Hope and fear as America heads to the polls - who will win?

The News Agents

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🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The stakes could hardly be higher as US voters turn out to vote for the next President. Is it the White House or the jailhouse for Donald Trump? Could America be on the cusp of its first female POTUS? The country is on a knife edge, security barricades are going up, and once again Donald Trump is slinging sexist insults. The next 24 hours could be fraught, unpredictable and historic.

And, your questions answered on the US election. The surprises to watch out for, why Americans have to queue so long to vote, and what happens if it’s a tie?

You can watch Lewis's special report on the abortion crisis in Florida here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5BCL0ocFE

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0:00.0	This is a global player original podcast.
0:06.0	She's an evil sick, crazy.
0:09.0	Oh no.
0:15.0	It starts with a B, but I won't say it.
0:19.0	I want to say it.
0:26.7	So the good news is he's not for once talking about Kamala Harris.
0:32.1	The bad news is he's still talking about a democratic opponent, Nancy Pelosi. If this election day is about hope versus fear, you kind of know which side Donald Trump is going for. It is
0:42.0	polling day in America and the sun is shining across all the key swing states. Welcome to the
0:49.3	newsagents.
0:54.3	It's John.
0:55.0	It's Emily.
0:55.6	It's Lewis.
0:56.5	And it is a beautiful day here in Washington, D.C.
1:00.2	Don't change the subject.
1:02.1	You two have just been discussing whether you're going to shave once or twice today.
1:06.4	That's how you know it is a really big day.
1:09.2	We're just American politics.
1:10.4	Very modern metrosexual men, that's just what we are. That was a really big day. It's just American politics. Very modern metrosexual men.
1:12.2	That's just what we are.
1:13.3	That was a very personal conversation that wasn't meant for everybody else.
1:16.5	As I was saying, it is a beautiful day in Washington.
1:19.9	And the weather forecast is unbelievable across all the swing states that it's looking
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