Live election updates: 80 million have voted early as Trump, Harris sprint to finish

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Last updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 10:06AM GMT
Presidential candidates make final pitch to voters on Election Day Eve
Presidential candidates make final pitch to voters on Election Day EveKamala Harris and Donald Trump made a final pitch to voters on Monday night ahead of 2024 Election Day.

Election Day has arrived with the race for the White House still very tight -- with the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll out Sunday showing Kamala Harris slightly ahead nationally but Donald Trump ahead in some key swing states -- and the two candidates deadlocked in Pennsylvania.

Harris spent her last full day campaigning in battleground Pennsylvania while Trump hit the trail in North Carolina and Pennsylvania before ending the day in Michigan.

Watch ABC News on Election Night for full coverage of the 2024 presidential election. Coverage starts Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET.

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Nov 04, 2024, 11:07 PM

Over 80 million Americans have voted early

On the eve of Election Day, over 80 million Americans have voted early, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.

The tally includes both early in-person voting and absentee ballots.

People stand in line during the last day of early voting, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C.
People stand in line during the last day of early voting, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C.
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Nov 04, 2024, 7:37 PM GMT

Trump tells hurricane victims to 'sit back and relax' at poorly attended NC rally

Former President Donald Trump kicked off his final day on the campaign trail Monday at a poorly attended rally in North Carolina, where the venue was at least a third empty.

Sparsely populated to begin with, dozens of people left the venue in a steady stream throughout the rambling, unfocused speech.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump wraps up a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump wraps up a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C.

At one point, Trump told North Carolinians who are desperately waiting for help after hurricane devastation to "sit back and relax" until he takes office.

"Those people, they better get that FEMA here fast. But we're going to on Jan. 20," Trump said. "Just tell everybody to sit back, relax. On Jan. 20, you'll see people come in and help you out like we did in the past."

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Nov 04, 2024, 7:05 PM GMT

Walz appeals to Wisconsin voters: Election 'could be won' through state

Tim Walz called on voters in battleground Wisconsin to vote for an "optimistic" future during a rally in La Crosse.

"This election could be won, quite literally, through the state of Wisconsin, and it could be won right here through La Crosse," Harris' running mate said. "That's how close this thing could be. So we're taking nothing for granted."

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, from left, daughter Hope Walz and wife Gwen Walz, depart from Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, from left, daughter Hope Walz and wife Gwen Walz, depart from Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Minneapolis.

Walz addressed policies he and Harris will focus on, including working to lower the cost of living for middle class Americans, addressing price gouging on groceries and making reproductive rights enshrined into law.

He said they have an opportunity to vote for "a future that either goes backwards -- is divisive, dark and angry -- or one that is hopeful, unified, inclusive."

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Nov 04, 2024, 6:53 PM GMT

'Swifties for Kamala' target 250,000 Pennsylvania voters via mailers in closing push

"Swifties for Kamala," the grassroots organization of Taylor Swift fans working to elect former Vice President Kamala Harris, announced over the weekend they had sent over 250,000 mailers to Pennsylvania voters encouraging them to pledge their support to Harris, make a voting plan and encourage their friends to do the same.

Included in 50,000 of the mailers were friendship bracelets beaded with the words "voting era," a reference to the bracelets fans trade at Swift's Eras Tour.

Taylor Swift arrives before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.
Taylor Swift arrives before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

"Every vote in this election matters, especially in Pennsylvania, which could be the state that makes the planets and the fates and all the stars align for VP Harris," the mailers read. "We think you belong in the voting booth because we are never going back, like ever."

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Nov 04, 2024, 6:43 PM GMT

Former Rep. Liz Cheney responds to Trump's violent rhetoric about her, compares him to an autocrat

Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney responded to former President Donald Trump's attacks on her in an interview with ABC's "The View" on Monday, including a remark he made suggesting she should "have guns trained on her face."

"He knows what he's doing," Cheney said. "He knows it's a threat with the intent to intimidate. Obviously, the intimidation won't work."

Cheney emphasized Trump's history of violent rhetoric, including how he responded to the violence on Jan. 6.

"For over three hours, he watched police officers be brutally beaten. He was told the vice president had been evacuated, he said, 'So what?'" Cheney said. "People were rushing in, pleading with him, 'Tell the mob to leave,' and he wouldn't."

"That level of depravity, he knows he has no defense to that, and he knows that the American people will not entrust again with power anyone who would do something that cruel," she continued. "And so because he can't respond to that, he tries to change the subject, he tries to threaten. It's what autocrats do to try to get their political adversaries to be silent."