Among many Journalists across the globe, Hannah N. Geterminah of the Daily Observer newspaper and Massa Kanneh of OK FM were selected from Liberia to join other media workers virtually to cover the US elections through the guidance of experts.
As part of the United States of America government exchange program, every elections year, the State Department Foreign Press Center (FPC), through local Embassies, select media workers from various countries to participate in the Foreign Press International Reporting Tour to enable them have a deeper understanding of the US electoral system and provide local coverage that will also provide education, among other reasons.
With 57 percent of women voting for Biden, show the huge support female voters give Biden than the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election that could have seen the first female president ever in the American’s history.
Amid the mammoth voter turnout in the 2020 US presidential election, the women vote made a significant impact on the emergent results, especially in favor of Democratic ticket runners Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for President and Vice-President, respectively.
According to exit polls conducted by Edison Research for the National Election Pool (reported by the New York Times), 57 percent of women voted for Biden/Harris, compared to 42 percent for Donald J. Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence.