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Nov 2024

26m 20s

A Guide to Election Night 2024

The New York Times

About this episode

After two years of campaigning, more than a billion of dollars of advertising and a last-minute change to one of the nominees, the 2024 race for president is now in the hands of the American voters. Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The Times, gives a guide to understanding tonight’s election results.

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