The Preamble

The Preamble

What Will Happen on Election Night and the Days After

My thoughts on how this will shake out

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Sharon McMahon
Oct 31, 2024
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I am planning for a very late night on Nov 5, and don’t expect any of us will know who won the presidency when we eventually go to bed. It’s likely we might not know the outcome for several days, or even longer. 

There are two reasons I say that. First, all signs point to this election being very close, and two, legal challenges are going to complicate t…

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