Observers have described the election as a referendum on Donald Trump and his handling of Covid-19. Though widely seen as a divisive candidate, latest vote counts suggest the election is his to lose. Matt Terrill, for...
Trump pulls ahead in Pennsylvania
Donald Trump is pulling ahead in the key state of Pennsylvania, a traditional working class state that flipped to Trump in 2016, and which will be crucial this time around. FRANCE 24’s Florence Villeminot, on the ground...
As legal challenges mount, is the election really ‘free and fair’?
Lawsuits are piling up in states, including Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Texas, to challenge the cut-off for counting mail-in votes, and extra days of early voting. Frank O. Bowman, contributor to the Federalist Society...
Trump’s ballot fraud claims are debunked, but do voters care?
This year’s election has seen an unprecedented number of mail-in ballots, to the chagrin of the president. Since April, Trump has made dozens of unsubstantiated claims that mail-in ballots increase the likelihood of...
Landslide ruled out, Democrats eye urban centres of swing states
Hopes for an early outcome, or Biden landslide are off the cards, says FRANCE 24’s international affairs editor Douglas Herbert. Due to the Electoral College format, the focus is now on key battleground states, and the...
Trump takes Florida, clouding Democrat hopes of victory
President Donald Trump has won Florida. Clovis Casali says Trump’s rhetoric painting Joe Biden as a socialist resonated well in the battleground state that has large numbers of Latino and Cuban voters.
Biden wins New York, but locals fear a 2016 repeat
Joe Biden has won the staunchly Democrat New York state, but as FRANCE 24 reporter Jessica Le Masurier in New York City reports, locals are on tenterhooks. Many have been expecting a Biden landslide, and early poll...