US Presidential Election 2024: Voting Begins (X image @VoteGov)
Washington DC, US: Marking the official start of voting on the election day of US Presidential election 2024, first vote was cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire on early morning. Following a tradition that dates back decades ago, six registered voters of the tiny town in the north-eastern America cast their ballots at midnight.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump are tied in Hampshire on 3-3 vote. With heightened security, the vast majority of polling stations across the country open on Tuesday morning and will remain open until the evening.
Polls showed a heated race between Trump and Harris. Trump promised to lead the Washington to “new heights of glory”. Harris said the “momentum is on our side,” as the rivals held their last rallies of the 2024 race in crucial battleground states.
Harris finished on a high note in Philadelphia in the must-win state of Pennsylvania, one of the swing states. “This could be one of the closest races in history — every single vote matters”, said Harris, who was joined by celebrities including Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey.
Trump brought several family members, but his wife Melania was absent up on stage during his closing rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There, as in an earlier swing through North Carolina and Pennsylvania, his speech bristled with dark rhetoric. “With your vote tomorrow, we can fix every single problem our country faces and lead America – indeed, the world – to new heights of glory,” he told the crowd.
At the same time, Trump, who still refuses to admit he fairly lost the 2020 election to Biden, has hinted that he would refuse to accept another loss. Reportedly, he brought up baseless claims of election fraud while saying he should “never have left” the White House during the final days of the campaign.
