Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. | file photos
(Updated 10 a.m., November 7, Philippine time) Here are the latest updates on the US Elections 2024.
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US elections: Harris, what went wrong for her? Experts weigh in
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024. | Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP
WASHINGTON, United States — Economy, immigration, incumbency: As the dust just begins to settle on a brutal US election campaign, experts have highlighted key headwinds that contributed to why Kamala Harris failed to block Donald Trump from reclaiming the White House.
Economic malaise
Democratic strategist James Carville famously explained Bill Clinton’s win in 1992 with the phrase “The economy, stupid!”
Thirty years later, the maxim has held, with Vice President Harris failing to win over American voters hit by a spike in inflation during her tenure with Joe Biden in the White House.
The Democrats’ big loss follows similar setbacks for incumbent parties around the globe during a wave of inflation in the post-pandemic era.
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Harris: Nation must accept election results
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election on the campus of Howard University in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris said Wednesday that “we must accept the results of this election” as she encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country after her loss to Donald Trump.
The Democratic vice president said the battle would continue “in the voting booth, in the courts and in the public square.”
“Sometimes the fight takes a while,” she said. “That doesn’t mean we won’t win.”
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Trump crushes Harris: New reality for US
Supporters of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump celebrate his victory near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 6, 2024.| Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP
WASHINGTON, United States — The United States and the world faced a radically transformed political landscape Wednesday after Donald Trump won a crushing election victory, defeating Kamala Harris in an astonishing comeback to the White House.
Harris, who had described Trump as a threat to democracy, rang to congratulate him before she was due to deliver a concession speech at 4:00 pm (2100 GMT).
Trump, who never conceded defeat four years ago when his supporters ransacked the US Capitol, won wider margins than before despite a criminal conviction, two impeachments while in office and warnings from his former chief of staff that he is a “fascist.”
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As Trump leads polls, Dela Rosa jokes about visiting US again
“I think I can visit the USA of A again.”
This was said by former top cop now Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa when he rejoiced at the apparent lead of Donald Trump in the United States (US) presidential polls.
Dela Rosa lauded Trump’s triumph in a Facebook post on Wednesday, calling the presidential candidate his friend.
“My kumpadre (comrade) is winning the polls,” he said.
China hopes for ‘peaceful coexistence’ with US if Trump wins
China said Wednesday it hoped for “peaceful coexistence” with the United States as Donald Trump neared a decisive victory over Kamala Harris in the country’s presidential election.
“We will continue to approach and handle China-US relations based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing.
“Our policy toward the United States has been consistent,” she added.
2024 US election: Trump on verge of victory over Harris
Donald Trump was on the verge of a decisive victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election Wednesday, in what would be the most stunning comeback in US political history.
Fox News declared Donald Trump the winner of the US presidential election early Wednesday — the only network to make the call.
US networks had already called the swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina for the 78-year-old, and he led the Democratic vice president in the others.
‘It’s a political victory that our country has never seen before’
US ELECTION: Harris inches closer with 210 electoral votes, Trump still leads with 230
US ELECTION: Trump at 211 electoral votes, Harris at 153: US media
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States Tuesday and a long night of waiting for results expected.
Projections are tumbling in, with US media calling wins for Trump so far in 22 states including big prizes Texas and Ohio, and other reliably Republican-leaning states.
Harris has so far captured 10 states including big electoral vote prizes California and New York — as well as the US capital Washington.
So far, that gives Trump 211 electoral votes and Harris 153.
US ELECTION RESULTS: Trump at 168 electoral votes, Harris at 81: US media
Results are tumbling in, with US media projecting wins for Trump so far in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Harris has so far captured Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and the US capital Washington, DC.
So far, that gives Harris 81 electoral votes and Trump 168.
US ELECTION INITIAL RESULTS: Trump at 90 electoral votes, Harris at 27
Initial results in the US election are coming in, with US media projecting wins for Trump so far in Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Win the vote but still lose? Behold America’s Electoral College
When political outsider Donald Trump defied polls and expectations to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election, he described the victory as “beautiful.”
Not everyone saw it that way — considering that Democrat Clinton had received nearly three million more votes nationally than her Republican rival. Non-Americans were particularly perplexed that the second-highest vote-getter would be crowned president.
But Trump had done what the US system requires: win enough individual states, sometimes by very narrow margins, to surpass the 270 Electoral College votes necessary to win the White House.
Now, as the 2024 election showdown between Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris approaches, the rules of this enigmatic and, to some, outmoded system is coming back into focus.
US elections: Bomb hoax threats from Russia, FBI warns
People complete their ballots as the sunset is reflected in the glass of a precinct in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 2024. (Photo by Rebecca DROKE / AFP)
ATLANTA, United States — The FBI warned of bomb threats at polling stations in “multiple” US states on a tense Election Day, adding that none were credible but many appeared to originate from Russia.
The statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation came as authorities in the US state of Georgia said hoax bomb threats had briefly disrupted voting there Tuesday.
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US elections: Americans choose between Harris and Trump
Plaster figurines of US presidential candidates Kamala Harris (R) and Donald Trump are displayed for sale as cars queue before crossing to the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, on November 4, 2024, during US Election Day. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP)
WASHINGTON — A presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor approached its finale Tuesday as voters weighed a stark choice for the nation’s future in deciding whether to send Republican Donald Trump back to the White House or elevate Vice President Kamala Harris to the Oval Office.
