Trump on verge of landslide win, Harris cancels speech

Donald Trump is maintaining a massive lead on the Republican side in the US election and Kamala Harris is lagging behind. Currently, Trump is ahead in 25 states and Harris in 16. As for the Electoral College numbers, which will determine the winner in this election, the former president is ahead with 267 votes – three short of the magic figure – and Harris is behind with 214.

In the seven battleground states that hold the key to this election, Republicans have made a massive comeback compared to the 2020 election. Trump has now won two swing states and is leading in the rest. This is a huge shift from the 6-1 result in favour of Democrats in 2020.

The seven swing or battleground states of Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin are expected to effectively decide who will be the 47th President of the United States. The contest between Trump and Harris has been very tight and both sides were even neck-and-neck on Tuesday, which was the last polling day.

Exit polls have shown that the state of democracy and the economy, and abortion were the most important issues for US voters before going into the election. A survey conducted by CBS News showed that about six in 10 people considered the state of democracy as their number one issue, followed by abortion, which was considered an important issue by five percent of voters. The economy was chosen as a priority issue by one in ten.

An exit poll by CNN says that about three-quarters of voters have a negative view of things going on in the US today. According to the survey, only one-fourth of people said they were excited or satisfied with the state of the country, while more than four in 10 were dissatisfied and nearly 30% said they were angry.