Election Day 2024 stay updates: Latest Trump vs Harris information, polls, outcomes and evaluation
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American voters are heading to the polls on Election Day as Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump conclude their campaigns.
The economy and the state of US democracy are among the top issues cited by voters in NBC News’s exit poll, according to the preliminary results.
Thirty-five percent said democracy was their top issue while slightly fewer, 31 percent, said the economy. Abortion was the top issue for 14 percent of voters while 11 percent said immigration. Four percent said foreign policy was most important to them.
Meanwhile, Trump dismissed critics who expressed concerns that he would not concede an election loss as “crazy” as he cast his vote in Florida.
The former president told reporters as he voted with his wife Melania Trump: “If I lose an election, if it’s a fair election, I’d be the first one to acknowledge it.”
Trump later declared that his supporters are “not violent people.”
The first in-person votes were cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, at midnight on Monday – a tradition going back almost 65 years – with the town’s six registered voters split evenly between the two candidates.
Harris campaign seeing enthusiasm among students and Puerto Rican voters in Pennsylvania
The Harris campaign is optimistic about the high turnout among Puerto Rican voters in Philadelphia.
They’re also seeing plenty of enthusiasm among college students, citing lines at one Pennsylvania university being up to seven hours long.
In North Carolina, rural Republican turnout is lower, according to a small sample of a few counties. Meanwhile, turnout is looking high in the city of Durham.
Three-quarters of voters have negative view of state of nation
About three-quarters of voters have a negative view of how things are progressing in the country, according to the CNN exit poll.
About one-quarter say they are enthusiastic or satisfied with the current situation in the US. More than four out of 10 say they’re dissatisfied while about three in 10 say they’re angry.
But at the same time, more than six out of 10 voters said America’s best days lay ahead, with about a third saying they’re in the past.
A majority disapprove of President Joe Biden’s job performance, with about four in 10 saying they approve.
Trump rants about Oprah and Fox News as he casts his vote in Palm Beach: ‘She should be ashamed’
Speaking as he cast his own vote on Tuesday, the Republican said Winfrey should be “ashamed” of herself for the comments.
“I think it’s ridiculous,” he told reporters. “Oprah, I was on one of her last show or one of her last shows and they pick the biggest people and all of that and made a big deal and actually, I’m disappointed. I think Oprah has become a major divider in our country and I think frankly she should be ashamed of herself.”
WATCH: Kamala Harris surprises voters with Election Day calls at phone bank
The vice president appeared at the Democrat party’s DC headquarters to drum up support, joining volunteers to call people across the country to encourage them to vote or ask if they have done so already.
Ms Harris and her opponent, Republican former president Donald Trump, made their final pitches to voters on Monday – the last full day of campaigning.
The first in-person votes were cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, at midnight – a tradition going back almost 65 years – with the town’s six registered voters split evenly between the two candidates.
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Democracy and economy cited as top issues by voters in NBC exit poll
Thirty-five percent said democracy was their top issue while slightly fewer, 31 percent, said the economy. Abortion was the top issue for 14 percent of voters while 11 percent said immigration. Four percent said foreign policy was most important to them.
Both men and women said the state of democracy was their most important issue, with the economy coming in second.
Among men, 12 percent said immigration was their top issue, while 10 percent of women said the same.
Georgia polling stations hit by bomb threats ‘of Russian origin’ on election day
Two polling stations had been evacuated in Union City and Fulton County due to the threats on Tuesday. Secretary Brad Raffensperger said officials were investigating but they do not believe they were viable.
“We’ve heard some threats that were of Russian origin,” he said during a press conference on Tuesday morning. “I don’t know how to describe that that’s viable, we don’t think they are, but in the interest of public safety, you always check that out.
“We’ll just continue to be very responsible when we hear about stuff like that. We’ve identified the source and it was from Russia.”
How to understand exit polls on Election Night
Exit polls are a key indication of the potential results, as pollsters survey voters after they cast their ballots to determine who they backed and how they feel about certain issues.
Here’s everything you need to know about who conducts them and how to understand them.
Dr Phil walks back presidential endorsement one week after speaking at Trump rally
“I’m just not here to endorse Donald Trump. I do not like celebrity endorsements,” McGraw said in a teaser clip posted to X.
Source: independent.co.uk
