The US presidential election begins… Harris: “We are tired of the era of division”; Trump: “We will achieve a huge victory”

(US Selection 2024)

As the election to elect the 47th president of the United States began on the 5th (local time), Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican candidate former President Donald Trump both began to rally support and appealed to voters to vote.

Vice President Harris said in a radio broadcast interview in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the biggest battleground, this morning, “People are tired of these times that divide us,” and “We all have more in common than what divides us.”

He said, “Leadership should not be about reprimanding and belittling people,” and “Leadership is about trying to find common ground.”

It is analyzed that he pointed out the ‘divisive’ style politics of his opponent, former President Trump, while also emphasizing unifying leadership.

Former President Trump was also confident of victory and appealed to his supporters to vote.

In an article he posted on his social networking service (SNS) Truth Social on this day, he said, “Today’s election day will be the most important day in American history,” and emphasized, “Together, we will achieve a tremendous victory and make America great again.” did it He continued, “Radical communist Democrats want you to pack your bags and go home,” and urged, “You must vote no matter how long it takes.”

The main voting for the presidential election began at 6 a.m. (Eastern U.S. time) on this day in major states such as New York and Virginia. Starting at 7 p.m., seven states, including the swing state Georgia, will begin counting votes sequentially as voting ends. There are 244 million voters in this presidential election, and based on the 2020 voter turnout of 66.6%, approximately 162 million people are expected to participate in the vote. As the two candidates are competing very closely, it may take several days for the election results to come out.

In this election, 34 new members, or one-third of the federal senators, and 435 new members of the federal House of Representatives will be elected. Since Korean-American Congressman Andy Kim (Democrat, New Jersey) is running for a seat in the Federal Senate, it is also expected that a thousand Korean-American federal senators will be produced.

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