Obama Urges Voters: This Election Will Be Close—Go Out and Vote!

Washington: As Americans began ir Tuesday morning to choose a new president, many received a mess from former President Barack Obama encouraging m to vote and said that this election would be a tight race.

Democratic leader Kamala Harris and Republican minee Donald Trump are all in a heated race to become 47th President of United States.

"Folks, this election is going to be close. In some states, just a handful of votes in every precinct could decide winner,” In a short yet impactful video mess, Obama reached millions through digital platforms, including email, messaging apps like WhatsApp, and social media sites like X and Facebook.

Political analysts say that next president of United States will be determined by results in seven battleground states: Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, rth Carolina, and Georgia.

Experts say that poll is so close that in some of se states, margin of victory could be a few thousand votes.

“So you need to get out re and tell your family, talk to your neighbours, make a plan, go to polls with your friends and vote,” Obama said and made an appeal to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz, Goverr of Minneapolis.

“Vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” Obama said.

Obama is said to be pioneer in “Go Out and Vote” campaign developed by ruling  Democratic Party.

(with PTI inputs)