Vote! Our election-day special
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
America and the world hold their proverbial breath for what has become a dead heat. Our special episode explains how the vote works and how the count will proceed. We ask what to watch for, how countries outside America view the potential outcomes, how the country’s largest swing county has prepared and whether it is worthwhile staying up all night.
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| 0:33.1 | The Economist. |
| 0:40.5 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:43.6 | I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 0:44.9 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:58.7 | I believe America has at an inflection point. On those rare moments in history, when the decisions we make now determine our fate of our nation |
| 1:04.7 | and the world for decades to come, I made my choice. |
| 1:09.4 | When I mentioned Dr. Hannibal Lecter, I'm using that as an example of people that are coming in. |
| 1:15.0 | More Border Patrol and more asylum officers. |
| 1:18.8 | President Trump? |
| 1:19.6 | I really don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. |
| 1:22.2 | I don't think he knows what he said either. |
| 1:24.1 | What's at stake in this election? |
| 1:26.7 | Whoa, it's packed with some stuff. They're eating the dogs, |
| 1:32.5 | the people that came in. They're eating the cats. They're eating. They're eating the pets. |
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