The 2024 presidential campaign ends today, and it all comes down to battleground states where the margins are razor-thin. Voters across the country are standing in queues to cast their votes and election officials are taking extra security precautions for their safety.
In the final hours of the campaign, former President Trump made his case in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
“Are you in a better situation now than you were four years ago?” Trump asked during a final rally. “I have asked this question so many times that one hand has never reached up for the other.”
Harris’s campaign spread throughout Pennsylvania and ended at the top of the “Rocky” stairs in Philadelphia.
Harris said, “And here on these famous steps, there is a tribute to those who began as underdogs and rose to victory.”
More than 80 million Americans voted early, and millions more will cast their ballots this Election Day and polls show the race will be tight to the end.
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There is a close contest between Trump and Harris in seven states. According to the final Emerson College polling/The Hill, the race is so close that they are statistically tied.
Trump leads Harris in Arizona, 50 percent to 48 percent. In Georgia, Trump has left Harris behind by 50 to 49 percent. In Michigan and Nevada, the race is tied at 48 to 48. In North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Trump leads Harris, 49 to 48. Wisconsin is also tied at 49 percent.
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Voters in Virginia tell CBN News which issues are most important to them.
“Economy, economy, economy,” said one voter. “I vote my wallet.”
Another said, “I would say about women’s rights and education.”
Another voter said, “Keeping in mind that I’m going to see my son graduate from Marine Corps boot camp tonight, I’m very excited for this election and I hope we find the right person there “
Eighty-one-year-old poll worker Ernestine Tillett has been working polls in Virginia for 20 years. He said that the right to vote is valuable and it is encouraging others to contribute.
“I was born in Edenton, NC, and at that time we weren’t allowed to vote,” Tillett told CBN News. “I fought, and I marched, I had to fight for the right to vote.”
Meanwhile, state officials are stepping up security to keep election workers and polling places safe.
A vote counting site in Maricopa County, Arizona has added metal detectors, armed guards, surveillance cameras and, if necessary, a SWAT team.
“We don’t want to scare anyone,” said Maricopa County Sheriff Russ Skinner. “We just want to make sure that the people inside that building are safe.”
And security fencing has been installed in the country’s capital in case of violent post-election protests.
“The FBI is continuing to monitor all incoming threats,” said James Barnacle, Deputy Assistant Director of the Criminal Division. “Here at the command post, we’re testing that information, we’re working with our field offices.”
CBN News will be tracking the latest with both campaigns throughout the night.
Analysts say some states will know the winner tonight, but it could take several days to know the final results.
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