Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy explains how Trump won tonight
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy joined CNBC’s “Squawk Box” this morning to talk about his expectations for tonight. McCarthy claimed polls were underestimating Trump’s support in Wisconsin and elaborated on how he believed Harris would fare in Pennsylvania.
— Es Yildirim
The first result comes from a small town in New Hampshire – Harris ties with Trump
A voter takes a walk with his dog during the nation’s first midnight vote in the New Hampshire primary on January 23 in the living room of Tillotson’s house at the Noch Balsam Grand Resort in Dixville, New Hampshire.
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Harris and trump card The midnight race was tied in Dixville Notch, an unincorporated community in a small New Hampshire town with six registered voters this year.
Three of the voters supported Harris, and three voters supported Trump. Voting opens at midnight and ends at 12:07 PM ET
Since 1960, Dixville Pass voters have followed a tradition of hand-delivering their ballots in wooden boxes after midnight, minutes before the results are known.
While the outcome of the Dixville Gap is not a predictor, the tradition has kicked off Election Day events for decades of night owls.
This year, Harris’s tie with Trump mirrors the close race that polls have shown over the past few months. In 2020, President Biden received all five votes in Dixville Pass before winning the overall race.
— Rebecca Picciotto
Trump Media shares rise in pre-market trading
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump makes a gesture during the 11th Hour Faith Leaders Conference in Concord, North Carolina, United States, October 21, 2024.
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shares Trump Media & Technology Group The company’s stock price moved higher this morning as investors made some final bets on the former president’s company in the final hours of his campaign against Harris.
DJT stock rose about 9% before the market opened.
Meme stocks tend to fluctuate, but during the election process it was often seen as a proxy indicator of Trump’s chances for a second presidential term.
Wall Street analysts named it a stock to watch on Election Day.
— Fred Ebert and Rebecca Picciotto
What does Trump do on Election Day?
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump raises his fist during a campaign rally at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania, on November 4, 2024.
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Trump concluded his campaign on Monday with four rallies in three battleground states: two in Pennsylvania and one each in North Carolina and Michigan.
On Election Day, the only officially announced event was a Trump-Vance watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
— Kevin Breuninger
More than 77 million people vote early
Duke University students line up to vote with Durham County residents at a polling station on campus on November 1, 2024 in Durham, North Carolina, the United States, on the penultimate day of early voting in the state.
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According to statistics, more than 77 million Americans have already voted by mail or in person NBC News Statistics early voting.
This is well below 2020, when more than 100 million Americans voted early. But those results come during the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, when many Americans avoid public gatherings and states significantly expand absentee and early voting rules.
Trump criticized early voting in 2020 — a stance that may have helped President Joe Biden win several key battleground states.
While Trump has at times expressed nostalgia for single-day voting in the 2024 cycle, his campaign and Harris’s have mostly encouraged their supporters to vote as soon as possible.
NBC data provided by TargetSmart showed Democrats holding a slight lead over Republicans in early voting, 41% to 39%.
Of the seven key battleground states, more registered Democrats appeared to be voting early in three: Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, while more registered Republicans appeared to be voting early in Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia. lead.
Voters fill out their presidential election ballots during early voting before polls close on November 5 at the Detroit Elections Office in Detroit, Michigan, USA on October 28, 2024.
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What all this means for the final outcome is unclear.
While early voting data is often seen as a signal of some voter enthusiasm or expected turnout, it’s difficult to predict how many more voters will show up on Tuesday. It’s also difficult to know in advance whether a party’s early vote share will “cannibalize” its election day turnout.
one nbc analysis The study found that Democrats in Pennsylvania outnumbered Republicans among early 2024 voters who did not vote in 2020, and female Democrats were the largest group of new voters in the state.
In Arizona, however, there are more new Republican voters than new Democratic voters, and male Republicans are ahead.
— Kevin Breuninger
What is Kamala Harris doing on Election Day?
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris smiles at a campaign rally on November 4, 2024 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the United States.
Eloisa Lopez | Reuters
After Monday’s attack on Pennsylvania, Harris’ Election Day schedule is relatively sparse — at least for now.
The only item on her agenda is an election vigil party at her alma mater, Howard University in Washington, D.C.
The event will be held at “yard,” the main quadrangle of the campus.
Walz and his wife, Gwen Walz, will also attend a political event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, NBC News reported.
— Kevin Breuninger
