Trump and Biden; this is the current score

‘Incredibly exciting’ calls RTL News the election battle between Trump and Biden, while Donald already claims victory. At this moment, the counters stand at 238 for Biden and 213 for Trump; when one of the two reaches 270 electoral votes, the battle for the presidency is over.

Many Americans cast their votes by mail in connection with the coronavirus crisis. The counting of these votes can officially only start today, which means it could take days before the result is officially official. To be honest: a thrilling movie is nothing compared to this, as the two are so close to each other. It all revolves around the Swing States, which are the states where it is unpredictable whether they will vote Republican or Democratic.

Even though we in the Netherlands can hardly imagine another four years of Trump, it is very different for Americans. In 2016, Hilary Clinton lost to Trump because the electoral college system of the Americans is so complex that you can lose even with a majority. But we will come back to that ridiculous matter later. It is high time to sweep that away, it seems to me.

Meanwhile, what Bernie Sanders predicted on Jimmy Fallon seems to be coming true, that Donald J. Trump is already claiming to be the winner. Speaking of foresight. I mean Bernie’s, not Trump’s.

And to put this election madness into perspective: Kanye West just voted for Kanye West.