong technology, innovation, and very strong people to people ties," he said. "There is a good feeling all around whether it is Trump-Pence or Biden-Harris," he said. After France and Germany, Shringla concludes a three-nation European tour in the UK on Wednesday. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump ''surprise ballot dumps'' in key states where he was leading as the reason why he is lagging behind his rival Joe Biden in the US election 2020. (With inputs from agencies)

US Election 2020: India's ties with US-based on bipartisan support, says Foreign Secretary Shringla

Protesters against President Donald Trump gathered and marched in Washington DC as votes were being counted in the United States just after midnight on Wednesday (November 4).

Planned anti-Trump protests across the country | US Election 2020

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused ''surprise ballot dumps'' in key states where he was leading as the reason why he is lagging behind his rival Joe Biden in the US election 2020.

The Republican candidate shared a post on Twitter claiming that although he was leading in many key states last night, however, after the ''surprise ballot dumps'' were counted, his votes started to ''magically disappear''.

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Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run &amp; controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the “pollsters” got it completely &amp; historically wrong!
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Also read|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-election-2020-donald-trump-dismisses-fake-polls-joe-biden-urges-americans-to-end-chaos-339967">US election 2020: Donald Trump dismisses 'fake' polls, Joe Biden urges Americans to end 'chaos'</a>

Twitter&nbsp;labeled the tweet&nbsp;claiming ballot irregularities as "misleading". It&nbsp;had also taken similar action against an earlier tweet by the president.

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Users were able to read the tweets after clicking through a warning that "some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading."

As it stands, Biden has won 238 electoral votes and Trump a maximum of 213, based on the states they've so far won.

The leads in numerous states have shifted back-and-forth between the candidates as votes are counted.

The <a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US election</a>&nbsp;was plunged into chaos&nbsp;as President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory and sought Supreme Court intervention to stop vote-counting, even as his Democratic rival Joe Biden voiced confidence in his own chances.

In a divisive election cast under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 230,000 lives in the United States, Trump appeared to have avoided a Democratic wave predicted by some polls but he still needs key states to secure another four-year term. 
Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/counting-will-not-stop-joe-bidens-campaign-reacts-after-donald-trump-calls-us-election-results-fraud-340474">'Counting will not stop': Joe Biden's campaign reacts after Donald Trump calls US election results fraud</a>

The campaign manager of the former Vice President and&nbsp;Democratic nominee&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;had&nbsp;slammed Trump calling his statements "outrageous".

"We won't rest until everyone's vote is counted," Biden said on Twitter.

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We won't rest until everyone's vote is counted. Tune in as my campaign manager <a href="https://twitter.com/jomalleydillon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jomalleydillon</a> and campaign adviser Bob Bauer give an update on where the race stands. <a href="https://t.co/Rwz4iR25B3">https://t.co/Rwz4iR25B3</a>
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Trump has often accused national polls that showed him trailing behind Biden of ''bias'' and called them ''fake''.

US media outlets have projected wins for the Republican incumbent in 23 states including big prizes Florida and Texas, as well as Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio -- all states he won in 2016.

Biden has captured 20 states including his home state Delaware and big prizes California and New York, as well as the US capital. The former vice president has flipped one state won by Trump in 2016 -- Arizona, in the southwest.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused ''surprise ballot dumps'' in key states where he was leading as the reason why he is lagging behind his rival Joe Biden in the US election 2020.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused ''surprise ballot dumps'' in key states where he was leading as the reason why he is lagging behind his rival Joe Biden in the US election 2020. The Republican candidate shared a post on Twitter claiming that although he was leading in many key states last night, however, after the ''surprise ballot dumps'' were counted, his votes started to ''magically disappear''. Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the “pollsters” got it completely & historically wrong! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020 × Also read| US election 2020: Donald Trump dismisses 'fake' polls, Joe Biden urges Americans to end 'chaos' Twitter labeled the tweet claiming ballot irregularities as "misleading". It had also taken similar action against an earlier tweet by the president. Users were able to read the tweets after clicking through a warning that "some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading." As it stands, Biden has won 238 electoral votes and Trump a maximum of 213, based on the states they've so far won. The leads in numerous states have shifted back-and-forth between the candidates as votes are counted. The US election was plunged into chaos as President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory and sought Supreme Court intervention to stop vote-counting, even as his Democratic rival Joe Biden voiced confidence in his own chances. In a divisive election cast under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 230,000 lives in the United States, Trump appeared to have avoided a Democratic wave predicted by some polls but he still needs key states to secure another four-year term. Also read: 'Counting will not stop': Joe Biden's campaign reacts after Donald Trump calls US election results fraud The campaign manager of the former Vice President and Democratic nominee Joe Biden had slammed Trump calling his statements "outrageous". "We won't rest until everyone's vote is counted," Biden said on Twitter. We won't rest until everyone's vote is counted. Tune in as my campaign manager @jomalleydillon and campaign adviser Bob Bauer give an update on where the race stands. https://t.co/Rwz4iR25B3 — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 4, 2020 × Trump has often accused national polls that showed him trailing behind Biden of ''bias'' and called them ''fake''. US media outlets have projected wins for the Republican incumbent in 23 states including big prizes Florida and Texas, as well as Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio -- all states he won in 2016. Biden has captured 20 states including his home state Delaware and big prizes California and New York, as well as the US capital. The former vice president has flipped one state won by Trump in 2016 -- Arizona, in the southwest.

US election 2020: Donald Trump criticises 'surprise ballot dumps' for lagging behind Joe Biden

Hurray, Election Day!

Not that the arrival of Nov. 3, after what has seemed like a 1,000-year campaign, felt like much consolation.

“The whole thing is just a gigantic nightmare,” said Robin Helmericks, a scientist who voted early with her 19-year-old daughter in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday.

Or, as Ian Dunt, a British political journalist, said on Twitter: “There’s not enough booze in all the world for sitting through the American election results.”

If the election generated that sort of distress in someone 3,000 miles away, how did actual Americans, marinating in a sea of collective angst, get through the day? And: If there was no result Tuesday night, how will we hang on until there is?

“Patience,” exhorted the mayor of Philadelphia, Jim Kenney, in an open letter urging the residents of his city to remain calm through Tuesday and beyond.

“After the polls close, and in the ensuing days, we will continue to need your patience,” he went on. “Never in the history of this city have so many people voted by mail. By law, staffers are not allowed to start opening and counting these ballots until Election Day itself.”

Kenney noted that the results in Pennsylvania — and, by extension, the rest of the country — might not be known for a while. That’s the message election officials everywhere have been trying to emphasize, as they cope with the pandemic reality of a record number of mail-in ballots.

“This has been the slow-moving election from hell with all the early voting,” Drew McKissick, chair of South Carolina’s Republican Party, said on Monday, eagerly anticipating its end. “It’s been draining.”

The overriding prediction was that getting through this election will indeed take patience, although it’s anyone’s guess for how long. (How long is a piece of string? Sometimes, in the run-up to Tuesday it felt as if the country was playing a brutal, penalty-filled soccer game that would clearly go into extra time — but we didn't yet know how long that extra period would last.)

The specter of civil unrest loomed large in the mind of voters like Paulino Leon, 70, a Tucson, Arizona, voter who identifies as an independent. On Tuesday, he said he was confident of a Joe Biden victory, but was not sure that President Donald Trump would accept the results.

“I bought canned food and have things set up in my house so I can stay there for at least two months,” he said. “And I’ve got my guns.”

Stationed outside a polling station in Atlanta’s historically Black West End neighborhood so that he could help direct residents of a local senior center to their proper polling place at a nearby library, Mark Robinson, 55, noticed two things in the parking lot: a big, gray-black Dodge Ram pickup truck festooned with flags and operated by a driver who exited the lot after being spotted, and a Chevrolet Suburban occupied by an agent from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, there to ensure that the voting ran smoothly.

Robinson said he felt as if violence was “almost assured” in America on Election Day. “I don’t think I’m being pessimistic,” he said, referring to Trump’s recent comments about the far-right Proud Boys group. “I mean, the president said ‘Stand back and stand by,’” he said. “I’m presuming that’s what they’re doing.”

In Minneapolis, Justin Salz, 41, said he planned to vote for Trump, despite finding the president too brash and tweet-happy. He also said his plan was to vote and then “go dark” — order takeout sushi with his family, go to bed without watching the news and check the results in the morning.

That seemed to be the smart approach. According to Kate Sweeny, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, anticipatory dread only increases as waiting continues.

“Quite a lot of research suggests that the worst is yet to come as far as anxiety,” said Sweeny, who specializes in the psychology of waiting.

“Even people who are general optimists show a decline in optimism as the moment of truth draws nearer,” Sweeny said.

Contributing to the current difficulty is that no one seemed able to predict when this nirvanic (or hellish, depending) “moment of truth” might actually arrive. That left people fretting and obsessing even more, particularly about the direction they see the country going in.

“As individuals, we’ve all developed more of a capacity for hate,” said Angela Smith, 35, one of about a dozen people waiting to vote at the Bigler Street polling place in South Philadelphia on Tuesday morning. “We are all capable of hating in a way that I didn’t think was possible until now.”

Smith, a teacher, mostly laid the blame on the Trump administration, which she said had sent out misinformation “and all kinds of things that get people churning and burning.”

Michael Miller, director and co-founder of the New York Meditation Center, said it was important not to play out unpleasant situations in one’s head.

“This whole season has been focused on speculating about what is going to happen,” he said. “But getting caught up in the moment-by-moment question of what results are coming in — that has never been good practice.”

Stay in the present, he counseled. Clean your oven, rake some leaves, go for a walk, take off your shoes, feel the carpet on your feet. Breathe.

“If you think, ‘Don’t think about the election, don’t think about the election, don’t think about the election,’ then the election has become your mantra,” he said, “and that’s not going to do you any good.”

All day, officials exhorted the public to stay calm and not to expect a result too quickly.

In a joint statement, officials from a disparate coalition of groups — the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; the National Association of Evangelicals; the AFL-CIO; and the National African American Clergy Network — implored people to wait peacefully until every last vote had been counted.

“With voting ending today, it is imperative that election officials be given the space and time to count every vote in accordance with applicable laws,” the statement said. “We call on the media, the candidates and the American people to exercise patience with the process and trust in our system, even if it requires more time than usual.

“It is important to remember that challenges are a normal part of every election,” the statement read. “We are confident our country and its institutions can rise to this historic moment.”

Good luck along the way.

“What is the German word for ‘feeling physically nauseous from anxiety at the news but also morbidly unable to look away and stop scrolling?” novelist Celeste Ng wrote on Twitter.

Mac Stipanovich, a Republican strategist and lobbyist in Florida who was intimately involved in the slow-burn nightmare of the 2000 election (his candidate won, but still) said that in many ways, it’s easier to be a campaign operative or a volunteer during stressful elections. Even if the tide is going against you, you’re too busy doing your job to indulge in your distress.

“It’s like having a broken foot and then being shot in the other leg — you don’t notice the foot so much,” he said.

Things are harder for regular voters whose civic engagement consists, basically, of one moment of voting followed by 1 million moments of catastrophizing.

“I try to distract myself,” Stipanovich said on Monday. “Yesterday I walked for 7 miles. Today I’m mowing and edging. I might go for a drive.”

He is also trying to avoid flaming his enemies on social media. “I will scan Twitter looking for news stories in which the vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida pops up and says something dumb,” Stipanovich said. “Whereas I would have engaged in the past, now I don’t, because it’s pointless.”

Judy Betty, a 79-year-old retired principal from Marana, Arizona, a suburb of Tucson, said on Monday that her mood was swinging like a pendulum between manic and depressed, depending on which news sources she listened to and which polls she read. As a Trump supporter, she said she has been heartened by the size and enthusiasm of the crowds at his most recent rallies.

She said she planned to watch the election results roll in on TV Tuesday night and intended to limit herself to “one cocktail.” She also expected there to be a winner by bedtime.

“If he loses,” she said of Trump, “I’m just going to go to bed.”

Her husband, Jim, a retired accountant, had a different plan. If the president loses, he said, he would liquidate the family’s stocks on Wednesday.

Hurray, Election Day! Not that the arrival of Nov. 3, after what has seemed like a 1,000-year campaign, felt like much consolation. “The whole thing is just a gigantic nightmare,” said Robin Helmericks, a scientist who voted early with her 19-year-old daughter in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday.

