Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’s final election speeches couldn’t be more different
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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.
1730845807WATCH: Kamala Harris surprises voters with Election Day calls at phone bankThe 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.
Kamala Harris surprises voters with Election Day callsHolly Patrick5 November 2024 22:30
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1730845207Trump says RFK Jr is ‘gonna do pretty much what he wants’Gustaf Kilander5 November 2024 22:20
1730844700Democracy and economy cited as top issues by voters in NBC exit pollThirty-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.
Gustaf Kilander5 November 2024 22:11
1730844607Georgia polling stations hit by bomb threats ‘of Russian origin’ on election dayTwo 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.”
Katie Hawkinson5 November 2024 22:10
1730844007How to understand exit polls on Election NightExit 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.
Katie Hawkinson5 November 2024 22:00
1730843407Dr 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.
Inga Parkel5 November 2024 21:50
1730842807Voting organization points to large turnout among student votersVoters of Tomorrow, a political organization aimed at encouraging young people to vote, said there is a massive turnout among student voters in the battleground states.
“Students are forming long lines to vote in battleground states and districts, including at Florida State University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Lehigh University, Arizona State University, Villanova University, Lafayette College, Cornell University, and Temple University,” the group said. “Student newspapers report that some of these lines are hours long and began as soon as polls opened.”
Ariana Baio5 November 2024 21:40
1730842207Bill Gates’ youngest daughter Phoebe endorses Kamala Harris in plea to Gen Z votersThe Microsoft co-founder’s youngest child recently wrote an essay for Nylon, explaining that her vote centered around the Supreme Court case Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which ended federal protections of abortion rights and overturned the 1973 Roe v Wade decision in June 2022.
“I’ve been passionate about sexual and reproductive health issues since my early teenage years, inspired by my mother’s focus on gender issues around the world,” the recent Stanford University graduate’s essay began.
Brittany Miller5 November 2024 21:30
1730841607How Biden would have fared against Trump if he had never dropped outPolitics is full of ‘what ifs’ – and one of the biggest in 2024 is what would have happened if Joe Biden had stayed in the presidential race.
A new YouGov poll looks at exactly that, surveying Americans on how they would have voted if the veteran Democrat had stayed the course. Although we still don’t know the final outcome of the presidential race, the speculative poll suggests replacing Biden with Kamala Harris was the right move for the Dems.
According to the 1,103 citizens YouGov surveyed between November 1-3, Trump would have been seven points ahead of his former rival in a race with Biden.
Ariana Baio5 November 2024 21:20
