Election day in the presidential election in the United States is here, and according to the opinion polls, it is a record tie between the Republicans’ Donald Trump and the Democrats’ Kamala Harris.
– My gut feeling is usually wrong, begins a chuckling Kåre R. Aas to Dagsavisen.
– But my impression is that the wind is blowing Kamala Harris’ way now. I think so. What I hear is that she has managed to mobilize important voter groups in the run-up, he continues.
Aas, who has a broad foreign policy background, was Norway’s ambassador to the USA in the period 2013-2020. He is now a strategic advisor at the communications and consulting company Kruse Larsen.
Security measures in Washington DC
Now he himself is in place in the US capital Washington DC to witness the election.
– I am on my way to the Norwegian embassy in DC, and will follow the election from there, he says.
The former ambassador is a little amazed by the security system that has been put in place in the American capital.
– Large metal fences have been set up around the White House, for example. Washington DC is not a city under siege, but it is still a pretty ugly sight. It brings the mind to other things, he describes seriously.
The daily newspaper is also in place in the capital, and in the video clip below you can see some of the security measures Kåre R. Aas is involved in.
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Think Trump may repeat the cheating claims
After the storming of the US Congress after the 2020 election, where Donald Trump claimed that he – and not Joe Biden – won the election, the authorities in the US are taking no chances with security this time. As a result, there is a huge security presence in the capital, in addition to many physical barriers around the city.
– Donald Trump will probably declare victory this time too, no matter what happens. If he sees that the trend is not going his way, he will be very clear that the election has been “stolen” again, says the former ambassador.
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Facts about when polling stations close in the USA
Election day in the USA is Tuesday 5 November. But as the United States is divided into several time zones, and each state decides for itself when the polls are open, the results come in at widely different times. Here is the latest closing time for polling stations in various states, Norwegian time.
1 a.m., the night of 6 November Norwegian time:
* Georgia * Indiana * Kentucky * South Carolina * Virginia * Vermont
1.30:
* North Carolina * Ohio * West Virginia
2 a.m.:
* Alabama * Connecticut * Delaware * Florida * Illinois * Maine * Maryland * Massachusetts * Mississippi * Missouri * New Hampshire * New Jersey * Oklahoma * Pennsylvania * Rhode Island * Tennessee * Washington DC
2.30:
*Arkansas
3.00:
* Arizona * Colorado * Iowa * Kansas * Louisiana * Michigan * Minnesota * Nebraska * New Mexico * North Dakota * South Dakota * Texas * Wisconsin * Wyoming
4:00 a.m.:
* Montana * Nevada * Utah
5.00:
* California * Idaho * Oregon * Washington
6:00 a.m.:
* Hawaii
7.00:
* Alaska
(Source: 270towin.com / The Green Papers / Daily Kos)
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