The United States of
America (USA) is the largest democracy in the world. Since the Declaration of
Independence in July 4, 1776, the earth has revolved around the earth more than
two hundred and forty times. Ever Since George Washington took oath as the
first US President back in April 30, 1789, 44 people have marked their name in
the history as the incumbent of Oval Office at Washington D.C. Donald Trump is
the currently serving 45th President of the United States of America
since January 20, 2017. In the context of the 2020 United States Presidential Election, Trump is on head-to-head race for the next term against strong
Democrat candidate Joe Biden. The election was held on November 3, 2020.
How is the US
President elected?
If you are under the
impression that the largest advocate of the democracy in the world selects its
President through direct election, then you seriously need to read this article.
It may seem that the Americans are electing their President directly. However,
much more procedures goes behind the scene for laymen. The citizens of America
do get to vote, but their votes are to elect the members of the Electoral College.
What is Electoral
College?
In the context of US
Presidential Election, Electoral College elects the President and Vice
President of the United States of America. At present, there are total of 538
members in the Electoral College. These members are elected from each of the 50
States, plus Washington D.C. proportionately. In the 48 States as well as in
Washington D.C., the candidate which wins the most votes in the state is a
winner, even if it is by one vote.
The number of
electors differ by the population in each state. For instance, California is
the most populous state and hence, it has 55 electors (53 representatives + 2
Senators). However, Wayoming, Alaska, North Dakota and Washington D.C. have
only three electors (one representative + two senators). Electors are commonly
known as Electoral College Votes.
The candidate who
wins the absolute majority of total Electoral Votes, i.e. 270 out of 538, wins
the Presidential Election.
Winning by Losing,
and vice-versa
The beauty (or
peculiarity) of the US Presidential Election is that the candidate can win by
losing. Yes, it has happened. Twice. Donald Trump is the latest President to
win by losing the public vote. Back in 2016 Presidential Election, Hillary
Clinton was ahead of Trump by almost three million public votes. However, our
Donald Trump turned the table when it came to Electoral Votes. Winning popular
votes doesn’t necessarily make you a President of the United States.
Who will win the 2020
US Presidential Election?
This is a million
dollar… no, in fact, this is a quintillion dollar question right now. The whole
world is focusing their attention on the 2020 US Presidential Election. Who
will it be? Will Donald Trump continue to occupy the Oval Office at Washington
D.C. or is Joe Biden gonna get promoted from former Vice-President to the President
of the US?
As stated earlier,
the candidate needs to secure 270 Electoral Votes to win the presidential election.
As of writing this post at 09:00 (GMT) on November 4, 2020, Joe Biden is
leading with 238 Votes while Donald Trump is chasing strong with 213 Votes. The
best strategy for Biden is to keep hold of the electoral that Democrat (Hillary
Clinton) won back in 2016, and he seems to be doing good in those states. In
addition to that, Biden seems to lead marginally in the states like Michigan,
Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin which the Republic won back in 2016. Even in the
states like Iowa, Ohio and Texas, Trump is leading only marginally.
What are the chances
of Trump being re-elected as the US President?
Well, we can’t say no
to that possibility of Donald Trump being re-elected for his second term as the
US President. The current status of the polls show that there is gonna be a
head-to-head competition between the Democrat and Republic. The margin of
difference is marginal. The fate of either of the candidate and of the
Americans will be most likely decided by the swing states. It is expected that
there will be some issues over the votes of those states.
For now, all we can
do is keep calm and relax and wait for the Election Results. Let the voters elect
their representatives and senators to make up the Electoral College. The
Electors will vote for their presidential candidate on December 14, 2020. The
winner of the 2020 US Presidential Election will take on the Oval Office on
January 20, 2021 for the next four years.
God Bless US all!
©Linking the Myths
2020: Facts about US Presidential Election 2020. Joe Biden. Donald Trump.
Republican. Democrat.
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