The Awful Wait Begins As Polls Begin To Close

November 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 05: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris drops by a phone bank event at the Democratic National Committee headquarters on Election Day November 05, 2024 in Washington... WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 05: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris drops by a phone bank event at the Democratic National Committee headquarters on Election Day November 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Harris, as well as multiple state elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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November 5, 2024

Polls have begun to close, though election returns will not be coming in from the majority of swing states for a few more hours.

Polls close in Georgia at 7 p.m. ET, North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. ET, and Pennsylvania at 8 p.m. ET. Polls close in Michigan, Wisconsin and Arizona at 9 p.m. ET and Nevada at 10 p.m. ET.

Follow along with us here today.

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Polls have begun to close, though election returns will not be coming in from the majority of swing states for a few more hours.

Polls close in Georgia at 7 p.m. ET, North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. ET, and Pennsylvania at 8 p.m. ET. Polls close in Michigan, Wisconsin and Arizona at 9 p.m. ET and Nevada at 10 p.m. ET.

Follow along with us here today.

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  1. “We will never give in. We will never give up. We will never back down. And we will never ever surrender. Together we will fight, fight, fight,” Trump said in his closing remarks in Michigan Monday night.

    Ending with a rickroll. Fitting, somehow.

  2. Stray cats are strutting today.

  3. I am out of the country and counting on you fine people to keep me informed more than any other source. Nauseously optimistic.

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