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Newshour goes to swing state Wisconsin on US election eve

Newshour

BBC

News, Daily News

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are pushing their closing messages to voters on the last day of campaigning before America decides its next president on 5 November.

Also on the programme: The families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas have reacted angrily following court disclosures about a leak of classified intelligence which may have compromised efforts to free them; and Quincy Jones, musician and producer who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and many others, has died at the age of 91.

(Photo: Newshour presenter James Coomarasamy in a radio studio in the north of Milwaukee. Credit: Newshour)

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to NewsHour live from the BBC World Service.

0:07.6

I'm Rebecca Kesby in London and James Kamara Sami is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

0:13.5

And James, Wisconsin is one of the seven key swing states we keep hearing about in this election.

0:19.6

It's worth 10 electoral college votes, so it's not

0:22.4

as bigger prize as maybe North Carolina or, of course, Pennsylvania. But you've been

0:27.9

travelling all over the state over the past few days, visiting lots of different communities.

0:32.8

What's got you so interested in this particular local showdown and why Milwaukee today?

0:38.8

Well, Rebecca, it always comes down to the food, doesn't it? We're in Solis. It's a diner in the north

0:42.9

of Milwaukee. The locals here enjoying steaming cups of coffee, hearty breakfasts. Although the

0:47.5

speciality later in the day will be Butterburgers, which as their name implies, add a dollop of

0:52.2

Wisconsin's dairy heritage to a variety of bun and patty combos.

0:56.4

This is the biggest city in a state that's gone by a sliver

0:58.8

to the winner of the last two presidential elections,

1:01.0

and it's likely to play a very important role once again.

1:03.8

The Democrats are counting on a big turnout in the centre of Milwaukee

1:06.7

and making further inroads into the Republican-leaning suburbs.

1:11.0

Both Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris have been to this city in recent days.

1:16.4

Kamala Harris, she's spending her final day of campaigning in Pennsylvania.

1:19.7

Donald Trump dividing his time between Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina.

1:24.3

He's promising to fix the economy and the immigration system.

1:27.9

Now, more than 75 million Americans have already voted early by post or in person,

1:32.6

although there are still tens of millions yet to choose.

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