Intelligencer - Final Takeaways on Election Eve

It was the week before the election in New York City, and the vibes were acrid. It hadn’t rained in 32 days. There was a fascist rally at Madison Square Garden mere weeks before Mariah Carey’s annual Christmas show. Everyone was acting more insane than usual and seemed to be ambiently mad at one another; even Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatumfolded under the pressure, abruptly breaking up. On the subway, a man told me unprompted that my shoes (normal boots) were indicative of the failings of women in general. It’s true that all American elections are unhappy in their own way, but this one has felt particularly miserable, what with the naked and gleeful encroaching authoritarianism, the open threats of postelection violence, the ongoing American-backed war on Gaza, the lack of a coherent or even mutually agreed-upon reality, and Joe Biden chomping on the leg of a baby dressed as a chicken.

On a Monday afternoon call with reporters, Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said that they are expecting that Georgia, North Carolina and Michigan will have reported close to their entire election returns by the end of Tuesday. —Nia Prater

With less than 24 hours to go before Election Day, the two campaigns are making their final stops in familiar battleground territory. Trump began his day with a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, and will later head to Reading and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As for Harris, she will be spending Monday in Pennsylvania, rallying in Allentown as well as making stops in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Her campaign has promoted the appearances of several high-profile celebrities for her last two stops including Katy Perry in Pittsburgh as well as Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey for the Philadelphia rally. —Nia Prater

Last night, Semafor’s Ben Smith got a head start on the 2024 election coverage postmortems. —Chas Danner

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