Month: November 2024

In the days leading up to election night, news outlets across the country were predicting a historically close race, one that could take days to call.

But as election night progressed, it became clear former President Donald Trump was on a path to victory. So much so, that before anything was official, he thanked his supporters from his campaign headquarters in West Palm Beach.

And then, Wednesday morning at about 5:30, it became official when the Associated Press called Wisconsin for Trump. We’re still awaiting final tallies, but it appears Trump is on track to win the popular vote for the first time.

Trump’s agenda for a second term will be dissected over and over in the days ahead. Today, we break down how America sent him back to office — how Trump won in 2024.

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The homestretch of the presidential campaign means huge rallies, a final barrage of campaign ads, and massive multi-state get out the vote efforts.

All of that costs money.

And it seems like every successive presidential election ends up being the most expensive election in history.

Open Secrets, a group that tracks election spending, estimates the 2024 federal election cycle will cost nearly $16 billion. It was around $15 billion in 2020.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign raised a record billion dollars in just three months.

And, according to Open Secrets, tech billionaire Elon Musk has poured more than $118-million into his America PAC in support of former President Donald Trump.

As we publish this episode Tuesday afternoon, we don’t know who will win this election. But we do know that outside money has played a bigger role than ever before.

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Quincy Jones, the famed music producer who helped artists dominate popular music for half a century, has died.

NPR’s Walter Ray Watson described Jones’ talent as one that produced music that hooked ears, warmed hearts and moved feet to dance.

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In these closing days of the presidential election, polling across the board has nearly every swing state in a statistical tie, meaning the election may come down to just a couple thousands votes.

No matter who wins, in the coming days we’re going to hear a lot more from Donald Trump and his allies about the results.

And if history is any guide we can expect a mix of misleading information, rumors and outright lies

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When the 2024 presidential campaign began, it looked a lot like the last one.

Former President Donald Trump and sitting President Joe Biden became the presumptive nominees for their parties in March. This year was set to be the first U.S. presidential rematch since 1956.

We all know sequels are rarely more interesting than the original, and it seemed like this election might be downright boring. But the joke was on us, because Americans have just lived through the most dramatic, eventful, unexpected presidential campaign of our lives.

We revisit the key moments that brought us to this point in the race.

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There are plenty of ways to encourage people to vote, as the presidential candidates and their supporters are demonstrating in this final stretch of the campaign.

We dig into each campaign’s voter turnout operation.

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