The US presidential election is only nine days away.

During this time, Republican and Democratic candidates - Donald Trump and Joe Biden - expect to strengthen their positions by actively speaking to voters.

So, the current head of the White House on Sunday will make a trip to New Hampshire.

Recall that in the previous elections it was in this state that the Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton won, but the prevalence in her favor was only 0.4% of the vote.

Over the past few days, Trump has visited the states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin, where he made campaign speeches.

Earlier, he voted early at a polling station in the library building in West Palm Beach, Florida.

The politician said that he voted for "a guy named Trump."

"Exude optimism"

Recall that early voting is held in fifty states, as well as in Washington.

Observers note the unprecedented turnout of voters.

The American media associate such a high interest of citizens in early elections in part with the coronavirus pandemic - many citizens try to vote in advance so as not to expose themselves to the risk of infection in overcrowded polling stations on general election day.

In addition, the activity may be associated with the growing interest of citizens in the elections, journalists believe.

The United States Elections Project estimates that 57 million people have already voted ahead of schedule in the presidential elections.

The founder of the portal, professor at the University of Florida Michael McDonald wrote about this on Twitter.

At the same time, Donald Trump is convinced of his leadership, as he said, commenting on a trip to Florida.

According to the current American leader, he beats Joe Biden "by a margin." 

Arriving in Ohio, the head of the White House also told reporters about his successes, noting that he was doing well in Iowa, North Carolina and Florida.

Meanwhile, as experts note, Trump has no visible grounds for such sentiments yet, but in any case he will "keep his face" so as not to disappoint his electorate.

“Trump will exude optimism no matter what happens.

He cannot give slack now - any doubts will only alienate the voters from him.

Until the very elections, he will travel around the states, trying to win public opinion in his favor.

As for New Hampshire, it is one of the easternmost states, and this is where voting starts.

That is why the preliminary results of the elections in New Hampshire can affect voters throughout the country, "Andrei Sidorov, the Department of International Organizations and World Political Processes at the Faculty of World Politics at Moscow State University, explained in a commentary to RT.

HSE professor Alexander Domrin, in turn, believes that Trump is now repeating his 2016 strategy, personally touring all states and paying special attention to those of them where Democrats have traditionally been strong.

"For example, on election day 2016, Trump was in Michigan, and the state voted for Republicans for the first time since 1988," the expert recalled in an interview with RT.

As the publication Politico notes, it is not yet necessary to talk about the leadership of the Republicans in Florida, but they really managed to close the gap with the Democratic Party.

At the same time, Biden said earlier that the results of the presidential campaign in the United States would depend on the outcome of the voting in Florida.

Viral factor

The coronavirus pandemic remains one of the most pressing topics of the US election campaign.

In his speech, Donald Trump joked that after the elections, talk about the coronavirus will stop.

He also insists that the rise in infections with the new infection is due to the increase in testing.

“The number of infections is on the rise, but listen, everyone is talking only about infections, not deaths.

Do you know why so many infections are detected?

Because we conduct a lot of tests, and in many respects this is good, but in many respects it is stupid, okay? "

  • Doctors during the US coronavirus epidemic

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At the same time, on October 24, it became known about a record increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections.

According to Johns Hopkins University, 83 thousand cases were detected in the country per day, over 900 people with COVID-19 died.

At the same time, Reuters reports that on October 23 in the United States, more than 84 thousand were identified.

cases of coronavirus.

The largest increases in incidence are observed in the states of Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

At the same time, experts note that there is no unity in American society on the issue of a pandemic and possible quarantine restrictions.

“The coronavirus situation varies greatly from state to state, and the rhetoric of the candidates is also perceived differently.

For example, in California and New York, where the population density is high and the disease situation is deplorable, people give priority to the fight against the virus.

And in the Midwest, where there is less crowding of people and a lower rate of spread of infection, the economic situation is more important, Trump's rhetoric resonates here, ”the expert explained.

