{"id":122015,"date":"2024-11-04T16:29:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T09:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122015"},"modified":"2024-11-04T16:29:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T09:29:45","slug":"heres-what-to-watch-as-election-day-approaches-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122015","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s what to watch as Election Day approaches in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Election Day is nearly upon us. In a matter of hours, the final votes in the 2024 presidential election will be cast.<\/p>\n<p>In a deeply divided nation, the election is a true toss-up between Democrat <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kamala-harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a><\/span> and Republican <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>We know there are <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/polls-closing-time-election-day-964d07d7d6a9d6d034850497821f9cd5\">seven battleground states<\/a><\/span> that will decide the outcome, barring a major surprise. But major questions persist about the timing of the results, the makeup of the electorate, the influx of misinformation \u2014 even the possibility of political violence. At the same time, both sides are prepared for a protracted legal battle that could complicate things further. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to watch on the eve of Election Day 2024:<\/p>\n<h2>History will be made either way<\/h2>\n<p>Given all the twists and turns in recent months, it\u2019s easy to overlook the historical significance of this election.<\/p>\n<p>Harris would become the first female president in the United States\u2019 248-year history. She would also be the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to hold the office. Harris and her campaign have largely played down gender and race fearing that they might alienate some supporters. But the significance of a Harris win would not be lost on historians.<\/p>\n<p>A Trump victory would represent a different kind of historical accomplishment. He would become the first person convicted of a felony elected to the U.S. presidency, having been <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0\">convicted of 34 felony counts<\/a><\/span> in a New York hush-money case little more than five months ago. <\/p>\n<p>Trump, who is still facing <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/trump-investigations-civil-criminal-tracker\/\">felony charges<\/a><\/span> in at least two separate criminal cases, argued that he is the victim of a politicized justice system. And tens of millions of voters apparently believe him \u2014 or they\u2019re willing to overlook his extraordinary legal baggage. <\/p>\n<h2>How long will it take to know the winner?<\/h2>\n<h2\/>\n<p>Election Day in the United States is now often considered election week as each state follows its own rules and practices for counting ballots \u2014 not to mention the legal challenges \u2014 that can delay the results. But the truth is, nobody knows how long it will take for the winner to be announced this time.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, The Associated Press <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ap.org\/behind-the-news\/calling-the-2020-presidential-race-state-by-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a><\/span> President Joe Biden the winner on Saturday afternoon \u2014 four days after polls closed. But even then, The AP called North Carolina for Trump 10 days after Election Day and Georgia for Biden 16 days later after hand recounts.<\/p>\n<p>Four years earlier, the 2016 election was decided just hours after most polls closed. The AP declared Trump the winner on election night at 2:29 a.m. (it was technically Wednesday morning on the East Coast).<\/p>\n<p>This time, both campaigns believe the race is extremely close across the seven swing states that are expected to decide the election, barring a major surprise: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. <\/p>\n<p>The size of the map and the tightness of the race make it hard to predict when a winner could be declared. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"What to know about the 2024 Election Today's news: Follow live updates from the campaign trail from the AP. Elections, explained: We answer your election questions. Ground Game: Sign up for AP's weekly politics newsletter to get it in your inbox every Monday. AP's Role: The Associated Press is the most trusted source of information on election night, with a history of accuracy dating to 1848. Learn more.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>What to know about the 2024 Election<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Where can I find early clues about how the contest might unfold?<\/h2>\n<p>Look to two East Coast battleground states, North Carolina and Georgia, where the results could come in relatively quickly. That doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019ll get the final results in those states quickly if the returns are close, but they are the first swing states that might offer a sense of what kind of night we\u2019re in for. <\/p>\n<p>To go deeper, look to urban and suburban areas in the industrial North and Southeast, where Democrats have made gains since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In North Carolina, Harris\u2019 margins in Wake and Mecklenburg Counties, home to the state capital of Raleigh and the state\u2019s largest city, Charlotte, respectively, will reveal how much Trump will need to squeeze out of the less-populated rural areas he has dominated.<\/p>\n<p>In Pennsylvania, Harris needs heavy turnout in deep blue Philadelphia, but she\u2019s also looking to boost the Democrats\u2019 advantage in the arc of suburban counties to the north and west of the city. She has campaigned aggressively in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties, where Biden improved on Clinton\u2019s 2016 winning margins. The Philadelphia metro area, including the four collar counties, accounts for 43 percent of Pennsylvania\u2019s vote.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the Blue Wall, Trump needs to blunt Democratic growth in Michigan\u2019s key suburban counties outside of Detroit, especially Oakland County. He faces the same challenge in Wisconsin\u2019s Waukesha County outside of Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<h2>Where are the candidates?