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    The journey to election day

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    Hello! It’s Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY’s senior national news reporter. The election is almost here and I’m here with a special edition to break down all the big stories leading up to November 5th.

    From ‘hope’ to electoral security: USA TODAY’s journey in the election campaign

    Election day is almost here. But in the months and days before the final votes were cast and the results were counted, USA TODAY reporters fanned out across the country. road trips to key counties like Erie in Pennsylvania and election worker monitoring in Georgia and North Carolina.

    we visit 6 communities that bear the name Esperanzafrom Hope, Maine on the East Coast to Hope, Alaska, to see if voters felt any sense of optimization amid an intensely polarized election cycle. And as the red states have gotten redder and the blue states bluer, we analyze why what is happening and what voters are feeling on the ground in those key states.

    Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are statistically tied in national polls for the presidential election, and are tied in almost all swing states. But USA TODAY went beyond the numbers and focused on Americans’ priorities in an increasingly intense election.

    This is what we found.

    7 Counties in 7 Days: A Cross-Country Road Trip to Battleground States

    The road to the White House passes through seven key states: Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona.

    Within those states, the USA TODAY Network team traveled to seven counties whose voters will play a critical role in determining whether Trump or Harris will win their state and, ultimately, the presidency.

    In Washoe County, NevadaVoters across the political spectrum described what brings them to the polls: from the economy to crime, border security, health care and preserving America’s democratic institutions. Erie County, Pennsylvaniathe top bellwether, saw renewed enthusiasm after Harris catapulted to the top of the Democratic ticket.

    Hope in America: Yes, hope is still alive and well in this nation

    Hope. The city of Maine. Or the one from Alaska. Bill Clinton surely put Arkansas’ hope on the map. Maybe, It is the hope, the feeling.

    USA TODAY sent reporters to six of 19 US cities named Hope. Residents of Hope, Alaska, a city 15 miles from Anchorage, try to stay away from national politics. In Esperanza, New Mexico, With a population of 105, resilience keeps the city alive.

    But there’s something else the journalists found on their journey toward hope: a feeling of alarm.

    The dangerous work of counting: How frontline workers in swing states feel

    Counting votes was a once-monotonous task. Now, It has become dangerous.

    After losing the 2020 election, Trump spread false rumors that there was fraud in the election. That message was amplified by conspiracy theorists who have spread claims that using machines to count ballots allows results to be manipulated. Poll workers have been intimidated and threatened.

    In Atlanta, Georgia, A woman’s job is to help voters who may have problems or questions regarding voting. An electoral coordinator in a Detroit suburb He no longer talks about his work.

    And here’s how officials are preparing for protests and possible violence. before election day.

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