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US election 2020: Were voters more concerned about the economy or Covid?

Nationally, a third of voters said the economy was the most important issue in deciding who to choose as president, with a further two in 10 naming racial inequality and 18% saying the coronavirus pandemic.

What's behind these statistics? And what do they tell us about who might be heading for victory? Listen to this passionate discussion between Moe Vela, a former Senior Advisor to Joe Biden and Jen Kerns, a Republican strategist in California - does she think we'll get a result in the next few hours?

Photo shows: A man looks at hundreds of thousands of white flags placed in a memorial in Washington DC for people who died with COVID-19. Credit: EPA

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