Christian Carlos. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P].
Today, Tuesday, November 3, the general elections are being held in the United States, which include the election for the presidency of the country. As contenders for the presidential campaign, the representative of the Democratic Party, Joe Biden, is in the race; while Donald J. Trump will try to be reelected for four more years representing the Republican Party.
Since this morning, various public opinion figures with worldwide influence have spoken out in favor of the importance of exercising the right to vote for their representatives.
Gavin Newsom, governor of the state of California, said via Twitter that polling centers will be open until 8 p.m. local time. He reminded the use of masks and a website where they can check which polling place they can access to cast their vote.
Wanda Sykes, an activist actress for the LGBTTTIQ+ community, urged the people of Michigan and Nebraska to exercise their right to vote after "stay-at-home" information was disseminated by COVID-19.
Young climate change awareness activist Greta Thunberg, strongly criticized by U.S. presidential re-election candidate Donald Trump when she said he needed more of a social life, spoke out in favor of not missing the opportunity for Americans to vote.
The disease specialist and current COVID-19 researcher, took the opportunity to speak out in favor of the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, Joe Biden. She added that the state of Pennsylvania should get up and go out and vote.
In her latest publication, which shows Lady Gaga, a global pop icon who was seen giving a speech at the last event offered by the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, Joe Biden, addressed a message against the candidate for re-election to the presidency by the Republican Party, Donald J. Trump and called to vote for his Democratic counterpart.
Laura Packard, a stage 4 cancer survivor and cancer awareness activist whose profile description says she is blocked by top officials of the current administration, sent a video message in which she expresses her concern that the American people become aware of the importance of their vote. "Our lives are at stake," she noted in the tweet.
Hilary Clinton, 2016 presidential contender, showed on her social networks that she had exercised her vote: "I voted and it felt good" without offering further details.
With a sense of closeness to the U.S. population, maintaining health protocols as required by the COVID-19 pandemic, the former President of the United States, Barack Obama, was in contact with citizens through FaceTime - Apple's secure video call protocol - where he called on citizens to exercise their vote freely.
In the international context, Shakira, world-class singer-songwriter, named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in October 2003, and creator of the Pies Descalzos foundation, concerned about children and Colombian refugees in the United States, sent a message about the importance of the Latino vote in the general elections on November 3.
The international star, Kanye West, who announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States and who was strongly criticized by the public opinion not only for this, but also for his support to Donald Trump, sent a brief and enigmatic message where he revealed that he has voted for himself. It should be noted that this is the first time he is old enough to vote and elect the president of the United States.
In contrast, businesswoman Kim Kardashian, with a more sensible tone, offered important information by disclosing phone lines where the U.S. population can be properly informed about the rights that citizens have when it comes to voting.
"It's Election Day - America, let's vote!" read the message delivered this morning by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
With the theme song of the American Village People, "YMCA", Donald Trump made a strong call to go out and "Vote, vote, vote".