Hurray, Election Day! Not that the arrival of Nov. 3, after what has seemed like a 1,000-year campaign, felt like much consolation. “The whole thing is just a gigantic nightmare,” said Robin Helmericks, a scientist who voted early with her 19-year-old daughter in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday. Or, as Ian Dunt, a British political journalist, said on Twitter: “There’s not enough booze in all the world for sitting through the American election results.” If the election generated that sort of distress in someone 3,000 miles away, how did actual Americans, marinating in a sea of collective angst, get through the day? And: If there was no result Tuesday night, how will we hang on until there is? “Patience,” exhorted the mayor of Philadelphia, Jim Kenney, in an open letter urging the residents of his city to remain calm through Tuesday and beyond. “After the polls close, and in the ensuing days, we will continue to need your patience,” he went on. “Never in the history of this city have so many people voted by mail. By law, staffers are not allowed to start opening and counting these ballots until Election Day itself.” Kenney noted that the results in Pennsylvania — and, by extension, the rest of the country — might not be known for a while. That’s the message election officials everywhere have been trying to emphasize, as they cope with the pandemic reality of a record number of mail-in ballots. “This has been the slow-moving election from hell with all the early voting,” Drew McKissick, chair of South Carolina’s Republican Party, said on Monday, eagerly anticipating its end. “It’s been draining.” The overriding prediction was that getting through this election will indeed take patience, although it’s anyone’s guess for how long. (How long is a piece of string? Sometimes, in the run-up to Tuesday it felt as if the country was playing a brutal, penalty-filled soccer game that would clearly go into extra time — but we didn't yet know how long that extra period would last.) The specter of civil unrest loomed large in the mind of voters like Paulino Leon, 70, a Tucson, Arizona, voter who identifies as an independent. On Tuesday, he said he was confident of a Joe Biden victory, but was not sure that President Donald Trump would accept the results. “I bought canned food and have things set up in my house so I can stay there for at least two months,” he said. “And I’ve got my guns.” Stationed outside a polling station in Atlanta’s historically Black West End neighborhood so that he could help direct residents of a local senior center to their proper polling place at a nearby library, Mark Robinson, 55, noticed two things in the parking lot: a big, gray-black Dodge Ram pickup truck festooned with flags and operated by a driver who exited the lot after being spotted, and a Chevrolet Suburban occupied by an agent from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, there to ensure that the voting ran smoothly. Robinson said he felt as if violence was “almost assured” in America on Election Day. “I don’t think I’m being pessimistic,” he said, referring to Trump’s recent comments about the far-right Proud Boys group. “I mean, the president said ‘Stand back and stand by,’” he said. “I’m presuming that’s what they’re doing.” In Minneapolis, Justin Salz, 41, said he planned to vote for Trump, despite finding the president too brash and tweet-happy. He also said his plan was to vote and then “go dark” — order takeout sushi with his family, go to bed without watching the news and check the results in the morning. That seemed to be the smart approach. According to Kate Sweeny, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, anticipatory dread only increases as waiting continues. “Quite a lot of research suggests that the worst is yet to come as far as anxiety,” said Sweeny, who specializes in the psychology of waiting. “Even people who are general optimists show a decline in optimism as the moment of truth draws nearer,” Sweeny said. Contributing to the current difficulty is that no one seemed able to predict when this nirvanic (or hellish, depending) “moment of truth” might actually arrive. That left people fretting and obsessing even more, particularly about the direction they see the country going in. “As individuals, we’ve all developed more of a capacity for hate,” said Angela Smith, 35, one of about a dozen people waiting to vote at the Bigler Street polling place in South Philadelphia on Tuesday morning. “We are all capable of hating in a way that I didn’t think was possible until now.” Smith, a teacher, mostly laid the blame on the Trump administration, which she said had sent out misinformation “and all kinds of things that get people churning and burning.” Michael Miller, director and co-founder of the New York Meditation Center, said it was important not to play out unpleasant situations in one’s head. “This whole season has been focused on speculating about what is going to happen,” he said. “But getting caught up in the moment-by-moment question of what results are coming in — that has never been good practice.” Stay in the present, he counseled. Clean your oven, rake some leaves, go for a walk, take off your shoes, feel the carpet on your feet. Breathe. “If you think, ‘Don’t think about the election, don’t think about the election, don’t think about the election,’ then the election has become your mantra,” he said, “and that’s not going to do you any good.” All day, officials exhorted the public to stay calm and not to expect a result too quickly. In a joint statement, officials from a disparate coalition of groups — the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; the National Association of Evangelicals; the AFL-CIO; and the National African American Clergy Network — implored people to wait peacefully until every last vote had been counted. “With voting ending today, it is imperative that election officials be given the space and time to count every vote in accordance with applicable laws,” the statement said. “We call on the media, the candidates and the American people to exercise patience with the process and trust in our system, even if it requires more time than usual. “It is important to remember that challenges are a normal part of every election,” the statement read. “We are confident our country and its institutions can rise to this historic moment.” Good luck along the way. “What is the German word for ‘feeling physically nauseous from anxiety at the news but also morbidly unable to look away and stop scrolling?” novelist Celeste Ng wrote on Twitter. Mac Stipanovich, a Republican strategist and lobbyist in Florida who was intimately involved in the slow-burn nightmare of the 2000 election (his candidate won, but still) said that in many ways, it’s easier to be a campaign operative or a volunteer during stressful elections. Even if the tide is going against you, you’re too busy doing your job to indulge in your distress. “It’s like having a broken foot and then being shot in the other leg — you don’t notice the foot so much,” he said. Things are harder for regular voters whose civic engagement consists, basically, of one moment of voting followed by 1 million moments of catastrophizing. “I try to distract myself,” Stipanovich said on Monday. “Yesterday I walked for 7 miles. Today I’m mowing and edging. I might go for a drive.” He is also trying to avoid flaming his enemies on social media. “I will scan Twitter looking for news stories in which the vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida pops up and says something dumb,” Stipanovich said. “Whereas I would have engaged in the past, now I don’t, because it’s pointless.” Judy Betty, a 79-year-old retired principal from Marana, Arizona, a suburb of Tucson, said on Monday that her mood was swinging like a pendulum between manic and depressed, depending on which news sources she listened to and which polls she read. As a Trump supporter, she said she has been heartened by the size and enthusiasm of the crowds at his most recent rallies. She said she planned to watch the election results roll in on TV Tuesday night and intended to limit herself to “one cocktail.” She also expected there to be a winner by bedtime. “If he loses,” she said of Trump, “I’m just going to go to bed.” Her husband, Jim, a retired accountant, had a different plan. If the president loses, he said, he would liquidate the family’s stocks on Wednesday.

How long is this going to take? Americans settle in to wait

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Popular show 'Daily Show With Trevor Noah' has been criticised for its recent tweet amid US elections. On Tuesday night, a tweet from the show's official handle suggest to blow off the state of Florida from the US map. 
 
Shortly after polls closed in the state, the handle tweeted a video of Florida being blown up accompanied by the caption, “Do we have this technology yet?”

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"Looking forward to Twitter taking this down as a threat of violence a la all their idiocy about the @TheBabylonBee," Ben Shaprio wrote, refering to the sartrical site that was accidently censored by Twitter in August. 
 
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Popular show 'Daily Show With Trevor Noah' has been criticised for its recent tweet amid US elections. On Tuesday night, a tweet from the show's official handle suggest to blow off the state of Florida from the US map.

Popular show 'Daily Show With Trevor Noah' has been criticised for its recent tweet amid US elections. On Tuesday night, a tweet from the show's official handle suggest to blow off the state of Florida from the US map. Shortly after polls closed in the state, the handle tweeted a video of Florida being blown up accompanied by the caption, “Do we have this technology yet?” Do we have this technology yet? pic.twitter.com/jjqKemqFtO — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 4, 2020 × The tweet came after Florida, a swing state, appeared to favor President Trump. The tweet perhaps implied that the liberal show did not approve of Florida supporting Trump and wanted it to be removed the map altogether. The tweet did not sit well with many. "Looking forward to Twitter taking this down as a threat of violence a la all their idiocy about the @TheBabylonBee," Ben Shaprio wrote, refering to the sartrical site that was accidently censored by Twitter in August. While the social media site has not taken any action or pulled the tweet down, there were many who criticised the tweet. INVESTIGATE!!! I didn’t think this was a funny joke at all. NOT GOOD UH OH...@EsperDoD @GCHQ https://t.co/obhoexxgYL — lucius luminious RayRay lvl 110 (@RayRay46412353) November 4, 2020 × Yea this is the party we should vote in...loving of all people... https://t.co/LoUSxTYHad — Jon Franklin (@Jfranklin330) November 4, 2020 × Hey @TheDailyShow u r a disgrace. https://t.co/oVGItT37aP — Jason Nelson (@JasonNe04062314) November 4, 2020 × "Let's murder people who don't agree with us." Very Stalinesque of you, Comrade.https://t.co/c581IIQRDD — BonkPolitics (@BonkPolitics) November 4, 2020 × "Lets kill anyone that doesn't share our perspectives" - Trevor Noah, The Daily Show https://t.co/geX7mRBV9v — Bad Chilly (@Bad_Chilly_) November 4, 2020 × This is how a racist, tyrant acts like. 👇🏻 https://t.co/UNytFedn0o — Al Bundy (@CoolieinVA2020) November 4, 2020 × The show's host Trevor Noah did not react to the post.

'Daily Show With Trevor Noah' gets flak on Twitter after it suggests blowing up Florida from the US map

US President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump </a>cut the guest list at the White House for his election night party from 400 to 250 and added he would ''maybe" address the nation after voting ends on Tuesday night.&nbsp;

CNN first reported the watered-down party, which will be held in the East Room, with every person attending the party to be tested for coronavirus before gaining entry.&nbsp;

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When Trump was asked whether he would speak once the polling concludes, he said: "Well I may, we're going to have to see."

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However, when the US president visited the Republican National Committee Annex in Arlington, Virginia to thank his campaign staff for the election work, he said there is a "big night planned".&nbsp;

Trump was originally supposed to organise a party at his Trump International Hotel near the White House.&nbsp;

The New York Times on Friday reported that the party was cancelled.&nbsp;

When the US president was asked to confirm this development, he blamed Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser for it, saying coronavirus restrictions have come in their way.&nbsp;

"You know, Washington, DC is shut down, the mayor has shut it down. We have a hotel. I don't know if it's shut down - if you're allowed to use it or not - but I know the mayor has shut down Washington, DC," Trump told reporters as he departed for three rallies.&nbsp;

"And if that's the case we'll probably stay here or pick another location."

