Race so close in swing states one commentator this week called it the ‘equivalent of a knife fight in a phone booth’
Ever since Harris entered the contest – after Joe Biden dropped out following a disastrous debate performance that highlighted fears over his age and mental acuity – the vice-president has ridden a wave of support and enthusiasm, turning the race on its head. A solid but slight Trump advantage morphed into a Harris lead.
North Carolina had aimed to start mailing out its presidential ballots on Friday. But in what might be seen as a metaphor for the cliffhanging nature of the contest between Harris and Trump, what should have been standard protocol was delayed by a The figures illustrate why Kennedy - who is trying to help Trump after concluding that his presence in the race was draining his support - is so keen to remove his name from the ballot.
The system designates a set number of electors for each state based on population – with 539 for the entire country, meaning that 270 electoral college votes are needed to win. In this context, arguably even more important than North Carolina is Pennsylvania, one of the Democrats’ designated “blue wall” states – along with fellow battlegrounds Michigan and Wisconsin – and sometimes given a “Rust belt” label because of its status as the heartland of the US steel industry.This time, various permutations suggest that it might be key to the paths being charted by both Harris and Trump to reach the magic 270 total.
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