How is the US election 2020 going?

October 15, Kathmandu 


With less than three weeks to go before the US presidential election, both Biden and Trump are trying to make the most of the time they have left. Despite mail-in voting and early voting, President Trump has arrived in Iowa to make up for the election campaign that has been hampered by the corona virus. Trump traveled to Florida on Monday night to campaign for the first time since Corona became infected. Earlier, the White House said that his test had been negative for several days.

So far, more than 10 million Americans have voted in the mail or in person for the November 3 election. Preliminary polls in Texas and Georgia on Tuesday saw more Americans waiting in line for hours for their turn.

Many people are rushing to the polls now for fear of a corona outbreak as election day could be more crowded. Preliminary voting will also take place on Wednesday in three states, Kansas, Rhode Island and Tianjin.

Meanwhile, former first lady Michelle Obama and basketball player, NBA star LeBron James have teamed up to provide security equipment, food and free legal advice, transportation and other services to the voters. Another recent poll found that 72 percent of Indian Americans support Biden and are preparing to vote for him.

Earlier, Democrats were concerned about Trump's growing support for Prime Minister Modi and Trump after criticism of the Biden administration over India's human rights record. But now most Indian-Americans want to make decisions that prioritize the US economy and healthcare over diplomacy between the two countries.

Trump is currently campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa, while Biden and Senator Kamala Harris are greeting Muslim groups. Vice President Mike Pence is also busy campaigning in Michigan.

However, Trump's arrival in Iowa as election day approaches has given some worrying sign of hope for his re-election. Because in 2016, he defeated the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by 10 percent of the vote. However, recent surveys show that there is fierce competition between him and Biden.

Similarly, the number of hospital admissions in Iowa has reached an all-time high as the rate of corona infection has risen sharply. However, Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has been opposed to making the mask mandatory.
This week, she also asked Trump supporters on social media to join the group.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Twitter deleted several fake accounts claiming to be black supporters of Trump. The company said it had violated Twitter's rules by trying to deceive others and spread rumors. All social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, had earlier promised to take serious action against the spread of false information during the election.

In the 2016 presidential election, Russia was found to have interfered in the election through various means including Facebook. The FBI has also investigated allegations that Trump was manipulated to win, which he has denied. Cyber ​​security agencies are said to be vigilant to prevent this from happening again and again, while Twitter and Facebook are also removing false posts and accounts that could affect the election.