Biden and Trump win four more primaries and move on to prepare for the U.S. general election
Kyiv • UNN
Biden and Trump received their parties' nominations in primaries held in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Wisconsin, which would give them a rematch in the 2020 presidential election.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump won primary elections in four states, including the crucial state of Wisconsin. The incumbent and former president thus secured the nomination of their parties and turned their attention to preparing for the general elections in the United States, reports UNN, citing Voice of America and The Guardian.
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US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have won their parties' presidential nomination primaries in four more states, with both winning votes in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Wisconsin.
All four states had multiple candidates on the ballot, and in three of them voters could vote for a "free-will candidate" or check the "do not support a particular candidate" box.
Interestingly, the percentage of voters in Rhode Island who checked the "do not support a particular candidate" box was about the same as in protest votes in Minnesota and Michigan, where it was 19 percent and 13 percent, respectively.
Polls closed at 8 p.m. ET in Connecticut and Rhode Island and 9 p.m. ET in New York and Wisconsin, and results will be available shortly thereafter.
Now the rematch of the 2020 duel is a foregone conclusion: Biden and Trump will fight each other again in the November 5, 2024 presidential election. In the near future, US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will focus entirely on the US general election.
Supplement
Wisconsin Republicans have turned their attention to ballot measures related to organizing elections in the state. The first measure raises the issue of eliminating the use of private funds in organizing elections;
The second measure addresses the question of whether "only statutorily appointed officials may perform the tasks of conducting primaries, elections, and referendums.
Republicans urged their supporters to vote yes on both measures.
Republicans argue that such funding should be eliminated to ensure voter confidence in the election results, but Democrats warn that approving such a measure could drain resources from state agencies already too depleted by budget cuts.
As for the second question, Democrats criticize its vague wording and accuse Republicans of trying to intimidate nonpartisan voter advocacy groups that typically work to register and boost turnout in the state.
"Instead of working to make sure our clerks have the resources they need to run elections, Republicans are pushing a nonsense amendment to please Donald Trump," Ben Wikler, chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, said last month.
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