Joe Biden also addressed the topic of the pandemic during his speech in Pennsylvania.

The politician criticized the incumbent for not taking the infection seriously enough, which has claimed the lives of over 225,000 Americans in recent months.

The Democratic candidate also reported on the success of his campaign, saying that he was able to communicate with 10 million voters.

“Friends, I have important news: on this Early Voting Day, we officially reached our goal by talking to 10 million voters.

But we're not done yet.

Now we have a new goal - to talk to 15 million, and without you we cannot cope, ”he wrote on Twitter.

However, the experts explained that we are talking primarily about Biden's virtual communication with citizens.

“Biden counted those who watched his videoconferences.

But, truth be told, it is premature to say that all these people will vote for him, "Domrin said.

Folks, I've got some big news: We officially reached our goal of talking to 10 million voters on this #VoteEarlyDay.



But we're not done yet - we set a new goal of 15 million and can't reach it without you.



Sign up to help: https://t.co/u4eKL40TRypic.twitter.com/Y6mkN6Fl29

- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 25, 2020

The candidates also touched upon other topics.

So, Donald Trump has promised to always stand on the side of the "heroes" from among the security forces.

“As long as I am president, I will always be on the side of the heroes from law enforcement agencies!

Unlike Joe Biden, ”he wrote on Twitter.

In addition, Trump called the upcoming vote the most important in American history.

“These are the most important elections in the history of our country.

If you vote, we will continue to give you jobs, reduce the cost of medicines, support our police, defend the second amendment, defend our borders, and make more goods sport the proud US-made inscription! ”The politician wrote.

  • Barack Obama

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Democrats accuse Trump of undermining the credibility of the United States in the eyes of other countries.

This was stated by former US President Barack Obama during his speech in support of Biden in Miami.

At the same time, the former American leader did not fail to point out that the Democratic candidate demonstrates a diametrically opposite approach.

"He (Biden. -

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) understands that our true strength lies in setting an example that the world wants to follow," Obama said.

Trump did not miss the opportunity to comment on his predecessor's Twitter speech, noting that the event with Obama's participation was not crowded.

“Nobody comes to Obama's hate speech.

47 people!

No energy, but still better than Joe! ”He wrote.

Sociological error

Recall that the US presidential elections are scheduled for November 3.

On October 22, the presidential candidates Trump and Biden held a televised debate, during which they exchanged accusations and criticism.


A poll commissioned by SSR for CNN found that most Americans who watched the debate believed Biden had won.

The study involved 585 registered voters.

Of these, 73% believe that Biden's criticism of Trump was mostly justified, while Trump's attacks on Biden were supported by only 50% of respondents.

In general, 53% of viewers declared Biden's victory, and 39% of survey participants declared Trump's superiority.

  • US elections

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Joe Biden also holds the upper hand in a Fox News poll.

The study found that his popularity in states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin is higher than that of Trump, but in Ohio he lags behind his rival by three percentage points.

Similar results were found in a poll published by The Hill and the Harris consulting firm on October 16.

According to the results of the study, it turned out that 51% of voters are preparing to vote for Biden in Pennsylvania, and 46% for Trump.

In Michigan, 54% of respondents intend to support a Democrat, and only 43% of the current president. 

However, experts are in no hurry to draw conclusions and note the high likelihood of a repeat of the 2016 scenario, when pre-election opinion polls also showed the leadership of the Democratic Party candidate.

“According to polls, Biden is noticeably ahead of Trump.

However, many Americans simply do not participate in such research.

In 2016, Trump was voted for by the middle class, the silent townsfolk.

And now he too has every chance of re-election, although the Democrats are trying to write him off.

It is possible that the last word will remain with the Supreme Court, where Trump has a fairly strong position, ”predicts Andrei Sidorov.

Alexander Domrin adheres to a similar point of view.

"The scenario of 2016 may well repeat itself in 2020, because then the polls also predicted Trump's defeat," the expert concluded.