Live Updates: Harris and Trump face off in a race too close to call

The DePaulia Staff • November 5, 2024

One of the closest election cycles in modern history closes tonight. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a dead heat going into polls closing. Here is a recap of what they have promised if elected.

Harris has run her campaign on creating an “opportunity economy,” preserving reproductive rights and a pragmatic approach to curbing border crossings. In her closing argument at the Ellipse in Washington, Harris compared Trump to a “petty tyrant” and asked Americans to imagine a nation built on progress rather than “retribution.”

Trump has run his campaign asking Americans to remember what his tenure in the White House was like; he seeks to enact mass deportation of immigrants, reimagine tariffs to reduce prices, prosecute political enemies and end the Department of Education. The former president’s closing argument at Madison Square Garden doubled down on the divisive rhetoric that has been a hallmark of his campaign, calling Harris “a very low IQ individual.”

Polls begin to close tonight across the nation at 5 p.m. CST, with the first swing state, North Carolina, closing at 6:30 p.m. Polls in Illinois close at 7 p.m.

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Georgia bomb threats

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Nov 05, 2024, 12:10 pm

Avery Schoenhals, Campus News Editor

Georgia Secretary of State warns of non-credible bomb threats at polling sites, blames Russia

Stickers lay on a table inside a polling place, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed Tuesday morning that polling locations in the state had received bomb threats, but said that the threats were “not credible” and attributed them to Russia. Raffensperger said that the threats impacted between five and seven precincts in multiple counties.

Georgia is a key battleground state, and will play a crucial role in deciding whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump will secure the votes they need in the electoral college to win the presidency.This has invited election interference efforts in the state, particularly from foreign governments.

Speaking to reporters about Russian interference efforts, Raffensperger said, “They’re up to mischief it seems …. They don’t want us to have a smooth, fair and accurate election.”

According to Raffensperger, federal law enforcement assisted in identifying the threat. He said that as of Tuesday morning, the threat was dealt with and that law enforcement is on top of it.