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Sanctions for some, defense of democracy for others who came to defend”Right to be thereAmericans vote seriously and nervously. “I’ve noticed that some of the candidates who ran recently opted for slander, negative campaigning, and things like that. I don’t want these people to represent me at the highest levelsays Con Bernard, a 39-year-old engineer who met at the opening of a polling station in Union City, a predominantly African-American town near Atlanta, Georgia.

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In Phoenix, Arizona, a polling station had problems Tuesday morning with its machine responsible for printing ballot papers, AFP journalists noted. Enough to bolster the distrust of some Arizona residents, in this southwestern state where Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential win remains contested by Republican candidates. “This machine was supposed to be tested a long time ago, last week‘, grumbled Donald Newton, the octogenarian Republican who managed to vote in the office next door, and firmly believes that the 2020 electionto steal“.

In McAllen, a Texas town on the border with Mexico, 64-year-old retiree Enrique Ayala hopes that “Everyone will be civilized and all sides accept their victories or defeats“.”There is so much polarization and misinformation that I want to make sure my voice is heardRobin Gerard, a 61-year-old doctor, said he was holding a coffee mug in his hand. “It’s worrying, the rhetoric from both sides seems too extremeHe adds, not to hide his choice from the Democrats.

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