US elections 2020 Live Updates: After a campaign marked by rancour and fear, Americans on Tuesday decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than 231,000 people, cost millions their jobs and reshaped daily life.
A record-breaking number of early votes — more than 100 million — have already been cast in the US presidential election that has the nation on edge and is being closely watched in capitals around the world. Joe Biden entered Election Day with multiple paths to victory while Trump, playing catch-up in a number of battleground states, had a narrower but still feasible road to clinch 270 Electoral College votes.
The first polls close in several eastern states at 5.30 am IST but the winner may not be known on election night — or possibly even for days because of the huge number of mail-in ballots that need to be counted. The deep divisions sparked by the bruising US election campaign are sure to leave one side disappointed and have sparked fears of unrest.
Will Donald Trump return to ‘Make America Great’ once again or will Joe Biden become the new ‘leader of the free world’?
US Election 2020 result: When will we know the outcome?
Amidst a resurgent Covid-19 pandemic, over 100 million people have already cast their ballots in early voting, putting the country on course for its highest turnout in a century. Some 239 million people are eligible to vote this year.
The mail-in ballots could take days or weeks to be counted in some states – meaning a winner might not be declared in the hours after polls close today.
Think about long-overdue reckoning on racial injustice in US: Kamala Harris to voters on Election Day
“Think about long-overdue reckoning on racial injustice in US. Joe has courage to say ‘Black Lives Matter’. He understands it may be difficult to think about/speak up/hear but we’ve to confront truth of things. Need to deal with racial disparities: Kamala Harris, US VP candidate,” Kamala Harris said.
