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Inside The Globe’s U.S. election night coverage

2024/11/6
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The United States have never seen an election like this before. It began as a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, but after Biden’s debate performance back in June, he made the unprecedented move of withdrawing from the race). Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in to become the Democratic nominee, and the second debate in September looked a lot different).

Results trickled in last night for this nail biter) of an election, with the outcome hinging on seven swing states).

The 2024 U.S. presidential election may be over, but as of 2 a.m. ET on November 6, the winner hadn’t been officially declared.

On today’s show, The Decibel is hosting an election night watch party, featuring Globe journalists in the newsroom and on the ground in key swing states. We’ll hear from international correspondent Nathan VanderKlippe), calling in from Georgia, and reporter Andrea Woo), calling in from Arizona. Patrick Dell) checks up on disinformation), and columnist Doug Saunders) joins Menaka Raman-Wilms in the studio to watch the results roll in.

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