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From the Guardians today in focus, this is U. is US election extra with me Lucy Hoff

Right up until election day on the states on November the 5th. We'll be bringing you daily updates from the campaign trail

Today the path to power, what each candidate would need to do to win the Electoral College.

There's just 18 days left ago.

Trump and Harris are busy blitzing key battleground states that are crucial to

winning the Electoral College. It's a state-by-state system that can bring unexpected

results.

Breaking news. NBC news now calling President-elect Joe Biden the apparent winner in Georgia.

It is only the third time in more than five decades that a Democrat or independent has won the state.

And with the polls this tight,

each state could be won by even the narrowest of margins. Well with me is Chris Michael, the Guardian's US editor in London. So Chris, can we get a very simple, if possible, introduction to the electoral college system so different

states have different numbers of electoral votes yeah that's right the president is

chosen not by the popular vote but by something called the Electoral College.

This is basically a meeting of representatives from the states.

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