"I think it's crazy Washington, D.C. is shut down, can you imagine?"&nbsp;

US President Donald Trump cut the guest list at the White House for his election night party from 400 to 250 and added he would ''maybe" address the nation after voting ends on Tuesday night.

US President Donald Trump cut the guest list at the White House for his election night party from 400 to 250 and added he would ''maybe" address the nation after voting ends on Tuesday night. CNN first reported the watered-down party, which will be held in the East Room, with every person attending the party to be tested for coronavirus before gaining entry. Also read | US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Biden set to win NY as polls close in more than a dozen states When Trump was asked whether he would speak once the polling concludes, he said: "Well I may, we're going to have to see." Also read | US Election Result 2020: Trump set to win in Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee: Exit Poll However, when the US president visited the Republican National Committee Annex in Arlington, Virginia to thank his campaign staff for the election work, he said there is a "big night planned". Trump was originally supposed to organise a party at his Trump International Hotel near the White House. The New York Times on Friday reported that the party was cancelled. When the US president was asked to confirm this development, he blamed Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser for it, saying coronavirus restrictions have come in their way. "You know, Washington, DC is shut down, the mayor has shut it down. We have a hotel. I don't know if it's shut down - if you're allowed to use it or not - but I know the mayor has shut down Washington, DC," Trump told reporters as he departed for three rallies. "And if that's the case we'll probably stay here or pick another location." "I think it's crazy Washington, D.C. is shut down, can you imagine?"

Donald Trump cuts guest list of White House party, says he may address the nation

Voters returned nearly 64 million mail-in ballots before Election Day, a pandemic-driven record that is certain to make for a more complicated vote count this year but could also reshape American elections for years to come.

The counting has begun. But there will be major differences among battleground states in how that plays out, and potential legal challenges — particularly from the Trump campaign — are likely to further complicate the process.

Some battleground states, like North Carolina, have been processing ballots for weeks. Election officials there expected at least 97% of votes to be counted on Tuesday night. But in one of the most hotly contested states, Pennsylvania, the Trump campaign and Republican allies blocked counties from processing votes ahead of the election.

Mail-in balloting this year doubled from 2016, and for many voters, the shift has been a revelation.

In Atlanta, Frank Casaceli ran up the stairs of a library on the Georgia State University campus on Sunday, placed his absentee ballot in an official county drop box, and quickly headed back to his parked car. At age 42, it was the first time he had ever voted.

“Usually I work 12 hours a day,” Casaceli said, explaining why he had skipped out on the polls for the past two decades. The convenience factor, driving to the drop box on a traffic-free Sunday afternoon and skipping the lines at polls, had removed a major impediment to his participation.

Casaceli voted for Trump, who has spent much of the 2020 campaign admonishing people like him, who cast their mail-in ballots in the closing days of the election. Trump returned to the issue on Monday at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

“Get your ballots in and have them in long before the 3rd, and have them counted before the 3rd,” he said, while assailing a recent Supreme Court ruling that rebuffed his campaign’s attempt to curtail the acceptance of Pennsylvania ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive in election offices up to three days later.

“What a ruling, what a horrible thing that they’ve done,” he said of the court. “Do you know that puts our country in danger? Do you know what can happen during that long period of time?” he said. Then, answering his own question, he said, “Cheating can happen like you’ve never seen.”

The president’s persistent claims of a rigged election, however, are baseless. But with more Democrats voting by mail than Republicans, Trump has tried to sow doubts about the process and the validity of those ballots.

“I don’t care how hard Donald Trump tries, there’s nothing, nothing he can do to stop the people of this nation from voting, no matter how he tries,” former Vice President Joe Biden said at a rally in Pittsburgh. “Trump doesn’t want y’all voting. He doesn’t want Americans voting. He thinks only wealthy folks should vote. And when America votes, though, America will be heard.”

Five states were already largely voting by mail in the years before the pandemic: Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii and Utah. Now the rest of the country appears to be moving in that direction as well, notwithstanding the president’s stance, concerns that absentee votes have a higher rejection rate than in-person votes, or stories of ballots that were never delivered or went astray. (Absentee and mail-in votes are largely interchangeable terms.)

“I believe the usage of mail balloting in this election will continue a trend towards expanded mail balloting that we’ve seen across the country. In particular, states with permanent absentee ballot lists will likely see their numbers swell, which may eventually lead the way to all-mail ballot elections,” said Michael McDonald, a professor of political science at the University of Florida.

This year’s mail-in vote totals will climb well past the nearly 64 million that election officials had recorded through Monday. Some ballots have already arrived at election offices around the country but have not yet been entered into the system. Others have been mailed, but not yet delivered.

McDonald, who tracks election statistics, says that, as of Tuesday, just over 28 million absentee ballots requested by voters had not been entered as returned to election officials. In an analysis posted on his website, he said that those ballots were rightly a concern to Democrats, but that there still might be time for many of them to be counted.

While many states required that ballots arrive at election offices by the close of polls Tuesday, some permit extra time, as long as the ballots are postmarked by Election Day.

About 15 election workers in Fulton County, home to Atlanta, were busy Monday processing ballots in a large room at the State Farm Arena — space lent to the county by the Atlanta Hawks basketball team.

Huddled around white plastic Postal Service trays containing tens of thousands of ballots, the workers were methodically opening them, placing ballots and envelopes in separate stacks, then scanning the ballots into machines resembling large printers.

While the scanning is ongoing, the actual vote tallying will not take place until after polls close, but having the ballots already scanned is a significant advantage.

By contrast, Republicans who control the Pennsylvania Legislature thwarted efforts by county leaders and the governor to begin processing mail-in ballots there, which as a result did not begin until Election Day.

“The legislature has refused to give counties the time they need,” said Amber McReynolds, chief executive of the National Vote at Home Institute, which advocates voting by mail, and the former head of Denver’s election system. “When the president started tweeting about vote by mail, we pretty much lost all the momentum we had with legislatures in certain states. I really wish we hadn’t had the tweeting.”

Trump originally voiced concern in March, during an appearance on “Fox &amp;amp; Friends,” that Republicans would never be elected again if coronavirus-related voting changes championed by Democrats were enacted. Those concerns could have been the underlying reason for his subsequent repeated claims that voting by mail was vulnerable to mischief. By July, Trump was claiming that it would lead to large-scale election fraud.

Some Republicans worried that the president’s assault on mail voting had undermined efforts at both the party’s national and state levels to encourage its voters to apply for absentee ballots.

After all, it was Republicans who had pioneered a strategy during the 1980s of promoting absentee voting, focusing on Floridians who escaped to milder climates during the summer.

One advantage of the mail voting process is its convenience for people whose work schedules are busy or inflexible. Frequently they are lower-paid workers whose votes skew Democratic.

Democrats have embraced mail-in ballots in this election at a far higher rate than Republicans, according to numbers from states that report the party registration of voters.

In the battleground state of Florida, a major prize with 29 electoral votes, 2.1 million Democrats have returned mail ballots compared with 1.4 million Republicans. (Republicans in Florida lead, however, in early, in-person voting, a separate category of early voting.)

Despite the convenience of mail voting, and the possibility that it is partly responsible for turnout increases this year, it has downsides. In every election there are votes that go uncounted because of machine malfunctions or other snafus. Research shows that those votes, known as the “undercount,” are higher when mail ballots are used.

Part of the undercount this year — a yet-undetermined number — is made up of those voters who applied for absentee ballots but did not receive them.

A Gwinnett County, Georgia, man, Patrick Boyle, had planned to cast a vote for Biden. But Boyle, who is working temporarily in the wine industry in Oregon, received his Georgia ballot on Saturday — too late to use it — even though he requested it more than a month ago.

