US presidential election, live: Harris mobilizes, Trump insults and America votes

It's time to vote for the presidential election this Tuesday, November 5. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump gave their final campaign speeches during the night to mobilize as many voters as possible while the election promises to be very close. “Every single vote counts” insisted the Democrat.

The essential:

• It's the big day in the United States: “election day”. While more than 80 million voters have already cast their ballots by mail and early, millions more Americans are expected to head to the polls on Tuesday, November 5.
• The results of the American presidential election are expected to be close, according to the latest polls, and should be decided in the seven swing states. While the Democratic candidate remains in the lead according to national polls with a very narrow lead, neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump has won in the majority of swing states.
• Kamala Harris, however, appeared confident in her latest campaign speeches in Pennsylvania, but she urged voters to cast their ballots, reminding them that “every vote counts” in this election that “could be one of the closest elections in history.”
• Donald Trump took a final tour of swing states to wrap up his campaign before speaking in Michigan. “With your vote tomorrow, we can solve every problem our country faces and lead America and the world to new heights of glory,” he said, citing immigration as America's number one problem. The Republican candidate also threw a few insults at against her opponents, Kamala Harris in the lead: “Kamala Harris has a very low IQ, we don't need people like that.”
• The contestation of the presidential election results is a likely scenario and one for which the authorities have prepared, while Donald Trump and the Republican camp have denounced fraud orchestrated by the Democrats for several days.

Live

08:17 – Already voters in the United States and a vote count

An American village has already launched the vote at midnight on the night of November 4 to 5, it is the hamlet of Dixville Notch located in the forest of New Hampshire. Since 1960, this village has been accustomed to being the “First in the Nation” to vote in the presidential election. But the six votes cast, already The votes counted, did not allow the candidates to be separated: three votes for Democrat Kamala Harris and three votes for Republican Donald Trump. Confirmation that the vote will be close as announced by the polls ?

The presidential vote will begin with the opening of polling stations scheduled for 6 or 7 a.m. in the United States, i.e. 12 or 13 hours in France. 

08:11 – New insults from the Trump camp against Kamala Harris

Donald Trump's speech in Michigan seemed a bit disjointed, but the Republican candidate did not miss the latest opportunity to attack Kamala Harris with his usual insults and attacks. “Kamala Harris has a very low IQ, we don't need people like that,” said the Republican who has also attacked Joe Biden and other Democrats such as Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton. An aggressive tone also adopted by Donald Trump's running mate J. D. Vance, who was giving a rally in Atlanta: “We're going to take out the trash in Washington, and that trash is called Kamala Harris.” The man is running for vice president, a position currently held by Kamala Harris.

08:05 – Donald Trump says he's in “very good position” to win the presidency

Donald Trump spoke shortly after his Democratic rival in Michigan, the end of a series of four rallies held on November 4. He too presented himself with confidence about the outcome of the presidential election: “With your vote tomorrow, we can solve every problem facing our country and lead America and the world to new heights of glory.” The candidate has already said she is in a “very good position” to win the election.

08:01 – “The time has come for a new generation of leaders in America,” says Kamala Harris

“Are we ready to vote ? Are we ready to win ?” Kamala Harris told her supporters to applause from the crowd at her last rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late on the evening of November 4 before the end of the campaign. The Democratic candidate appeared confident that she would win, provided she had massive support from her voters, and she reiterated: “Every vote counts”. “We are optimistic about what we can do together. It is time for a new generation of leaders in America,” she added, echoing a campaign pitch that she would be the face of political renewal in the United States. The vice president added: “We have the opportunity to finally turn the page on a decade of fear-driven and divisive politics. We have had enough,” the attention of his rival Donald Trump, without naming him.

07:57 – Americans choose between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

The American presidential campaign is over, now it's time to vote. More than 80 million Americans have already participated in the election thanks to early voting out of 244 million voters. All the others are expected at the polls this Tuesday, November 5. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have called on their supporters to support them and vote. “Every single vote counts,” insisted the Democratic candidate calling the election “the election that could be one of the closest in history.”

04/11/24- 23:57 – Elon Musk authorized to hand out million-dollar checks to some swing state voters

END OF LIVE – The Philadelphia court has ruled. Democratic prosecutor Larry Krasner had described the billionaire's “lottery”, aimed at giving a million dollars each day to one of the voters in the “key states where the American presidential election is being played out, as a fraud process “designed to influence a national election”. The judge did not agree with him. Elon Musk's lawyers argued this Monday the fact that the winners were not drawn at random, but well known in advance and even chosen for having been loyal spokespeople for Elon Musk's pro-Trump super PAC. Similarly, the lawyers highlighted that there would no longer be a winner in Pennsylvania, the next two winners being in Arizona and Michigan. Elements that could have tipped the judge's decision in favor of the billionaire.

