Trump Gaining on Biden in Some Swing States: Report
President Donald Trump has been leading in most swing states against Democratic bet Joe Biden, according to a USA Today report.
The election is just a few days away, and more than half of American voters who have voted in 2016 have already cast their ballots.
In key states, where the race is critical, the deadline for early voting ends on Friday. These states include Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and Texas. Swing states like Florida and North Carolina will end its early voting on Saturday.
Earlier reports said that early voting appears to be favorable to Democrats in many states. Republicans are also gaining quickly in Florida and other early voting states.
Data from RealClearPolitics and FiveThirtyEight shows that Biden is leading by 8.3 percentage points over Trump nationally. The said point was two points lower than the 10.1-point edge he had in mid-October.
USA Today said that the polls were also shifting in Trump's favor ahead of his win over Hillary Clinton in 2016.
However, Clinton's lead was not as big as Biden's heading into the election. In 2016, Clinton's average lead was around 2.1 percentage points.
On a national average, Biden leads by 51.7 percent against Trump's 43.4 percent.
Swing State Averages
In Arizona, Biden leads with a 47.8 percent average against Trump's 46.4 percent. On the other hand, Trump leads in Texas with an average of 48.1 percent against Biden's with 46.3 percent.
The two presidential hopefuls meet with a tie in Ohio with 46.4 percent.
Trump earlier said he will refuse to peacefully leave the office if ever he loses the election on November 3, days away from now.
This fear surrounds not only to government officials in the opposition but also American voters, particularly Ohioans.
Would Trump Accept Defeat?
More than half of likely Ohio voters believe that Trump will not concede or accept the next month's general election results. This even if certified vote totals show that he lost, according to an article by Cleveland.
About one-quarter of likely voters think Trump would concede, and about 21 percent are unsure.
Battleground states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin showed that they also doubt whether Trump would transfer power.
Around 57 to 58 percent of likely voters in each of those other states said they do not think Trump will concede even after the vote count is certified.
Vice President Mike Pence decided not to comment on whether Trump would accept the post-election transfer of power, according to an Independent report.
Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom is preparing for state civil unrest ahead of the general election. Newsom said they are preparing for a possible election night chaos.
"We are always gaming out different scenarios and making sure that we are prepared," Newsom said in a The Hill report. However, Newsom did not say in particular what they are doing to prepare for a possible election night fiasco.
Other states across the country are also taking precautionary measures as fears over possible violence after the 2020 election has grown.
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