Washington: There are only a few days left in the US Presidential Elections 2020 and this time the election seems to be breaking many records. This time due to the Coronavirus, the trend of voting is also changing and millions of voters are avoiding going to the booths to cast their votes. In view of this, pre-poll ballots have also set a new record this time. The Independent US Election Project, an independent organization, claimed that more than 59 million people had cast their ballots as of Sunday, with the number of black voters likely to be much higher.
According to a CNN report, black people in the U.S. are increasingly voting on issues such as police violence, racism, and white supremacy. In the past, the Supreme Court had overturned the decision related to the Affordable Care Act, which is directly affecting the black people living in poverty. The Corona epidemic also has the highest number of deaths in the United States. The majority of these deaths are of black Americans. More than 223,000 Black Americans have died from the corona so far. Numerous researches have shown that there is a big difference in the availability of health care systems behind black and Asian Americans having more deaths than corona.
Democrats expect benefits
According to an Independent Vote Monitor, the number of pre-election ballots in 2020 has surpassed the number of such votes cast in the elections held 4 years ago. This is the figure 9 days before the final voting on November 3. An independent U.S. election project run by the University of Florida claimed that more than 59 million people had voted as of Sunday. According to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s website, a total of 57 million people last voted by mail or before polling.
The Democratic Party has been promoting pre-poll voting from the beginning. It looks like they can take the lead. Conversely, Donald Trump has been claiming for months without any evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. Because of this, Republican supporters are expected to vote on election day. Michael MacDonald, a professor of political science at the University of Florida, says that the way the corona is spreading in the country, this strategy is more risky. Michael is also managing an election project. He tweeted what would happen if some of his voters decided not to cast their votes or the polling booth would close.
150 million people can cast their votes
According to this report, more than 150 million people can vote in this election. In the 2016 elections, this figure was 13.7 crores. Some of these states can be very important. The voting figure here is breaking records. These include Texas. As of last Sunday alone, 80% more votes have been cast here as compared to 2016. McDonald’s said in a tweet that pre-poll voting continues in Texas until Friday. There is no doubt that by the day of the final voting, more voting will have taken place in Texas than in 2016. The question is how much it will be. Texas has traditionally been a stronghold of the Republican Party. Republican candidates have been supported here since 1980.
