With a record number of early voting this year, the turnout of the US presidential election is going to be the highest in history of the country, experts have told an event titled "2020 US Presidential Election Reporting Seminar." It is expected that 150 million to 160 million people will vote in this election, said the experts. So far, around 1,500 opinions were conducted for this year's election, said Scot Keeter, senior survey adviser of the Pew Research Center. In 2016, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton earned more popular votes against Donald Trump, but lost the election by electoral college votes. Battleground statesAgainst the backdrop of such a scenario, this year's election, like the ones before, will be decided by what the Americans call battleground states.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 31, 2020 10:41 UTC