The whole world is watching the US presidential election. Last minute information on the battle for the White House between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
The US presidential election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The Democrat Joe Biden (77) takes on incumbent Donald Trump (74). Hardly has an election campaign been conducted more heatedly. Verbal attacks, riots on the streets and a debate about voting have accompanied him during the Corona crisis, among other things. There is also great concern that there could be unrest on election night. The whole world is looking at America. The countdown is running.
Biden and Trump fight to the end
Donald Trump and Joe Biden campaign until the end. The two candidates are constantly posting statements on their social media accounts and calling on US citizens to vote. In addition, in the days leading up to November 3rd, they once again visited some of the contested US states in person. Trump paid a visit to Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin shortly before election day. In turn, Biden traveled to Ohio and Pennsylvania, among other places.
On election day, Trump is said to be a guest on a show on Fox News in the morning and to visit employees of his election campaign in Virginia. Biden is expected to do another round of campaigning in his birthplace in Pennsylvania. Biden's runner-up, Kamala Harris (56), is expected to be in Michigan on Tuesday afternoon. The partners of the two Democrats are also beating the drum again on election day. Jill Biden (69) is said to travel to Florida and North Carolina. Harris' husband Doug Emhoff, 56, is planning stops in Michigan and Ohio.
Trump is expected to return to Washington in time for election night. He is planning an evening event in the White House, according to US media reports. The election night party at his hotel in Washington should not take place due to the pandemic-related restrictions. Biden, in turn, will be in Delaware on election night. His plan is to report from the Chase Center if he wins. It was there that he also accepted the Democratic nomination in August.
Final spurt of the election campaign with top stars
Not only the two presidential candidates want to mobilize the US citizens to vote. Numerous celebrities also stir the advertising drum shortly before the deadline. In the final spurt of the election campaign in Pennsylvania, two US megastars were at the side of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris: EGOT winner John Legend (41) and pop singer Lady Gaga (34). Legend said on stage that even "previously popular rappers" fell for Trump's lies. The singer did not name names, but Lil Wayne (38) recently published photos of a meeting with Trump via social media.
Other top American stars spoke out for Biden and Harris via social media. R&B star Beyoncé (39) specifically called on the citizens of Texas to vote for the two Democrats. The musician was born in Houston. Her colleague Taylor Swift (30), a native of Pennsylvania, remembered the vote in her Instagram Stories. "Wear a mask and take care of yourself," says Swift. She herself had already declared her support for the Democrats three weeks ago.
Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, 30, who is from Kentucky, has on her Twitter account revealed that she came from a Republican family and that she did not vote for Barack Obama (59) in 2008, but for John McCain (1936-2018). But she realized "that I voted against my own rights". Therefore she is proud to say that "I am a democrat".
Behind Biden and Harris are numerous other US stars such as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, Jennifer Aniston, Billie Eilish, Selena Gomez and Bruce Springsteen. The celebrity support for Donald Trump is rather sparse in the top division. Kirstie Alley, Roseanne Barr, Kid Rock and Angelina Jolie's father Jon Voight have openly spoken out in favor of the incumbent. Rapper Kanye West (43) was also not averse to Trump, but is himself a presidential candidate.
Who is up in the polls?
The US election is extremely complex and complicated for laypeople because of the Electoral College, because in America voting is done through electors. How meaningful can the survey results be in advance? In 2016, Hillary Clinton (73) was just ahead of Donald Trump in the forecasts, but who doubted her victory? At that time, the choice was made in some important swing states. In these so-called swing states, sometimes the Democrats, sometimes the Republicans, prevail. This time around, Joe Biden seems to have a distinct, important lead in a few.
Forecasts see the Democrats in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania with several percentage points ahead. In 2016, Trump only narrowly won there. This time Arizona, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina are particularly hard fought. On the one hand, a narrow lead for Biden and, on the other hand, a head-to-head race were indicated in advance. Due to the time difference, some of the polling stations in the USA do not close until late at night, German time. Whether it will be a clear or narrow triumph remains to be seen. It will also depend on how the candidates and the country react.