THE United States will on Tuesday vote to elect its 47th President in a fierce race between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic leader Kamala Harris that is set to go down in history as one of the tightest fights for the White House in decades. The electoral battle appears to have gone to the wire, according to latest opinion polls. Harris, 60, is the nominee of the Democratic Party and Trump, 78, is the Republican nominee. Their party members and support bases are united with their respective parties, and independent votes might decide who would be the next occupant of the White House. To win the elections, a candidates needs 270 of the electoral college votes. Latest opinion polls indicate that the elections will be decidedby the results inseven battle ground states of Arizona,Nevada,Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina andGeorgia. Of these, Michigan and Pennsylvaniaplaykeyroleto themreachingthe270-mark.

 

The presidential race appearstobehurtlingtoward a photo finish, with the final set of polls by The New York TimesandSienaCollegefinding Harris gaining new strength in North Carolina and Georgia even as Trump erases her lead in Pennsylvaniaandmaintains hisadvantageinArizona,the daily reported Sunday. AccordingtoTheNewYork Times,Harrisisnownarrowly ahead in Nevada, North Carolina andWisconsin, the pollsshow,whileTrumpleads in Arizona. “The polls show themlockedinclose races in Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania.

 

Buttheresults in all seven states are within themarginofsamplingerror, meaning neither candidate hasadefinitive lead in any of them,” the daily reported. The Real Clear Politics, which tracks all the major national and battleground polls, said it’s a tie between Trump and Harris. In the national polls, Trump leads by0.1percentagepoints,and inbattlegroundstatestheformerPresidenthas anedgeof 0.9 percentage points.