1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: We are heading to the United States to Washington, DC. 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Nick Harper is and if it's in correspondent with US 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: Live this morning. As America goes to the polls, We've 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: had the Ohio Senator and running Trumps running mate Jady 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: Vance vote already in Ohio, and Nick is with US Live. Nick, 6 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: Good morning, Good morning, Ryan. Tell me what we're exactly 7 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,479 Speaker 1: are the candidates at the moment and when are we 8 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: expecting them to vote? 9 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 2: Well, they're all spread out around the country, essentially voting 10 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 2: where they are stationed. So we've had JD. Van's voting 11 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 2: in Ohio. Donald Trump is due up in Florida at 12 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 2: any time soon. Kamala Harris is here in Washington, d C. 13 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 2: Where she's going to remain for the day, and Tim 14 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 2: Woltz is over in Minnesota. So scattered across the country 15 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: coming together later on. But we have had more than 16 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 2: eighty two million Americans vote early ahead of election day. 17 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 2: That's about a third of all eligible voters. And now 18 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 2: we are hearing long lines at multiple polling stations right 19 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 2: across the country. 20 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: Why DC whire's Harrison d C. 21 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: Well, there are some options where she could potentially go 22 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 2: California as her home state, but here really has been 23 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: her home for the last three and a half four 24 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: years as vice president. But it really is looking ahead 25 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 2: to this evening where she has decided to hold her 26 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 2: election night event, choosing Howard University to alma matera where 27 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 2: she went. It's the historically at black university here in 28 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 2: the heart of Washington, DC, and of course that racial 29 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 2: element has been central to her campaign. She is hoping 30 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 2: that she has people of color rallying behind her, as 31 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 2: they often do behind Democrats, but she is hoping that 32 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 2: that will happen this evening at a time when she 33 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: is hoping that she could become not just the first 34 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 2: female president, but the first black female president of the 35 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 2: United States. 36 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: If things get a bit topsy turvy, if things aren't 37 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: going well for Trump tonight, what are the contingency plans? 38 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: And is that part of the reason that she's in 39 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: DC because she wants to be seen to be in 40 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: control of that particular location. 41 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: Well, potentially, yes, I mean there is some thinking that 42 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 2: Donald Trump will decide to call a win for him 43 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: early no matter what is happening, even if the polls 44 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 2: are not suggesting, or even if there are not enough 45 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 2: votes in to suggest that he is won. There is 46 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 2: that concern that he may go ahead with that, and 47 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 2: that would obviously so confusion, misinformation and prompt lawsuits if 48 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 2: he were to actually go ahead and lose, and he 49 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 2: could therefore suggest, as he did back in twenty twenty, 50 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 2: that the vote was rigged against him. So Kamala Harris 51 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: I guess is trying to distance herself from that. We've 52 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 2: already heard accusations of vote rigging in the last couple 53 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: of days from Donald Trump, and she has tried to 54 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 2: push back against that. The hope is that things will 55 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 2: run smoothly, but there is a real potential, but it 56 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 2: could take several days for all of this to come 57 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 2: out in the wash and for us to actually find 58 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 2: out who is the eventual winner of the election. 59 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: There's also, of course, the race for the House and 60 00:02:59,240 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: for the Senate. 61 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 2: Any picks there, well, it is going to be incredibly tight, 62 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 2: and again that is something that we may not know 63 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: for some time. The House in particular, just because of 64 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 2: the closeness of some of those races across the country, 65 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 2: there is some thinking that it might not be known 66 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: who has control of the House until after we find 67 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 2: out who has become the president. I mean it is 68 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 2: being spoken about as the closest race in recent history, 69 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 2: not just for the president, but also for control of 70 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 2: the two chambers of Congress. 71 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: Nick, thanks very much for your time this morning, Nick Habot, 72 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: if it's in correspondent in Washington, DC. For more from 73 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: earlier edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live to News Talks. 74 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 2: It'd be from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast 75 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: on iHeartRadio.