Millions of Americans Cast Their Votes – How It Happened | US elections 2024

Donald Trump, Speaking to reporters after voting in Florida, he was asked about the possibility that neither he nor… Kamala Harris could reach 270 electoral votes by the end of tonight.

“Something like this should never happen,” said the Republican presidential candidate. Trump says he wants to “include everyone, we want to be very inclusive.”

Trump says he feels “very confident,” adding that it looks like Republicans have “showed up in big numbers.” “I heard we’re doing very well,” he says.

Donald Trump arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, with his wife to vote, Melania.

He told reporters that it was a “very great honor” for him to find out the lines were long. “This is the best campaign we have ever run,” he said.

His opponent, Kamala HarrisShe cast her vote by absentee ballot in California.

The FBI has warned Americans that two new fake videos featuring the agency's name and insignia are “being used to spread false narratives surrounding the election.”

In a statement Tuesday, the law enforcement agency said it was aware of a “fabricated news clip purporting to be an FBI terror alert” urging Americans to “vote remotely,” citing a high threat of terrorism at polling places.

The second video contains a fake FBI press release claiming that “five prisons in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona manipulated inmate voting and colluded with a political party,” the FBI said.

Both videos were inauthentic, the agency warned, adding that “election integrity is among our highest priorities.”

“Attempts to deceive the public with false content about FBI threat assessments and activities are aimed at undermining our democratic process and undermining trust in the electoral system,” it continued.

The latest election polls show a dead heat – or a narrow victory for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris Within the statistical margin of error, seven swing states will almost certainly decide the race.

As pollsters struggle to understand these results, and amid questions about reliability given poor Trump support estimates in 2016 and 2020, analysts are taking an even more granular approach to interpreting the states' battleground voters and focusing to a handful of districts in these hotly contested regions.

They are often referred to as guidance circles. This basically means counties that could tip the scales in determining the outcome of a swing state.

Here are the districts that analysts, from veteran election watchers to Wall Street financiers, are focusing on.

Rachel Leining

Reporting from Scottsdale, Arizona:

Political signs were scattered at the street entrance to a busy polling place in Scottsdale, Arizona, and more signs were put up as voters arrived in the early morning hours to form a solid line – a visual example of how eager these voters are for races on and are off to vote.

At the polling station in Indian Bend Wash, Republicans wearing Trump hats and shirts spoke to voters outside while Democrats handed out a voter guide to people as they headed to the line.

Turning Point USA rolled out a bright pink party bus with “Trump Train” signs to take voters to other polling locations in Scottsdale if lines get too long today. The group also put up signs urging voters to stay in line: “Stay in line, don’t leave your country behind,” one sign said.

One man also collected signatures for America Pac. Elon Muskis a group that pays circulation promoters to recruit other people who could win a $1 million prize. “Elon Musk needs our help,” the man told one voter.

We spoke to the voters here who voted Donald Trump, Kamala Harris or nobody. Jesse Torrez, a 67-year-old independent, voted for Harris both because of her ideology and because he said Trump had no character. “I think about my grandchildren and what they will face in the future, and I just have no confidence in the leadership skills of the Republican nominee or his ability to lead this country. “He's proven that to me,” Torrez said.

Jessica Mendoza, 35, voted for Trump. “I have two children and I really just want to see a change for them and a better future,” she said. “We are Christians too, so we also voted with our morals.”

Vice President Kamala Harris also visited the Big K Morning Show with Larry Richert on NewsRadio KDKA in Pittsburgh this morning.

Harris spoke about the economy, immigration, the divide within the country and more.

At one point, Harris said her first order of business if elected would be to “lower people's cost of living.”

“I have a package of plans that address this,” she added. “Everything from what we need to do to create, for example, the first-ever statewide ban on food price gouging by businesses, to what we can do in terms of tax credits for young families, tax credits and support for small businesses, including what “What we can do in this regard is $25,000 down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers.”

When asked about her plans for Election Day, Harris said she would watch the results tonight at her alma mater, Howard University.

Before that, she would have dinner with her family, she said, pointing out that many relatives would be staying with her.

Harris said she will be engaging with voters throughout the day today and encouraging them to make sure they go to the polls.

Will supporting Joe Rogan make a difference?

Sam Wolfson

Joe Rogan tended to present himself as outgoing and approachable. He supported Bernie Sanders in 2016, Joe Biden in 2020, and for much of this election he was most receptive to RFK Jr.'s ideas.

Now the most popular podcaster in history has decided to support Donald Trump. But how big will the difference be?

In May, New York Times/Siena College pollsters analyzed their data to find out what the top predictors were as to why a voter who supported Joe Biden in 2020 might defect to the Republicans in 2024. They found that the No. 1 predictor was whether… The voter was born in the Middle East, reflecting the Democrats' position on the war in Gaza. The second most important indicator was whether they had a positive opinion of Rogan. (No similar polls have been conducted since Harris became the Democratic nominee.)

Research from the Young Men Research Initiative in July also suggests that the timing of the endorsement – after a three-hour conversation with Elon Musk – could play a role. 36% of young men surveyed said they “liked and generally trusted” Rogan’s views. Musk ranked even higher in the group: 45% said they liked and trusted him.

Musk appeared on Rogan's podcast yesterday to spread conspiracy theories about the Democratic Party and convince Rogan to vote for Trump. He repeated a version of the “Great Replacement” theory that if Democrats win the election, Harris will “legalize enough illegals” that there will “never be another real election in the United States.” He said: “Illegal migrants are literally being flown into swing states.”

It's not clear how influential such late support will be, but there is likely a group of men who don't engage with traditional news sources for whom Musk's falsehoods – and Trump's appearance on the podcast last week – will be key to their decision could.