A postal worker came to his door and delivered the ballot in a good-sized box, first requesting to see his identification.

“Everything about it was confusing,” said Boyle, 27. “The return address is some warehouse in Detroit.”

Boyle’s partner, who had requested a ballot from Fulton County, Georgia, in September, never got hers at all, he said.

Amid Trump’s criticism of mail-in voting, he himself cast an absentee ballot this year, as he has in the past — and as have some of his supporters.

Rose Bryant, a 68-year-old retiree who attended Trump’s rally Monday in Fayetteville, said “I don’t like it” when asked about the move to broader mail-in voting, even though she and her husband have cast absentee ballots in the past. “This is how Democrats find a way to cheat.”

Voters returned nearly 64 million mail-in ballots before Election Day, a pandemic-driven record that is certain to make for a more complicated vote count this year but could also reshape American elections for years to come.

Voters returned nearly 64 million mail-in ballots before Election Day, a pandemic-driven record that is certain to make for a more complicated vote count this year but could also reshape American elections for years to come. The counting has begun. But there will be major differences among battleground states in how that plays out, and potential legal challenges — particularly from the Trump campaign — are likely to further complicate the process. Some battleground states, like North Carolina, have been processing ballots for weeks. Election officials there expected at least 97% of votes to be counted on Tuesday night. But in one of the most hotly contested states, Pennsylvania, the Trump campaign and Republican allies blocked counties from processing votes ahead of the election. Mail-in balloting this year doubled from 2016, and for many voters, the shift has been a revelation. In Atlanta, Frank Casaceli ran up the stairs of a library on the Georgia State University campus on Sunday, placed his absentee ballot in an official county drop box, and quickly headed back to his parked car. At age 42, it was the first time he had ever voted. “Usually I work 12 hours a day,” Casaceli said, explaining why he had skipped out on the polls for the past two decades. The convenience factor, driving to the drop box on a traffic-free Sunday afternoon and skipping the lines at polls, had removed a major impediment to his participation. Casaceli voted for Trump, who has spent much of the 2020 campaign admonishing people like him, who cast their mail-in ballots in the closing days of the election. Trump returned to the issue on Monday at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina. “Get your ballots in and have them in long before the 3rd, and have them counted before the 3rd,” he said, while assailing a recent Supreme Court ruling that rebuffed his campaign’s attempt to curtail the acceptance of Pennsylvania ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive in election offices up to three days later. “What a ruling, what a horrible thing that they’ve done,” he said of the court. “Do you know that puts our country in danger? Do you know what can happen during that long period of time?” he said. Then, answering his own question, he said, “Cheating can happen like you’ve never seen.” The president’s persistent claims of a rigged election, however, are baseless. But with more Democrats voting by mail than Republicans, Trump has tried to sow doubts about the process and the validity of those ballots. “I don’t care how hard Donald Trump tries, there’s nothing, nothing he can do to stop the people of this nation from voting, no matter how he tries,” former Vice President Joe Biden said at a rally in Pittsburgh. “Trump doesn’t want y’all voting. He doesn’t want Americans voting. He thinks only wealthy folks should vote. And when America votes, though, America will be heard.” Five states were already largely voting by mail in the years before the pandemic: Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii and Utah. Now the rest of the country appears to be moving in that direction as well, notwithstanding the president’s stance, concerns that absentee votes have a higher rejection rate than in-person votes, or stories of ballots that were never delivered or went astray. (Absentee and mail-in votes are largely interchangeable terms.) “I believe the usage of mail balloting in this election will continue a trend towards expanded mail balloting that we’ve seen across the country. In particular, states with permanent absentee ballot lists will likely see their numbers swell, which may eventually lead the way to all-mail ballot elections,” said Michael McDonald, a professor of political science at the University of Florida. This year’s mail-in vote totals will climb well past the nearly 64 million that election officials had recorded through Monday. Some ballots have already arrived at election offices around the country but have not yet been entered into the system. Others have been mailed, but not yet delivered. McDonald, who tracks election statistics, says that, as of Tuesday, just over 28 million absentee ballots requested by voters had not been entered as returned to election officials. In an analysis posted on his website, he said that those ballots were rightly a concern to Democrats, but that there still might be time for many of them to be counted. While many states required that ballots arrive at election offices by the close of polls Tuesday, some permit extra time, as long as the ballots are postmarked by Election Day. About 15 election workers in Fulton County, home to Atlanta, were busy Monday processing ballots in a large room at the State Farm Arena — space lent to the county by the Atlanta Hawks basketball team. Huddled around white plastic Postal Service trays containing tens of thousands of ballots, the workers were methodically opening them, placing ballots and envelopes in separate stacks, then scanning the ballots into machines resembling large printers. While the scanning is ongoing, the actual vote tallying will not take place until after polls close, but having the ballots already scanned is a significant advantage. By contrast, Republicans who control the Pennsylvania Legislature thwarted efforts by county leaders and the governor to begin processing mail-in ballots there, which as a result did not begin until Election Day. “The legislature has refused to give counties the time they need,” said Amber McReynolds, chief executive of the National Vote at Home Institute, which advocates voting by mail, and the former head of Denver’s election system. “When the president started tweeting about vote by mail, we pretty much lost all the momentum we had with legislatures in certain states. I really wish we hadn’t had the tweeting.” Trump originally voiced concern in March, during an appearance on “Fox &amp; Friends,” that Republicans would never be elected again if coronavirus-related voting changes championed by Democrats were enacted. Those concerns could have been the underlying reason for his subsequent repeated claims that voting by mail was vulnerable to mischief. By July, Trump was claiming that it would lead to large-scale election fraud. Some Republicans worried that the president’s assault on mail voting had undermined efforts at both the party’s national and state levels to encourage its voters to apply for absentee ballots. After all, it was Republicans who had pioneered a strategy during the 1980s of promoting absentee voting, focusing on Floridians who escaped to milder climates during the summer. One advantage of the mail voting process is its convenience for people whose work schedules are busy or inflexible. Frequently they are lower-paid workers whose votes skew Democratic. Democrats have embraced mail-in ballots in this election at a far higher rate than Republicans, according to numbers from states that report the party registration of voters. In the battleground state of Florida, a major prize with 29 electoral votes, 2.1 million Democrats have returned mail ballots compared with 1.4 million Republicans. (Republicans in Florida lead, however, in early, in-person voting, a separate category of early voting.) Despite the convenience of mail voting, and the possibility that it is partly responsible for turnout increases this year, it has downsides. In every election there are votes that go uncounted because of machine malfunctions or other snafus. Research shows that those votes, known as the “undercount,” are higher when mail ballots are used. Part of the undercount this year — a yet-undetermined number — is made up of those voters who applied for absentee ballots but did not receive them. A Gwinnett County, Georgia, man, Patrick Boyle, had planned to cast a vote for Biden. But Boyle, who is working temporarily in the wine industry in Oregon, received his Georgia ballot on Saturday — too late to use it — even though he requested it more than a month ago. A postal worker came to his door and delivered the ballot in a good-sized box, first requesting to see his identification. “Everything about it was confusing,” said Boyle, 27. “The return address is some warehouse in Detroit.” Boyle’s partner, who had requested a ballot from Fulton County, Georgia, in September, never got hers at all, he said. Amid Trump’s criticism of mail-in voting, he himself cast an absentee ballot this year, as he has in the past — and as have some of his supporters. Rose Bryant, a 68-year-old retiree who attended Trump’s rally Monday in Fayetteville, said “I don’t like it” when asked about the move to broader mail-in voting, even though she and her husband have cast absentee ballots in the past. “This is how Democrats find a way to cheat.”

