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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Just Hours Away: Harris Holds the Momentum Into Election Day

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

NBC News

News, Politics

4.5664 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki outlines Democrats' cautious optimism as Kamala Harris closes out her campaign on a high note, as well as what election day might mean for the women voters who may propel her to victory. Lawrence O'Donnell joins Jen to discuss the state of the race as the campaigns come to an end, including recent polling and what to watch for as the vote come in. Next, Senator Cory Booker joins the show to discuss his conversations with hopeful swing-state voters and the recent increase in Black male voters' support for Harris. Later, Michael Steele, Lis Smith, and Jon Favreau join Jen to discuss the two candidates' very different closing messages, as well as the enthusiasm gap as Harris draws massive crowds at her rallies while Trump struggles to fill venues.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, it's election Eve, everyone, which means just one more anxious sleep until the big day.

0:23.6

Which if nothing else also means tomorrow, we will know a whole lot more than we know right now.

0:29.6

It also means that candidates are crisscrossing crucial battleground states today, including during this hour.

0:35.6

Kamala Harris herself will speak in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

0:39.1

Her speech there, which we are tracking and watching very closely, and we will bring you live

0:43.9

as soon as it starts, will also kick off a series of seven simultaneous rallies set to take place

0:49.8

across the country, which is all part of a massive mobilization effort to get out the vote in the final night.

0:56.8

So this is going to be one of those last big speeches of this whole campaign.

0:59.9

And hey, I mean, Katie Perry is going to perform too, so that's also fun.

1:04.0

Now, in these final few hours before votes are counted, if you're sitting at home on your couch right now

1:09.0

and you're finding yourself going to bed,

1:11.4

having dreams about battleground races being called, or humming the MSNBC election music,

1:16.4

or musing with your friends and neighbors about what snacks Steve Kornacki will eat to keep giving us updates of the big board all night tomorrow night,

1:24.3

trust me, you're not alone. We're all thinking about it. I'm right there with you.

1:31.3

And for the record, just so you know, you cross this off your list, I did learn today that Karnaki doesn't even eat snacks on that night.

1:34.3

But look, it's kind of a strange feeling that after so many long, crazy months were finally

1:40.3

here.

1:41.3

We saw a presidential debate that prompted a change at the top of the ticket, two assassination

1:46.1

attempts against Donald Trump, a joy-filled Democratic convention that included a DJ.

1:51.3

You can see it there, I'm sure you remember it well, and Little John during the roll call

1:54.4

vote, a Republican convention that had a bit of a different, less joyful vibe.

1:59.7

I'm looking at you, Holcogen. And another debate in which Kamal Harris completely

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