By GhanaNewsPage 
Voters line up to cast their ballots on November 5, 2024 in Austell, Georgia. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images
It’s finally Election Day in America.
Why it matters: Tens of millions of people have already cast their ballots. Voters have one last opportunity to weigh in on the presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races across the country.
- Americans may not know whether Vice President Harris or former President Trump won the race for days.
- Election experts and analysts remind voters that any delays are a normal and expected part of the process — and not any indication of election fraud.
- Axios reporters across the country, from swing states to Washington, D.C., and Florida, will provide real-time reporting and analysis in the hours before and after polls close.
Zoom out: Anxiety and fears of political violence have formed a backdrop to this election.
- The heightened-threat environment prompted drastic measures to ensure the safety of election workers and ballots.
The bottom line: It will unavoidably be an election of firsts.
- Harris would make history as the nation’s first female commander-in-chief, and having run such a short campaign after President Biden’s historic exit from the race.
- Trump, who is running for a third time, would be the oldest person and first convicted felon ever elected president.
Source – axios.com