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00:00U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump's battle is close, according to surveys.
00:08Only half of the voters voted because of early voting.
00:11The effect of the U.S. election here in the Philippines on Rafi Pima's success.
00:19The early voting in the U.S. is now formal.
00:21And tomorrow, the voting will start in the polling centers.
00:25There are more than 161 million voters in the U.S.
00:28and almost half of them voted because of early voting.
00:32Currently, the Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris is running in Michigan
00:36while the former President Donald Trump of the Republican Party is in Pennsylvania.
00:41They are called swing states.
00:43Based on the surveys, there is no clear leader in these two candidates.
00:47So, whoever wins in the seven swing states may be the next president of the U.S.
00:54The decision will be made, so to speak,
00:56because it will be neck and neck with all the other states that will bring the electoral votes closer to 270.
01:04Ambassador Romualdez is saying that 270 is the number of electoral votes needed to win as president in the U.S.
01:11Unlike the Philippines, where the majority of the votes will be won in the U.S.,
01:16who will be the first to reach 270 electoral votes will win.
01:21Under the electoral college system in the U.S.,
01:23each state has a relative number of electoral votes reaching 538 in 50 U.S. states.
01:30Although Filipinos are the third largest population of Asian Americans,
01:35according to an analyst, the effect of Filipinos in the elections in the U.S. is not that great.
01:39Their vote will really matter if they are in the so-called swing states
01:45such as Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
01:51And whoever wins in these two candidates,
01:53it is possible that there will be no big changes in the policy of the U.S. in the Philippines.
01:57There might be a change in terms of the form but not necessarily in terms of the substance
02:02because there is still an element of bipartisanship
02:05up to their underlying priority when it comes to the Indo-Pacific region,
02:09their competition with China, and the importance of their alliances.
02:15But in a forum held by the Center for Strategic and International Studies earlier
02:19about the U.S. leadership in the country,
02:21a witness predicted that it will affect the economy of the country.
02:25Whoever wins will be highlighted by Trump.
02:27In terms of promoting alliances and making sure the Philippines are part of the Indo-Pacific economic framework
02:35and more investment, I think Harris is better.
02:38But in terms of building a bilateral relationship, one based on personalities, one-on-one,
02:44I think that you would have some opportunities there with Trump.
02:49For GMA Integrated News, I'm Rafi Pima.
02:53Saksi!