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The former President of the United States, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, has urged people to get out and vote. Obama has warned people that many people will try to intimidate and keep them home but Americans need to step out and vast their ballots.

Obama took to social media platform Twitter to encourage voters to cast their ballots, and not let anyone tell them otherwise. He told people that they have the right to vote if they are in the line. "If you are in line to vote before polls close, you have the right to vote. Stay in line for as long as it takes," he tweeted, adding the voter assistance hotline number for any queries that the voters might have.

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He also hinted that the opposition party may try to intimidate or mislead the voters. Stressing about the need to stand&nbsp;in line to cast their vote, Obama reminded Americans that this how a change will be brought in the country — an approach the Democratic Party has been taking to promote their candidate <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden.</a>

"There's a reason some folks are trying to make it hard for you to vote: They know that if you do, things change. And that's why the answer isn't to stay at home. It's to turn out like never before and show them what this country stands for," his tweet read.

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Donald Trump Jr., too, took to Twitter to urge his father's supporters to get out and cast their ballots and help th trump family stay in White House for another four years. "If you are in line before the polls close they have to let you vote get in line and wait… Do not leave. Get your vote cast and get Donald Trump another four years of winning," he tweeted.

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The United States is currently voting for their next President. The fight this year is between the current President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;who is representing the Republican Party, and Joe Biden who is fighting for the Democrats. As of now, Trump is leading in Alabama, Mississippi,&nbsp;Arkansas,&nbsp;Oklahoma, Tennessee. Biden has wn majority in the states of&nbsp;Rhode Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Illinois, Delaware and Connecticut.

The former President of the United States, Barack Obama, has urged people to get out and vote. Obama has warned people that many people will try to intimidate and keep them home but Americans need to step out and vast their ballots.

The former President of the United States, Barack Obama, has urged people to get out and vote. Obama has warned people that many people will try to intimidate and keep them home but Americans need to step out and vast their ballots. Obama took to social media platform Twitter to encourage voters to cast their ballots, and not let anyone tell them otherwise. He told people that they have the right to vote if they are in the line. "If you are in line to vote before polls close, you have the right to vote. Stay in line for as long as it takes," he tweeted, adding the voter assistance hotline number for any queries that the voters might have. Also read| US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Biden set to win NY as polls close in more than a dozen states There's a reason some folks are trying to make it hard for you to vote: They know that if you do, things change. And that's why the answer isn't to stay at home. It's to turn out like never before and show them what this country stands for. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 3, 2020 × He also hinted that the opposition party may try to intimidate or mislead the voters. Stressing about the need to stand in line to cast their vote, Obama reminded Americans that this how a change will be brought in the country — an approach the Democratic Party has been taking to promote their candidate Joe Biden. "There's a reason some folks are trying to make it hard for you to vote: They know that if you do, things change. And that's why the answer isn't to stay at home. It's to turn out like never before and show them what this country stands for," his tweet read. READ MORE | Joe Biden wins Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts; Trump wins Oklahoma Obama had earlier too shared a video on Twitter urging people to vote for a change. Painting a picture of poisitivity he said, "This Election Day, everything is on the line. Our jobs. Our health care. Whether or not we get this pandemic under control. But here’s the good news: today, you can choose change. You can elect @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Let’s win this thing." This Election Day, everything is on the line. Our jobs. Our health care. Whether or not we get this pandemic under control. But here’s the good news: today, you can choose change. You can elect @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Let’s win this thing. pic.twitter.com/rvW2uOknpl — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 3, 2020 × Donald Trump Jr., too, took to Twitter to urge his father's supporters to get out and cast their ballots and help th trump family stay in White House for another four years. "If you are in line before the polls close they have to let you vote get in line and wait… Do not leave. Get your vote cast and get Donald Trump another four years of winning," he tweeted. Read More: Trump set to win in Indiana, Kentucky: Exit Poll If you are in line before the polls close they have to let you vote get in line and wait… Do not leave. Get your vote cast and get Donald Trump another four years of winning. — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 3, 2020 × The United States is currently voting for their next President. The fight this year is between the current President Donald Trump who is representing the Republican Party, and Joe Biden who is fighting for the Democrats. As of now, Trump is leading in Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee. Biden has wn majority in the states of Rhode Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Illinois, Delaware and Connecticut.

Barack Obama urges people to not let anyone mislead them near US Election 2020 result

President Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden both still have possible paths to reach the needed 270 Electoral College votes to win the White House, as states keep counting mail-in ballots that surged amid the coronavirus pandemic.

US Election 2020: Joe Biden campaign rebukes Trump's 'outrageous claims'

President Donald Trump appears to have lost some support among white men and older people in Georgia and Virginia, key parts of his voter base, according to Edison Research polls on Tuesday.

While Trump is still winning the majority of those voters, some of them switched to supporting his Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, the exit polls showed.

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Edison’s polls showed Trump winning seven in 10 white men in Georgia, which is down from an eight in 10 advantage over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016. And while Trump is winning six in 10 voters who are at least 65 years old in Georgia, that is down from a seven in 10 four years ago.

Final election results from both states have yet to be tallied, but Biden has been projected to win Virginia. Clinton also won the state in 2016.

In Virginia, Trump was winning six in 10 whites without college degrees, down from seven in 10 in 2016. Trump was also winning six in 10 white men in Virginia, down from seven in 10 in 2016.

In more encouraging news for the president, Trump was winning six in 10 voters in Virginia who have an income of $100,000 or more.

The poll is based on in-person interviews with voters on Tuesday, in-person interviews at early voting centers before Election Day and telephone interviews with people who voted by mail.

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The national Edison Research poll results revealed deep concern about the coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 9.4 million people in the United States this year and killed more than 230,000.

While only two of 10 voters nationally said COVID-19 was the issue that mattered most in their choice for president, half of U.S. voters believe it is more important to contain the coronavirus even if it hurts the economy.

Trump has made the full opening of the U.S. economy a centerpiece of his re-election campaign, even as infections continue to rise. Biden has claimed Trump is undeserving of a second term because of his handling of the pandemic.

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In the national exit poll, four out of 10 voters said they think the effort to contain the virus is going "very badly." In the battleground states of Florida and North Carolina, five of 10 voters said the national response to the pandemic is going "somewhat or very badly."

Six of 10 said the pandemic had created at least a moderate financial hardship. And seven in 10 said wearing a face mask in public is a "public health responsibility" versus three in 10 who see it as a personal choice.

The poll found that nine out of 10 voters had already decided whom to vote for before October, and nine out of 10 voters said they were confident that their state would accurately count votes.

One of 10 voters said they were voting for the first time, which was similar to the 2016 election survey.

Other issues that were top of mind for voters included the economy, racial inequality, crime and safety and healthcare policy.

Edison compiles exit polls and live election results for the National Election Pool media consortium.

