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US President Donald Trump Takes Early Lead In Polls, Ahead In Crucial State Of Florida With Thinnest Of Margins
US President Donald Trump and Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Joe Biden (right). (Illustration: Swarajya Magazine)
US President Donald Trump has taken a early lead in the presidential polls by clinching 22 electoral college votes as opposed to Joe Biden's 16, as per Associated Press.
As per the results called so far, Biden has won the states of Vermont and Virginia with three and 13 electoral votes respectively. Trump on the other hand has clinched the states of South Carolina, Kentucky and West Virginia which have nine, eight and five electoral college votes.
The battle for the crucial state of Florida is seeing a neck on neck battle with Trump currently leading with the thinnest of margins. As per reports, 81 per cent of the votes have been counted so far with Trump leading by 49.6 per cent votes as opposed to Biden's 49.3 per cent.
A candidate needs to win 270 electoral college votes in order to become US President.
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