This post was originally published on France24
US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history. As a mere seven swing states are set to decide the US presidency for the entire country, under the complex Electoral College system, FRANCE 24’s Carys Garland welcomes Dr. Christopher Featherstone, Associate Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at University of York.