President Donald Trump appears to have lost some support among white men and older people in Georgia and Virginia, key parts of his voter base, according to Edison Research polls on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump appears to have lost some support among white men and older people in Georgia and Virginia, key parts of his voter base, according to Edison Research polls on Tuesday. While Trump is still winning the majority of those voters, some of them switched to supporting his Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, the exit polls showed. Also read: US election 2020: Joe Biden wins Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, reports AFP Edison’s polls showed Trump winning seven in 10 white men in Georgia, which is down from an eight in 10 advantage over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016. And while Trump is winning six in 10 voters who are at least 65 years old in Georgia, that is down from a seven in 10 four years ago. Final election results from both states have yet to be tallied, but Biden has been projected to win Virginia. Clinton also won the state in 2016. In Virginia, Trump was winning six in 10 whites without college degrees, down from seven in 10 in 2016. Trump was also winning six in 10 white men in Virginia, down from seven in 10 in 2016. In more encouraging news for the president, Trump was winning six in 10 voters in Virginia who have an income of $100,000 or more. The poll is based on in-person interviews with voters on Tuesday, in-person interviews at early voting centers before Election Day and telephone interviews with people who voted by mail. COVID CONCERNS The national Edison Research poll results revealed deep concern about the coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 9.4 million people in the United States this year and killed more than 230,000. While only two of 10 voters nationally said COVID-19 was the issue that mattered most in their choice for president, half of U.S. voters believe it is more important to contain the coronavirus even if it hurts the economy. Trump has made the full opening of the U.S. economy a centerpiece of his re-election campaign, even as infections continue to rise. Biden has claimed Trump is undeserving of a second term because of his handling of the pandemic. Also read: Half of voters confident their ballots will be counted accurately, CNN exit poll shows In the national exit poll, four out of 10 voters said they think the effort to contain the virus is going "very badly." In the battleground states of Florida and North Carolina, five of 10 voters said the national response to the pandemic is going "somewhat or very badly." Six of 10 said the pandemic had created at least a moderate financial hardship. And seven in 10 said wearing a face mask in public is a "public health responsibility" versus three in 10 who see it as a personal choice. The poll found that nine out of 10 voters had already decided whom to vote for before October, and nine out of 10 voters said they were confident that their state would accurately count votes. One of 10 voters said they were voting for the first time, which was similar to the 2016 election survey. Other issues that were top of mind for voters included the economy, racial inequality, crime and safety and healthcare policy. Edison compiles exit polls and live election results for the National Election Pool media consortium.

US election 2020: Trump support eroding among older voters and white men, exit polls suggest

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US elections 2020: Crucial states that could determine course of the race

Democrat Presidential candidate Biden has won the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, and his home state of Delaware, AFP reported on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, incumbent President Donald Trump has won Oklahoma, and Kentucky.

The battle between Donald Trump and Joe Biden continues to heat up as states slowly close polling across the country.

<h2>US election 2020: Battleground states</h2>

Both the candidates are fighting it out in battleground states of Florida, Georgia, and Ohio.

As polls closed in six US states, exit polls showed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is set to win in Virginia even as US President Donald Trump is set to clinch West Virginia.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The polling numbers have been strong for the past month with over 100 million votes already cast as Americans came out to vote amid the coronavirus pandemic.

At 7:00 pm (0000 GMT), voting ended in Kentucky, Indiana, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont and Georgia.

According to early results from CNN’s countrywide exit poll, economy was the most important factor for all voters in the country.

<h2>US election 2020: economy?</h2>

Even though many disagreed on the contemporary condition of the US economy, the majority agreed that the pandemic had been the source of hardships for many.

Even in early results of CNN’s poll, four in 10 people claimed that they were doing better than four years ago, while two out of 10 said that they are worse off now.

At least one-third voters referred to the economy as the key factor. One in five claimed racial injustice was a critical factor, while one in six referred to COVID-19 as the most important player in the ongoing elections.

Only one out of 10 claimed that healthcare and violence were top issues for them.

While many voters agree that economy takes precedence over the pandemic in the larger choice for their candidate, many claimed that the country and its administration should now focus on containing the pandemic more than rebuilding the economy.

Democrat Presidential candidate Biden has won the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, and his home state of Delaware, AFP reported on Wednesday. Meanwhile, incumbent President Donald Trump has won Oklahoma, and Kentucky.

Democrat Presidential candidate Biden has won the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, and his home state of Delaware, AFP reported on Wednesday. Meanwhile, incumbent President Donald Trump has won Oklahoma, and Kentucky. The battle between Donald Trump and Joe Biden continues to heat up as states slowly close polling across the country. US election 2020: Battleground states Both the candidates are fighting it out in battleground states of Florida, Georgia, and Ohio. As polls closed in six US states, exit polls showed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is set to win in Virginia even as US President Donald Trump is set to clinch West Virginia. The polling numbers have been strong for the past month with over 100 million votes already cast as Americans came out to vote amid the coronavirus pandemic. At 7:00 pm (0000 GMT), voting ended in Kentucky, Indiana, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont and Georgia. According to early results from CNN’s countrywide exit poll, economy was the most important factor for all voters in the country. US election 2020: economy? Even though many disagreed on the contemporary condition of the US economy, the majority agreed that the pandemic had been the source of hardships for many. Even in early results of CNN’s poll, four in 10 people claimed that they were doing better than four years ago, while two out of 10 said that they are worse off now. At least one-third voters referred to the economy as the key factor. One in five claimed racial injustice was a critical factor, while one in six referred to COVID-19 as the most important player in the ongoing elections. Only one out of 10 claimed that healthcare and violence were top issues for them. While many voters agree that economy takes precedence over the pandemic in the larger choice for their candidate, many claimed that the country and its administration should now focus on containing the pandemic more than rebuilding the economy.

US election 2020: Joe Biden wins Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, reports AFP

Voters largely found the experience of casting their ballots to be an easy one, though there is a wide gap between the share of White voters who say it was very easy (roughly three-quarters) and the share of Black voters who feel the same way (about half).&nbsp;

A CNN Exit Poll survey has suggested that about half of the voters in the United States say they are very confident that votes in their states will be accurately cast and counted, about the same as four years ago.

There is, however, a wide gap between the share of White voters who say voting was very easy -- roughly three-quarters -- and the share of Black voters who feel the same way -- about half

The survey also suggests a high level of new voter participation. About 1 in 8 say 2020 is the first year they have ever voted, about on par with the share saying so in 2008.

According to CNN, their exit polls are a combination of in-person interviews with Election Day voters and telephone polls measuring the views of absentee by-mail and early voters, and were conducted by Edison Research on behalf of the National Election Pool. Results for the full sample have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points; it is larger for subgroups.

Voters largely found the experience of casting their ballots to be an easy one, though there is a wide gap between the share of White voters who say it was very easy (roughly three-quarters) and the share of Black voters who feel the same way (about half).

Voters largely found the experience of casting their ballots to be an easy one, though there is a wide gap between the share of White voters who say it was very easy (roughly three-quarters) and the share of Black voters who feel the same way (about half). A CNN Exit Poll survey has suggested that about half of the voters in the United States say they are very confident that votes in their states will be accurately cast and counted, about the same as four years ago. There is, however, a wide gap between the share of White voters who say voting was very easy -- roughly three-quarters -- and the share of Black voters who feel the same way -- about half The survey also suggests a high level of new voter participation. About 1 in 8 say 2020 is the first year they have ever voted, about on par with the share saying so in 2008. According to CNN, their exit polls are a combination of in-person interviews with Election Day voters and telephone polls measuring the views of absentee by-mail and early voters, and were conducted by Edison Research on behalf of the National Election Pool. Results for the full sample have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points; it is larger for subgroups.

Half of voters confident their ballots will be counted accurately, CNN exit poll shows

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States.

The first results have just come in, with US media projecting wins for Biden in Vermont and Virginia,&nbsp;and for Trump in West Virginia.

The Republican incumbent is looking poised to win in Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia -- all states he won in 2016.

The tally gives Trump 24 electoral votes to 16 for Biden. The magic number is 270.&nbsp;

Observers expect the hotly contested race for the White House to come down to a handful of key battleground states. 
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President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States. The first results have just come in, with US media projecting wins for Biden in Vermont and Virginia, and for Trump in West Virginia.

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States. The first results have just come in, with US media projecting wins for Biden in Vermont and Virginia, and for Trump in West Virginia. The Republican incumbent is looking poised to win in Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia -- all states he won in 2016. The tally gives Trump 24 electoral votes to 16 for Biden. The magic number is 270. Observers expect the hotly contested race for the White House to come down to a handful of key battleground states.

