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04 November 2020

America votes.

Long queues at the polling stations even with 100 million ballots already deposited, it will be a record turnout.

Major US cities are armored for fear of protests and looting.

The tension in the capital is felt, no one seems able to anticipate the result of the vote.

Donald Trump flaunts confidence.

While visiting the RNC Republican Party Steering Committee headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, he spoke of "a great night," but also acknowledged that anything can happen.

The jaw-dropping participation is a sign of intense interest in the competition between the president and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, as is the desire of Americans to reduce the risk of exposure to Covid-19, which has already cost the lives of over 223,000 people. in the country.

Many states have expanded in-person early voting and postal voting ahead of today's Election day as a surefire way to vote during the coronavirus pandemic.

At least six states - including Texas, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii and Montana - recorded more votes in early voting than the 2016 election. Several states, including the decisive Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, came close to the total. of 2016.

For 1 in 3, the economy is the most important issue


For US voters, the most important theme of the presidential elections is the economy, according to a survey conducted by CNN.

One in 3 respondents chose the economy as their most important issue, 1 in 5 that of racial inequality and the coronavirus.

One in 10 voters chose crime and safety and 1 in 10 always chose health policy.

Over half of the voters said, however, that it is more important to contain the coronavirus than to restart the economy. 

The electorate appears divided in the judgment of the management of the pandemic.

About half of the voters think containment of the virus is doing well while the other half believe it is doing badly.

About two-thirds of voters said wearing a face mask in public is a public health responsibility, while about 3 in 10 think it's a personal choice.

New York police will deploy thousands of officers on the streets of the Big Apple in the next few hours in order to be ready in case riots break out.

"There will be thousands on the streets in the next few days to make sure the city is safe," says New York Police Department chief Terence Monahan, warning violent protesters.

"Don't even try. We know you are and will be arrested," warns Monahan.

"I'm still not thinking about the speech to concede (the victory) or accept (the defeat)," the president said.

Biden, who also campaigned this morning in Pennsylvania, will do the same, without a landslide victory, speaking of triumph is a gamble.

At least two ghosts hover over the night: the first, is that of 2000, with the result hanging in Florida and decided by the Supreme Court on 12 December;

the second, still burns on the skin of the dem, 2016, Hillary Clinton's surprise defeat.

He had only prepared the victory speech.

He did not make any.

Hillary disappeared on the night of defeat.

Good luck counts, which is why Trump has made it clear that he did not think about the Election Night speech.

He is in a "very good mood" and will follow the results in the East Wing at the White House along with "key collaborators and family members" said the director of communications, Alyssa Farah, stressing that "no votes are taken for granted".

Meanwhile Biden has returned to his headquarters in Wilmington (Delaware) to await the closing of the polling stations and the first results of the vote.

North Carolina: vote extended 2 hours for technical problems


In North Carolina, polling stations in four districts will remain open two hours longer due to "technical problems and human error" that delayed the opening.

This was established by the State Board of Elections, underlining that these are not uncommon problems with the opening of polling stations.

North Carolina - 15 major voters - is one of the crucial states for the outcome of the presidential election.

Trump ahead in Indiana and Kentucky in early votes


When 1% of the vote in Indiana and 2% in Kentucky was counted, Donald Trump is ahead in both states, where polling stations have closed in some counties.

They are two states where an easy victory for the president is expected.