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Forbes
Forbes
5 Nov 2024


As voters make their final choices between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump—and in hundreds of congressional and state races, and ballot issues—Forbes will compile the biggest stories from the best news sources right here, until it’s all over.

Kamala Harris Donald Trump 2024 election

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump go head-to-head in Tuesday's ... [+] election.

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First Exit Poll Data Comes InNBC News and CNN released their first exit poll results, with both networks finding that voters’ most important issue is democracy (35%), followed by 31% prioritizing the economy and 14% choosing abortion. Both networks also found voters had a pessimistic view of the state of the nation, with approximately 40% telling CNN they’re dissatisfied and 43% saying the same to NBC, with 29% saying they’re “angry.”

Trump Blocks Reporter AccessReporters from multiple news outlets including Politico, Axios, Mother Jones and Puck were denied credentials or had their credentials revoked for Trump's election night event in West Palm Beach, Florida. The denials came after the outlets published critical coverage of the former president, according to CNN. Other outlets are still expected to attend the event.

Michigan Polling Place ClosesA polling place in the swing state of Michigan was closed Tuesday afternoon following reports of a natural gas leak, according to the Associated Press. Voters were sent to different area precincts to cast their ballots.

Georgia Polling Place EvacuatedA polling location in the suburban Atlanta area of Gwinnett County was closed for about an hour Tuesday afternoon due to a non-credible bomb threat, CNN reported. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office has filed with a judge to extend polling hours at the swing state voting location to make up for the lost time.

Man Arrested Over Attack Threat A 25-year-old man was arrested and federally charged in Michigan on Tuesday after threatening to attack conservatives with a "stolen" automatic weapon if Trump wins the 2024 election, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Arizona Voters Turned Away A county in the swing state of Arizona that houses the Navajo Nation and the Fort Apache Indian Reservation is experiencing hours-long wait times at the polls and some voters were turned away Tuesday due to issues with faulty voting machines, CNN reported.

Rep. Shares Misleading Election MapRep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., on Tuesday shared a graphic showing Trump as the projected electoral college winner that misinformation tracking company Alethea told The Washington Post is meant to “preemptively cast doubt on election results in the event that former President Trump loses.”

Man Arrested Outside U.S. CapitolA man who was stopped during the security screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center "smelled like fuel" and was in possession of a torch, flare gun and two containers that smelled like gasoline, U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday. The visitor center will remain closed for the rest of the day as an investigation is conducted.

Musk To Join Trump At Mar-A-LagoBillionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk will spend at least part of election night with the candidate at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., part of a small group of people who will watch the results roll in live with the former president, The New York Times reported.

Cambia, PA Polls Open Until 10 p.m.Polls in the rural county of Cambria in Pennsylvania—which could be an important district in the swing state for Trump—will remain open until 10 p.m. Tuesday to make up for hours lost when a morning software malfunction hampered voting. Trump won 68.1% of the Cambria county vote in 2020.

Russia Linked To Bomb ThreatsBomb threats that temporarily closed two polling places in a majority Black district in the swing state of Georgia were "of Russian origin," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said, adding, "They’re up to mischief, it seems, and they don’t want us to have a smooth, fair and accurate election."

Trump Votes In FloridaTrump cast his vote in Palm Beach, Fla. late Tuesday morning alongside his wife, Melania. He said it is an “absolute outrage” that votes may not be counted until several days after the election, but said he felt "very confident" in his chances of winning.

Russia Paid Pro-Trump InfluencerA pro-Trump social media influencer (who uses the @AlphaFox78 handle on X) said he was paid multiple times by a Russian propagandist to post a fake video about the election that spread lies about voter fraud.

Betting Markets Favor Trump, But...Poll-based prediction sites FiveThirtyEight and Silver Bulletin give the (tiny) advantage to Harris. Here’s the breakdown.

Harris, Trump Split Dixville NotchHarris and former President Donald Trump each secured three votes in the small New Hampshire town of Dixville Notch, which concluded its long-running tradition of being the first in the country to declare its results—although the town’s results have historically been far from predictive of any national result.

Trump, Vance End On Dark NoteFormer President Donald Trump hurled insults at former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at his campaign’s closing rally in Michigan that stretched into early Tuesday, while his running mate Sen. JD Vance described Vice President Kamala Harris as “trash” at an earlier rally on Monday evening.

Tuesday marks the culmination of one of the most chaotic election cycles in history: A former president, convicted of felonies and facing dozens of other criminal charges, challenges a vice president who was elevated to the top of the ticket after the primaries when President Joe Biden, 81, bowed out of the race following a pressure campaign from within his own party. Harris would be the first woman elected president, and Trump would be the oldest. Polls show the race is deadlocked nationally and in the seven swing states set to decide the election, after Trump led President Joe Biden in surveys before his exit and Harris carved out an early lead after her entrance into the contest.

Republicans are poised to retake the Senate, though the House is more of a toss-up. In the Senate, where Democrats have a razor-thin 51-49 seat majority, 23 Democrat-held seats are up for re-election, compared to just 11 held by Republicans, none of which are rated toss-ups by Cook Political Report. In the House, where Republicans hold a 221-214 majority, Republicans have a 51% chance of maintaining control, according to Five Thirty Eight, while Democrats would win control 49 times out of 100.

The first polls close in eastern Kentucky and most of Indiana at 6 p.m. But the real indicators of who might win won’t come until later in the night, when the seven swing states begin releasing counts, with Georgia and North Carolina likely the first to report results.

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