First election results: Biden wins Vermont and Virginia, Trump takes West Virginia

Republican Donald Trump faced Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election. There are 538 Electoral College votes allotted to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It takes 270 votes to win.

US Election 2020: Donald Trump leading in Pennsylvania by 55.6% votes

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According to CNN’s preliminary exit poll, a majority of both Trump and Biden supporters claim to have cast ballots in support of their candidate, as opposed to against their opponent. However, the early findings claimed that Trump’s voter base remained more loyal to him, implying many of his voters voted for simply to ensure a counter-vote against his opponent.&nbsp;

4 out of 5 voters claimed that they voted for Trump, while only two-thirds of Biden voters claimed the same, implying Trump’s voter base is more loyal.

US election 2020: Best quality?

In terms of the quality they were looking for among their next president, many claimed it was a show of strength, ie, a strong leader. In early results, one third voters claimed so, and only a quarter wanted someone who possessed good judgment. Only one-fifth voters prioritised candidates who “cares about people like me”.

Also, less than one-fifth voters were looking for someone to unite the country.

In terms of the leader’s stand on issues, three-quarter voters claimed that the candidate’s position mattered, while less than a quarter prioritised the candidate’s personal qualities.

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Over half a voters claimed that the Supreme Court should preserve ObamaCare as it exists.

US Supreme Court will hear arguments seeking overturning ObamaCare next Tuesday. According to early results from CNN’s countrywide exit poll, economy was the most important factor for all voters in the country.

US election 2020: Economy?

Even though many disagreed on the contemporary condition of the US economy, the majority agreed that the pandemic had been the source of hardships for many.

Even in early results of CNN’s poll, four in 10 people claimed that they were doing better than four years ago, while two out of 10 said that they are worse off now.

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At least one-third voters referred to the economy as the key factor. One in five claimed racial injustice was a critical factor, while one in six referred to COVID-19 as the most important player in the ongoing elections.

Only one out of 10 claimed that healthcare and violence were top issues for them.

While many voters agree that economy takes precedence over the pandemic in the larger choice for their candidate, many claimed that the country and its administration should now focus on containing the pandemic more than rebuilding the economy.

US election 2020: Voting is underway in the United States to elect a new president, with a fierce fight between incumbent Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

US election 2020: Voting is underway in the United States to elect a new president, with a fierce fight between incumbent Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. In Pics: US election 2020: Here's what voting looks like in uncertain times According to CNN’s preliminary exit poll, a majority of both Trump and Biden supporters claim to have cast ballots in support of their candidate, as opposed to against their opponent. However, the early findings claimed that Trump’s voter base remained more loyal to him, implying many of his voters voted for simply to ensure a counter-vote against his opponent. 4 out of 5 voters claimed that they voted for Trump, while only two-thirds of Biden voters claimed the same, implying Trump’s voter base is more loyal. US election 2020: Best quality? In terms of the quality they were looking for among their next president, many claimed it was a show of strength, ie, a strong leader. In early results, one third voters claimed so, and only a quarter wanted someone who possessed good judgment. Only one-fifth voters prioritised candidates who “cares about people like me”. Also, less than one-fifth voters were looking for someone to unite the country. In terms of the leader’s stand on issues, three-quarter voters claimed that the candidate’s position mattered, while less than a quarter prioritised the candidate’s personal qualities. Also read: US election 2020: Preliminary poll suggests voters prioritised economy while casting vote Over half a voters claimed that the Supreme Court should preserve ObamaCare as it exists. US Supreme Court will hear arguments seeking overturning ObamaCare next Tuesday. According to early results from CNN’s countrywide exit poll, economy was the most important factor for all voters in the country. US election 2020: Economy? Even though many disagreed on the contemporary condition of the US economy, the majority agreed that the pandemic had been the source of hardships for many. Even in early results of CNN’s poll, four in 10 people claimed that they were doing better than four years ago, while two out of 10 said that they are worse off now. Also read: US Election 2020: Election day unfolds smoothly, defying fears of disruption At least one-third voters referred to the economy as the key factor. One in five claimed racial injustice was a critical factor, while one in six referred to COVID-19 as the most important player in the ongoing elections. Only one out of 10 claimed that healthcare and violence were top issues for them. While many voters agree that economy takes precedence over the pandemic in the larger choice for their candidate, many claimed that the country and its administration should now focus on containing the pandemic more than rebuilding the economy.

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US election 2020: The United States is currently voting for its next president, with a fierce fight between incumbent Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

According to early results from CNN’s countrywide exit poll, economy was the most important factor for all voters in the country.

US election 2020: Economy or COVID?

Even though many disagreed on the contemporary condition of the US economy, the majority agreed that the pandemic had been the source of hardships for many.

Even in early results of CNN’s poll, four in 10 people claimed that they were doing better than four years ago, while two out of 10 said that they are worse off now.

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At least one-third voters referred to the economy as the key factor. One in five claimed racial injustice was a critical factor, while one in six referred to COVID-19 as the most important player in the ongoing elections.

Only one out of 10 claimed that healthcare and violence were top issues for them.

While many voters agree that economy takes precedence over the pandemic in the larger choice for their candidate, many claimed that the country and its administration should now focus on containing the pandemic more than rebuilding the economy.

US Election 2020: Coronavirus response?

Majority of the voters felt that the US response to COVID-19 has been inadequate. Seven out of 10 voters claimed that wearing a face covering in public is more of a public health responsibility than a personal choice.

The preliminary findings of the CNN poll also found that Trump supporters find economy the country’s top issue, (about 6 out of 10), while 3 out of 10 Biden supporters believe coronavirus is the top issue.

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Every seven out of 10 Trump supporters believed economy rebuilding was more important than COVID-19. Among Biden supporters, it was the opposite: 8 out of 10 supporters believes that COVID-19 should take precedence.

A majority of the voters claimed that were facing hardships due to COVID-19.

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US election 2020: The United States is currently voting for its next president, with a fierce fight between incumbent Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

US election 2020: The United States is currently voting for its next president, with a fierce fight between incumbent Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. According to early results from CNN’s countrywide exit poll, economy was the most important factor for all voters in the country. US election 2020: Economy or COVID? Even though many disagreed on the contemporary condition of the US economy, the majority agreed that the pandemic had been the source of hardships for many. Even in early results of CNN’s poll, four in 10 people claimed that they were doing better than four years ago, while two out of 10 said that they are worse off now. Also read: US Elections 2020: Country entitled to know who won on November 3, says Trump At least one-third voters referred to the economy as the key factor. One in five claimed racial injustice was a critical factor, while one in six referred to COVID-19 as the most important player in the ongoing elections. Only one out of 10 claimed that healthcare and violence were top issues for them. While many voters agree that economy takes precedence over the pandemic in the larger choice for their candidate, many claimed that the country and its administration should now focus on containing the pandemic more than rebuilding the economy. US Election 2020: Coronavirus response? Majority of the voters felt that the US response to COVID-19 has been inadequate. Seven out of 10 voters claimed that wearing a face covering in public is more of a public health responsibility than a personal choice. The preliminary findings of the CNN poll also found that Trump supporters find economy the country’s top issue, (about 6 out of 10), while 3 out of 10 Biden supporters believe coronavirus is the top issue. Also read: US Elections 2020: Trump, Biden eye Florida as battleground states hold sway Every seven out of 10 Trump supporters believed economy rebuilding was more important than COVID-19. Among Biden supporters, it was the opposite: 8 out of 10 supporters believes that COVID-19 should take precedence. A majority of the voters claimed that were facing hardships due to COVID-19. Live updates here

US election 2020: Preliminary poll suggests voters prioritised economy while casting vote

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