According to CNN reporters Paula Newton and Karin Kaifa, after 11:00 p.m., Republican and Democratic election officials are cautiously optimistic about the audience voting in Poland.
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CNN's Paula Newton, who was at Donald Trump's campaign headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida, said she sensed “cautiously optimistic” among Republicans on election night.
– The former president looked tired in the morning. When he went to vote with his wife Melania, he expressed confidence in his strength, but he said that he would accept the result of the vote if the vote was fair, Newton said in an interview with TVN24.
The CNN reporter noted that Trump's campaign is hoping that he will win the support of men who have never voted before. “Trump thinks there are reasons for optimism,” he said.
CNN's Paula Newton reports for TVN24
Kamala Harris fought for the vote until the last moment
In turn, Karin Kaifa was present at the election night of Kamala Harris in Washington. He noted that the Democratic campaign was very dynamic, especially because of the sudden victory of the current vice presidential nomination.
The CNN reporter said that Kamala Harris' staff are also optimistic. He emphasized that the US vice president “until the last moment encouraged people to vote for him with radio interviews.”
– Over the past week, Kamala Harris's team has said that she feels more optimistic, but the Democratic candidate said not to shy away from her assessments, – the CNN reporter added.
US presidential election
Voting in the USA began on Tuesday at 6 am (12 Polish time) in the eastern states. Partial results from those states will be released after midnight ET, and the final polls — in Alaska and Hawaii — will close at 7 a.m. ET on Wednesday.
As Harris' team told reporters on Monday, it is possible that if the margin between the candidates is not too small, we will know the results of the elections in Georgia, North Carolina and Michigan on Tuesday evening (Wednesday morning in Poland) and also after midnight in the Eastern US. Wisconsin. If one of the candidates wins three states, they are almost guaranteed to win.
Key states – battlegrounds where the future of America will be decided
In a close race in a key state like 2020, it could take until Thursday or later to decide a winner. In 2020, you will have to wait four days for a decision, including: because of the record number of votes cast by mail.
Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump was decided by 80,000 votes in three states. If this year's polls are correct, this scenario could repeat itself, as the difference between the candidates was mostly within the margin of statistical error.