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04/11/24 – 23:33 – Several days of waiting before knowing the final results of the American presidential election ?

“New ballots will continue to be counted for several days after the election. This is obviously not a sign of fraud, it's just the way it works,” said à on a conference call with Democratic campaign chairwoman Jen O'Malley Dillon. And she added: “We think this race is going to be incredibly close, which means we may not know the results of this election for several days.”

04/11/24 – 22:58 – “We have an opportunity to turn the page on a decade of policies driven by fear and division”

From Allentown, Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris hammered home to her supporters: “We are going to win!” Believing: “We have an opportunity to turn the page on a decade of policies driven by fear and division.” The candidate The American presidential election clearly “asked for [their] vote” from those present, ensuring that “America is ready for a new beginning”.

04/11/24 – 22:29 – Towards a particularly time-consuming vote count in Pennsylvania ?

&A day before the election, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt again warned that the Department of State "never had final, official results on election night." While "nearly two million mail-in ballots have already been "sent out," he pointed out that, contrary to Unlike other states, Pennsylvania cannot begin opening them until 7 a.m. on Election Day, which partly explains its warning. Unofficial results may also be reported by counties as early as 8 p.m., but they will be updated thereafter.

04/11/24- 9:58 p.m. – Washington DC National Guard to Assist Emergency Services During Election

The Pentagon said Monday through spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “approved a request last week from the District of Columbia for D.C. National Guard troops to support D.C. fire and emergency medical services from Nov. 5 to 13.” That's a common practice, however, during “events like large scale, he said, adding that nearly 60 guards from six other states will also be mobilized to support their respective states.

04/11/24- 21:21 – When will we know the results of the American presidential election ? The Harris camp gives its estimates

According to Kamala Harris' campaign chairwoman Jen O'Malley Dillon, the Democratic camp expects “nearly complete” results relatively early, possibly Tuesday night U.S. time, in Virginia, Florida, Ohio and Colorado. In Georgia, Michigan and North Carolina, three “key swing states that will be particularly scrutinized, by late Tuesday night, On Wednesday, “nearly complete” results are also expected, as well as “partial results” from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Arizona. In Wisconsin, the Harris camp says, “most of the results” should be in by Wednesday morning. “Additional results from Pennsylvania and potentially Michigan” can also be expected at that time. In Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada, however, the results are not expected to be complete until Wednesday, or even later. And Jen O'Malley Dillon warns, as CNN reports: “Keep an eye on keep in mind that some ballots will continue to be counted for several days.”

04/11/24 – 20:54 – Tim Walz says the U.S. electoral system is “the most secure in the world"

As Donald Trump continues to suggest that the US presidential election could have been rigged if his side were to lose, Kamala Harris' running mate, speaking in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on Monday, insisted that the US electoral system is “the most secure in the world.” And he insisted: “We will count the votes.” We will win with the votes,” as CNN reports.

04/11/24 – 20:23 – In Nevada, one in two voters has already cast a ballot

According to the Nevada Secretary of State's office, 52.7% of voters had already cast ballots as of Monday, 6:00 p.m. Paris time, or 9:00 a.m. locally. Of the more than one million ballots received, 37.8% were sent by voters registered on the Republican list, 33.8% on the Democratic list, and 28.4% are unaffiliated. Let us recall that four years ago, Democrat Joe Biden won the state against Donald Trump: 50% against 47.7%.

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What you need to know

The American presidential election will take place on November 5, 2024 and is mainly between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris, despite the presence of a few other minor candidates in the race for the White House. The election promises to be particularly tight this year according to the various national polls or those conducted in each state. In the United States, it is the results of the state-by-state ballot that are decisive for the outcome of the election.

Each of the 50 states in the country represents a certain number of electors, the more populated the state, the greater the number of electors. It is ultimately these electors who vote for the future president of the United States. But the electors are not distributed to the Republican and Democratic camps proportionally to the results of the election, they all go to one and the same party: the one that obtained the highest score. To hope to win the presidential election, candidates must therefore win the ballot in as many states as possible to obtain the most electors possible. It is necessary to win 270 electors to be assured of victory.

The outcome of the election is already known in most American states that have very deep-rooted electoral habits: the territories on the east and west coasts are usually very progressive like California or New York and vote for the Democratic camp, those in the Midwest are rather conservative and mainly support the Republican party. But there are a handful of states, called swing states, which from one election to the next can swing from one camp to another. These are the states that decide the outcome of the election: Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.