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Alright, here's the show.

Hey y'all, it's the NPR politics podcast for Tuesday, November 8th, Election Day.

Oh man, I'm Sam Sanders, campaign reporter.

I'm Lessma Khaled, I cover demographics in the campaign.

I'm Susan Davis and I cover Congress.

And my entire countenance is smiling.

It's just feels good that we made it.

So we're taping this early because we got to rest up for the big night.

We'll be up well into the early morning looking at those results.

So Election Day, historically the candidates, Laylo.

I mean, that's the thing about Election Day is in some ways it's the easiest day of the campaign, right?

You know, everything you could have possibly done at this point has been done.

And the work that's left on Election Day is often left to ground organizers, local field staff.

In some ways, the candidates, not just in the presidential race, but in congressional races and in governors races.

Election Day is kind of chill.

They hang out with their families.

They kind of try and stay relaxed, you know, sometimes they work on their speeches, one version of each speech.

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