Countdown to US election day: Key stakes and trends defining the final stretch
Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump in a divided nation.
Key battleground states such as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are expected to decide the outcome. Both campaigns are preparing for possible legal battles which might delay the final results. The timing of knowing the winner is uncertain, as each state has different rules for counting ballots.
In the upcoming election, history will be made regardless of the outcome.
If Kamala Harris wins, she will become the first female president of the United States, a significant milestone in the nation's 248-year history. Additionally, she would be the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to assume the presidency. Harris and her campaign have downplayed her gender and race to avoid alienating potential supporters, but historians note that her win would be momentous.
A victory for former President Donald Trump, on the other hand, would set a different historic precedent. Trump would be the first person convicted of a felony to be elected to the U.S. presidency. He was convicted of 34 felony counts related to a New York hush-money case just over five months ago. Trump is also facing additional felony charges in at least two other criminal cases. He has asserted that the justice system is politicized against him, and a substantial number of voters support this view or choose to overlook his legal issues.
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