With just hours until polls close, tens of millions of Americans added their ballots to the 84 million cast early as they chose between two candidates with drastically different temperaments and visions for the country. Those casting Election Day ballots mostly encountered a smooth process, with isolated reports of hiccups that regularly happen, including long lines, technical issues and ballot printing errors.
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US elections: Michigan Muslims shun Harris over Mideast turmoil
People vote at a polling station at Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary School in Dearborn, Michigan, on Election Day, November 5, 2024. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP)
DEARBORN, United States — Haunted by the daily violence ravaging the Middle East, Soujoud Hamade, a registered Democrat, felt compelled to back Green Party candidate Jill Stein in the US presidential election.
“It is very emotional,” the 32-year-old real estate lawyer told AFP after casting her ballot Tuesday at a school in Dearborn, the nation’s largest Arab-majority city, where voters could prove decisive in the key battleground of Michigan.
“Every time I watch the news or get on social media, I see my people being decimated, I see my home country being destroyed,” added the Lebanese-American, disillusioned by the Biden-Harris administration’s unwavering support for Israel.
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US Elections: Harris, Trump end historic campaigns with final pitch to voters
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made their final case Monday in the hours before Election Day, when voters will either choose America’s first woman president or hand the Republican an unprecedented comeback likely to rattle the world.
With polls showing a dead heat, Trump promised to lead the United States to “new heights of glory” while Harris said the “momentum is on our side,” as the rivals held their last rallies of the 2024 race in crucial battleground states.
The Democratic vice president finished on a high note in Philadelphia in the must-win state of Pennsylvania, with a rally on the steps immortalized by the boxing movie “Rocky.”
Thai baby hippo Moo Deng ‘predicts’ US election win for Trump
The polls put the US election on a knife-edge, but as Americans go to vote, Thailand’s superstar baby hippo Moo Deng has predicted former president Donald Trump will regain the White House.
The chubby chomper took the internet by storm with her adorable antics at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, quickly becoming a staple of social media memes and inspiring a raft of merchandise.
Now Moo Deng, whose name means “bouncy pork”, has predicted a comeback victory for the Republican over Democrat Kamala Harris.
Offered two dishes of carved fruit, each emblazoned with one of the candidates’ names, the four-month-old pigmy hippo chose Trump, in video posted online by the zoo.
US elections: Harris, Trump fight through final campaign hours
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump held dueling rallies Monday in the final hours before Election Day, when Americans will either choose the first woman president in US history or deliver the Republican an unprecedented comeback likely to rattle the world.
With polls showing a dead heat, the candidates offered up starkly different visions as they spent their last day of campaigning in the too-close-to-call swing states that are set to tip the balance after polls close Tuesday.
Both rivals even held raucous events at the same time in Pittsburgh, a key city in the must-win battleground of Pennsylvania, as the race went down to the wire.
US elections: When will we know who won?
As Americans prepare to vote on Election Day Tuesday (Wednesday, November 6, 2024, Philippine time) officials are calling for patience as they tally ballots in what could be a historically close presidential race — and warning that it could take days to find out who has won.
Under the US system, citizens do not vote directly for their leader. Instead, their ballots elect the 538 members of a group called the Electoral College, which then elects the president and vice president.
Each state casts its Electoral College votes for the candidate that won its popular vote. Bigger states, with more representatives in the US Congress, get a larger share of the 538 Electoral College votes on offer.
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump will be vying to get to the all-important 270 votes that pushes them past the halfway mark and guarantees them the keys to the Oval Office.
But with this year’s race going down to the wire, experts point to a growing risk of delays and complications like legal challenges over the vote count.
US elections: At final Harris rally, a mix of enthusiasm and worry
In line for Kamala Harris’s final rally of this US election campaign in Philadelphia on Monday, enthusiasm for the Democratic candidate and acute concern at the possible return of Donald Trump to the White House were palpable.
“I’m cautiously optimistic, but I’m worried,” said Robin Matthews, a community organizer. “If she doesn’t win, we’re screwed.”
A long queue snaked along the main avenue leading to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, outside which the vice president was due to address a crowd late in the evening, just hours before polls open on Tuesday.
Harris, Trump go toe to toe in frenzied final campaign weekend
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump fought it out Saturday in the swing states on the final weekend of the tensest US election of modern times, with the Democrat urging voters to “turn the page” on the Republican’s scorched-earth brand of politics.
With only three days left in the campaign, 73 million people have already cast early ballots, with many more expected to go to the polls on Sunday ahead of the Election Day climax Tuesday.
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Harris slams ‘offensive’ Trump as rivals go west
Kamala Harris clapped back Thursday at Donald Trump over what she called his “very offensive” remarks about women, returning reproductive rights to the fore as the rivals took their knife-edge White House race to western battleground states.
As each candidate seeks even the slightest of advantages, they have also homed in on immigration and are aiming to woo crucial Latino voters with just five days before the November 5 election.
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Harris mocks Trump after rally turns into bizarre dance-a-thon
Kamala Harris went after her US presidential election rival Donald Trump’s mental state and fitness for office Tuesday after the 78-year-old Republican’s televised town hall veered into a surreal, impromptu music session.
Three weeks ahead of the US election, Harris’s campaign has begun to focus aggressively on Trump’s health and mental stability, and was quick to weigh in, saying the ex-president appeared “lost, confused, and frozen on stage.”
For about half an hour, Monday’s event in Oaks near Philadelphia was standard fare ahead of the November 5 election, as Trump took friendly questions from supporters on the economy.