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In the final stretch of the presidential elections on November 5, Joe Biden and the former president Donald Trump are once again vying for power in the United States. This contest is seen by many as a rematch of the 2020 elections, in which Biden emerged victorious and is emerging as one of the most most crucial in the country’s recent historymarked by deep political and social polarization.
Biden launched his re-election campaign in April 2023, presenting his rival as a threat to democracy in the United States. The Democratic candidate, who is the oldest president to hold office, He would be 86 years old at the end of a second term. For his part, Trump, who continues to deny the result of the last elections, launched his candidacy to regain the White House with the goal of becoming the second president to win two non-consecutive terms. But his situation became more complicated when in May of this year he was found guilty in a bribery case in New York and also faces other charges related to his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 elections.
The electoral process ends with the general election on November 5, where citizens vote to elect the president. However,the election is not decided directly by popular vote, but by the Electoral College. Each state has a set number of electors based on its population, and most states award all of their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the majority of the popular vote in that state. This system has been subject of debate and criticismespecially in recent elections where the winner of the popular vote does not always coincide with the winner of the Electoral College.
If he wins, Trump has said he will reform key sectors of the federal government and cut social welfare programs. He has also promised retaliate against your political opponents and has said he will appoint a special prosecutor to “go after” Biden and his family.
For his part, Biden has presented his second term as a continuation of the first, with the motto “let’s finish this job”. If he is re-elected he promised to defend rights such as abortion protections, which some Republicans have threatened to weaken, and said he will protect America’s image on the world stage, preserve democracy at home and meet climate goals.
President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, donald trumpfaced each other this Thursday in a debate that offered a Unparalleled opportunity to tip the balance in the polls. After a meeting that showed a worn-out president and an energetic and aggressive ex-president, all eyes will be on the results of the next public opinion polls.
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