The presidential elections in USA They are not just any type of electoral event: it is a new opportunity for the course of the world. In its 2024 edition, the American country’s votes appear to be indecisive and tense. The figures of these votes will be Donald Trump and Kamala Harriswith well-defined positions within the political universe.
The former president donald trump paints a gloomy picture of what, according to him, is a country ravaged by “terrorist” and “rapist” migrants, released from “prisons and asylums.” For her part, the vice president Kamala Harris appears as a hope in the Democratic wing.
Harris, present in Biden’s administration, combines firmness against illegal immigrationpromises of improvements for the middle class and the defense of right to abortion, issue that bothers Republicans. With a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, if elected she would be the first woman of color to lead the country.
When will the elections be in the United States
The next elections in the United States to elect president will be on November 5. He Presidential Inauguration Day It happens every four years on January 20 (or 21, if the 20th is a Sunday) and takes place in the US Capitol building in Washington, DC. Thus, the next presidential inauguration is scheduled for January 20, 2025.
In addition to voting for president, in the United States they will carry out state and local and legislative elections. In the state ones, figures are defined as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Senators and Representatives. They legislate and make decisions about the state’s budget, laws and educational policies.
For their part, local elections focus on smaller areas, with positions such as Mayor, Councilor and Justice of the Peace. These manage community-related issues, such as street maintenance and public services.
Finally, in the legislative elections – which are held every two years, unlike the state and local elections which are held every year – voters elect a third of the senators and all members of the House of Representatives.
Who are the candidates for elections in the United States
Those who will face each other at the polls are Republican Donald Trump, who already presided over the country between 2017 and 2021, and Democrat Kamala Harris, current vice president.
For Trump, who suffered two assassination attempts this year – in Pennsylvania in July and in Florida in September – this is his third candidacy for the White House. His strategy is already known: presenting himself as anti-system, close to the people, critical of Washington elites and opposed to illegal immigration.
For her part, Harris appears in the race after Joe Biden’s withdrawal in July. This decision has restored hope to the Democratic Party, which was trembling due to the poor polls of the octogenarian president.
Vice President Harris, tied with Trump in the polls – although without the necessary momentum in the only states that count – hopes that the United States is ready for a “new generation” of leaders.
In addition to Harris and Trump, there are four other presidential candidates: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.lawyer, environmental activist and figure in anti-vaccine movements; Cornel West, well-known scholar, activist, and author in areas such as religion, politics, and civil rights; Chase Oliveryoung businessman and politician within the Libertarian Party, defender of LGBTQ+ rights; Jill Stein, doctor from Harvard University and leading figure in the Green Party.
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The strong profiles: Kamala Harris
Harris was born on October 20, 1964 in Oakland, California. Daughter of an economics professor and a renowned scientist, she graduated in 1981 in political science and economics at Howard. In 1989 he received his doctorate from the Hastings Law School of the University of California.
His career began in County District Attorney’s Office of Mall, compared to the renowned Alcatraz prison. In 2016, Harris led the campaign Democratic party in California which allowed him to access a bank in the Federal Senate, being the first African American woman and Californian in accessing said seat.
She is recognized as a fierce defender of police reform, the social justice and defender of right to abortion. In international conflicts, he favored the defense of Ukraine against Russia. Regarding the war in Loopwas actively in favor of the two-state solution and ceasefirewith strong criticism of Hamas already on the offensive Israel.
What the surveys say
Democratic US Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican President Donald Trump are tied in seven battleground states that could decide the November presidential election, a Wall Street Journal opinion poll showed on Friday.
The poll showed Harris with a marginal lead of 2 percentage points in Arizona, Georgia and Michigan, Trump with 6 points in Nevada and 1 in Pennsylvania, and both tied in North Carolina and Wisconsin.
What are the key states for elections in the United States
More than 200 million voters are called to the polls for the presidential elections in November. However, the outcome may depend on just a few tens or hundreds of thousands of votes.
The so-called “hinge states” are Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. And the votes of the voters of these seven states will have much more weight than those of the rest, due to the similar levels of support for Democrats and Republicans.
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