(Tuesday) 200 million American voters, who have the right to vote, went to the polls to choose the next president of the United States of America. The big election day comes after a fierce campaign for several months led by candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, which sharply divided the country. The latest opinion polls indicate a shrinking difference between them, which makes it difficult to predict the outcome. Hours before the start of polls to elect the new president, the latest opinion polls showed yesterday that the competition is intense between the two candidates, with Hillary Clinton leading by a narrow margin. In a poll published by RealClearPolitics, Clinton led her Republican rival, Donald Trump, by 3.2 percent.
The result of the latest poll, published by CBS News, also came in favor of Clinton, with a four percentage point lead, to 45% support, compared to 41% for Trump. Many American media expected Clinton to win the votes of the senior voters, and NBC predicted that Clinton would get 274 of the votes of the senior voters, compared to 170 votes for Trump, and said that polls in states that have 94 of the remaining senior voters show a close result. among the candidates. However, that would be enough for Clinton to obtain the necessary votes to win the majority, amounting to 270 votes. While a poll conducted by Quinnipiac University showed that the difference is narrowing between the candidates in the swing states of Florida and North Carolina. Clinton leads by 46% in Florida compared to 45% for Trump, and by 47% in North Carolina compared to 45% for Trump.
Experts confirmed that the participation of Hispanic Americans in voting, which is a pro-democracy segment, witnessed a significant increase in the rate of double, compared to voting in Florida at this stage of the last elections. This is considered a good sign for the Clinton campaign, while local media in Nevada reported long queues in the Latin neighborhoods of Las Vegas.
The New York Times believes that if there is a possible victory for Trump, it will be on the shoulders of white Americans who have not completed basic education. The number of these whites crossed the threshold of 50 million people out of the voting bloc of 200 million people entitled to vote. Donald Trump enjoys a support rate of 57% among this segment, while Clinton does not exceed 29%.
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