Donald Trump and Kamala Harris\u2019s final election speeches couldn\u2019t be more different<\/p>\n
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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. <\/p>\n
The economy and the state of US democracy are among the top issues cited by voters in NBC News\u2019s exit poll, according to the preliminary results.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Trump dismissed critics who expressed concerns that he would not concede an election loss as \u201ccrazy\u201d as he cast his vote in Florida. <\/p>\n
The former president told reporters as he voted with his wife Melania Trump: \u201cIf I lose an election, if it\u2019s a fair election, I\u2019d be the first one to acknowledge it.\u201d <\/p>\n
Trump later declared that his supporters are \u201cnot violent people.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first in-person votes were cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, at midnight on Monday \u2013\u00a0a tradition going back almost 65 years \u2013 with the town\u2019s six registered voters split evenly between the two candidates.<\/p>\n
1730845807WATCH: Kamala Harris surprises voters with Election Day calls at phone bankThe vice president appeared at the Democrat party\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Ms Harris and her opponent, Republican former president Donald Trump, made their final pitches to voters on Monday \u2013 the last full day of campaigning.<\/p>\n
The first in-person votes were cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, at midnight \u2013 a tradition going back almost 65 years \u2013 with the town\u2019s six registered voters split evenly between the two candidates.<\/p>\n
Kamala Harris surprises voters with Election Day callsHolly Patrick5 November 2024 22:30<\/p>\n
1730845489Philadelphia Police reject Trump claims about \u2018cheating’Gustaf Kilander5 November 2024 22:24<\/p>\n
1730845207Trump says RFK Jr is \u2018gonna do pretty much what he wants’Gustaf Kilander5 November 2024 22:20<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Both men and women said the state of democracy was their most important issue, with the economy coming in second. <\/p>\n
Among men, 12 percent said immigration was their top issue, while 10 percent of women said the same. <\/p>\n
Gustaf Kilander5 November 2024 22:11<\/p>\n
1730844607Georgia polling stations hit by bomb threats \u2018of Russian origin\u2019 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve heard some threats that were of Russian origin,\u201d he said during a press conference on Tuesday morning. \u201cI don\u2019t know how to describe that that\u2019s viable, we don\u2019t think they are, but in the interest of public safety, you always check that out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll just continue to be very responsible when we hear about stuff like that. We\u2019ve identified the source and it was from Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie Hawkinson5 November 2024 22:10<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything you need to know about who conducts them and how to understand them.<\/p>\n
Katie Hawkinson5 November 2024 22:00<\/p>\n
1730843407Dr Phil walks back presidential endorsement one week after speaking at Trump rally\u201cI\u2019m just not here to endorse Donald Trump. I do not like celebrity endorsements,\u201d McGraw said in a teaser clip posted to X.<\/p>\n
Inga Parkel5 November 2024 21:50<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cStudents are forming long lines to vote in battleground states and districts, including at Florida State University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Madison, Lehigh University, Arizona State University, Villanova University, Lafayette College, Cornell University, and Temple University,\u201d the group said. \u201cStudent newspapers report that some of these lines are hours long and began as soon as polls opened.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ariana Baio5 November 2024 21:40<\/p>\n
1730842207Bill Gates\u2019 youngest daughter Phoebe endorses Kamala Harris in plea to Gen Z votersThe Microsoft co-founder\u2019s youngest child recently wrote an essay for Nylon, explaining that her vote centered around the Supreme Court case Dobbs v Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization, which ended federal protections of abortion rights and overturned the 1973 Roe v Wade decision in June 2022.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been passionate about sexual and reproductive health issues since my early teenage years, inspired by my mother\u2019s focus on gender issues around the world,\u201d the recent Stanford University graduate\u2019s essay began.<\/p>\n
Brittany Miller5 November 2024 21:30<\/p>\n
1730841607How Biden would have fared against Trump if he had never dropped outPolitics is full of \u2018what ifs\u2019 – and one of the biggest in 2024 is what would have happened if Joe Biden had stayed in the presidential race.<\/p>\n
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\u2019t know the final outcome of the presidential race, the speculative poll suggests replacing Biden with Kamala Harris was the right move for the Dems.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Ariana Baio5 November 2024 21:20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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