<\/h2>\n<p>Trump will likely spend the very early hours of Election Day in Michigan, where he is scheduled to hold a final late-night rally in Grand Rapids as has become his tradition. <\/p>\n<p>The Republican candidate plans to spend the rest of the day in Florida, where he is expected to vote in person &#8212; despite previously saying he would vote early. He\u2019s scheduled to hold a campaign watch party in Palm Beach Tuesday night. <\/p>\n<p>Harris plans to attend an Election Night party at Howard University in Washington, a historically Black university where she graduated with a degree in economics and political science in 1986 and was an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Howard, she has no public schedule announced for Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Harris said Sunday that she had \u201cjust filled out\u201d her mail-in ballot and it was \u201con its way to California.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Who\u2019s left to show up on Election Day?<\/h2>\n<p>On the eve of Election Day, it\u2019s unclear which voters will show up to cast ballots on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>More than <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/election-results-2024\/2024-early-voting-tracker\/\">77 million people<\/a><\/span> participated in early voting \u2014 either in person or through the mail. So many people already cast ballots that some officials say the polls in states like Georgia might be a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/early-voting-georgia-north-carolina-election-baa0233478faf75c573f9bbe5b79007d\">\u201cghost town\u201d<\/a><\/span> on Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>One major reason for the surge is that that Trump has generally encouraged his supporters to vote early this time, a reversal from 2020 when he called on Republicans to vote only in-person on Election Day. The early vote numbers confirm that millions of Republicans have heeded Trump\u2019s call in recent weeks. <\/p>\n<p>The key question, however, is whether the surge of Republicans who voted early this time will ultimately cannibalize the number of Republicans who show up on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>There are also shifts on the Democratic side. Four years ago, as the pandemic lingered, Democrats overwhelmingly cast their ballots early. But this time around, without the public health risk, it\u2019s likely that more Democrats will show up in person on Election Day. <\/p>\n<p>That balance on both sides is critical as we try to understand the early returns. And it\u2019s on the campaigns to know which voters they still need to turn out on Tuesday. On that front, Democrats may have an advantage. <\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s campaign and the Republican National Committee have outsourced much of their get-out-the-vote operation operation to outside groups, including one funded largely by billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk that\u2019s <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/elon-musk-donald-trump-election-2024-28d023d2ea2d06a8be99add994feb4aa\">facing new questions<\/a><\/span> about its practices. Harris\u2019 campaign, by contrast, is running a more traditional operation that features more than 2,500 paid staffers and 357 offices in battleground states alone. <\/p>\n<h2>Could there be unrest? <\/h2>\n<p>Trump has been <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-cheating-fraud-lies-52832138394282b8a3355b45c0b913a9\">aggressively promoting baseless claims<\/a><\/span> in recent days questioning the integrity of the election. He falsely insists that he can lose only if Democrats cheat, even as polls show that show the race is a true toss-up.<\/p>\n<p>Trump could again claim victory on election night regardless of the results, just as he did in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Such rhetoric can have serious consequences as the nation saw when Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol on <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/january-6-cases\/\">Jan. 6, 2021<\/a><\/span> in one of the darkest days in modern American history. And unfortunately, there is still a potential of further violence this election season.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee will have thousands of \u201celection integrity\u201d poll monitors in place on Tuesday searching for any signs of fraud, which critics fear could lead to harassment of voters or election workers. In some key voting places, officials have requested the presence of sheriff deputies in addition to <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-workers-2024-threats-security-police-trump-kamala-biden-steal-c4f27414a5a90b67983b0349a370dd13\">bulletproof glass and panic buttons<\/a><\/span> that connect poll managers to a local 911 dispatcher.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Trump allies note that he has faced two <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/pennsylvania\">assassination attempts<\/a><\/span> in recent months that raise the possibility of further threats against him. And police in Washington and other cities <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-2020-race-and-ethnicity-donald-trump-violence-voting-rights-fea17face39f812c06c813c20bf493a8\">are preparing for<\/a><\/span> the possibility of serious Election Day unrest. <\/p>\n<p>As always, it\u2019s worth noting that a broad coalition of top government and industry officials, many of them Republicans, found that the 2020 election was the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/top-officials-elections-most-secure-66f9361084ccbc461e3bbf42861057a5\">\u201cmost secure\u201d in American history<\/a><\/span>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>___ AP writers Tom Beaumont and Will Weissert in Washington and Jill Colvin in Grand Rapids, Michigan contributed. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-harris-what-to-watch-election-president-6dc879eef5e056c2b5dbee86773b09ea\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Election Day is nearly upon us. 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