Battleground states are hosting the final campaign events of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris delivered a speech in Pennsylvania, while Trump is currently holding one in Michigan.
A number of surprising developments have occurred throughout the campaign, including two assassination attempts on Republican former president Trump and his felony conviction, and the unexpected rise of Democratic Vice President Harris to the position of ticket leader following President Joe Biden’s (81) decision to withdraw his reelection bid in response to pressure from within his own party.
On Election Day, Americans will be voting for the nation’s next president. Polls close at 7 p.m. ET, and Harris and Trump each require a minimum of 270 electoral votes to secure the presidency.
The battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are anticipated to be critical in their pursuit of victory.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India, is the Democratic candidate for the presidency.
In 2004, Harris won her first election as the district attorney of San Francisco, and she later served as the attorney general of California. Following her election to the Senate, Harris went on to become President Joe Biden’s running mate in the 2020 election.
On July 21, she declared her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination after Biden withdrew from the ticket. In the history of a major political party, Harris is the first Black woman and the first Asian American to lead the ticket.
Former President Donald Trump is running for president as a Republican and hopes to win a second term.
Donald Trump, a native of New York, earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his successful 2016 presidential campaign, Trump worked as a real estate developer, businessman, and reality television star, hosting “The Apprentice”.
