November 5, 2024 • 7 mins
There’s plenty of nerves, with polling booths beginning to close in the next hour across the US.
Candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have been neck-and-neck in all major polls, with a focus on key battleground states like Pennsylvania.
CNN Correspondent Paula Newton told Kerre Woodham there's more uncertainty around the election this time.
She says since last time was a Covid election, all the voting information is unreliable.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Kerry Wooden Mornings podcast from News
Talk sed B.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
We go now to Trump headquarters in Florida. See any
anchor Paula Newton. Is there a very good evening to you, Paula,
and good evening.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
As we're here waiting some results and it should have
our first a poll in about twenty four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
I can see that I've got the clock in front
of me ticking down. There have been there have been
many close presidential elections. I kept thinking, I was trying
to explain to my younger colleagues about the hanging chads
that dominated an earlier election. But is this is this
(00:46):
one going to be another one for the for the
history books in terms of how close it's going to be.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
I mean, look, I'm a bit of a nerd when
it comes to Paul's and I'm going to spare all
of you. Obviously the polls are very very close. Yeah,
but given that this involves a state by state race
really which is involved in electoral college and having to
get two hundred and seventy and the fact that even
all of those polls that are close involve a margin
of air, So what does that mean that means that
(01:15):
either candidates here could take it by four or five
points nationally and perhaps even more than that another electoral college,
or he could be here like last time until Saturday.
Now that's not likely his time only because a lot
of the states or believe that they can count far
more quickly this time around. But suffice it to say,
(01:37):
as I'm sure you have heard for days now, if
not reach any outcome at this point as.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Possible, absolutely not. According to Donald Trump, he says it's
not even going to be close.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Well, certainly he's projecting a lot of confidence, and certainly
that is a strategy. I think though that are reporting
from inside the campaign certainly shows a lot of nervousness,
as it does with Kamala Harrison's campaign as well. Listen, no,
I all one knows how this is going to turn
out now. I want to take everyone back to the
twenty twenty election as well. The point about them getting
(02:12):
information about things like voters and voter turnouts. Now was
a COVID election, and because it was an aberration, it
is very difficult for either campaign to really gauge how
this one will turn out, given the kind of voter
information they had from twenty twenty, and that's why there's
a lot more nervousness.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
It's been really interesting. I've been reading a lot of
interviews and a lot of articles across all sorts of
media that the Democrats have kind of taken black and
Hispanic and women voters for granted for a very long time,
and that the Trump camp have been able to seize
on the narrative that the Republicans are good for the
(02:50):
inn economy. And although there are lots of headlines saying
that the US economy is the envy of the world
and it's going gangbusters, if you are on thirty seven
thousand a year and you are in the middle of
America on the bones of your button, you're not feeling
like you're doing well.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
You're not. And even though the employment situation again looks
great in America, I mean, consider this, if you can
consider someone making thirty seven thousand dollars, as you just said, yeah,
guess what, there's a gig job out there for you.
You can go ahead and you can work part time
doing Uber Eats or whatever, doing you know, pizza delivery,
or you can get a cleaning job on the weekends
and nights. Does that feel like a good, good economy.
(03:29):
It doesn't. And you're doing that not to afford luxuries.
You are doing that to afford things like house insurance,
car insurance, even just rent. And that's why the economy
isn't feeling that good. I will say that, certainly when
it comes to immigration and the economy, all of our
pools show that. Quite frankly, that's where the Trump campaign
(03:49):
has the edge. Having said that, Kamalo Harris has done
a lot, especially on the economy, to close that gap.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Yeah, so where is the Where is the election in
your opinion, going to be won and lost?
Speaker 3 (04:02):
I don't have any insect whatsoever, unfort only because when
you really dive into the numbers, and as I said,
I'm a polling geek, so when you look at the
statistics and what they say cross tabulation, you really don't
have any idea what most people say right now if
this is a split between men and women. Have I
seen that anecdotally in homes? Indeed, I have within families.
(04:27):
I will be completely frank with you, I see it
within my own family. Does that mean that that's going
to materialize at the polls? No one knows. I think
at the end of the day. What can be guaranteed
is that it will come out to turnout, and many
people in both campaigns right now being optimistic about what
(04:47):
they see on the grounds for turnout. So even before
you look at anything, whether it's Republican registered Republican registered Democrats,
you look at the gender divide, whatever it is, No,
it is going to be about turnout. Who sat on
the couch, who couldn't be bothered to register because it
was too complicated, or who actually got out there, stayed
in line and voted for their candidates.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
And we've seen a very high early voter turnout, haven't
we absolutely.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
I mean, look, they are going by twenty twenty numbers,
but if you look at that, that means that pretty
much half of Americans did early voting. This is going
to be a large turnout. And as they've been calculating
those early votes, meaning the campaigns looking at exactly who voted,
that's actually been instructive because it tells them who voted.
(05:35):
It doesn't tell them how they voted, but it lets
them know which doors still have to be knocked on.
But again, let's remember everything that's happened in the campaign.
I mean, just a little while Ago I was at
that Madison Square Garden rally in New York. I happened
to be there. It was a very diverse crowd, very
boisterous crowd, and yet what happened inside perhaps did move
some votes in the Latino population. All of that is
(05:57):
being looked at right now when they detect exactly the
turnout that they will have on election day and for
the next few hours.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
It's just been the craziest election has like assassination attempts
and you know, the incumbent being replaced by the by
the deputy, and it has been it's been one for
the ages.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
And certainly, as we always say, there is no Hollywood
scripts on on the floor right now that would have,
you know, indicated any of this. You can't make it up.
I will say though, that while so many Americans have
expressed to me that they are amazed by everything that
has happened, they are also truly exhausted. And that goes
(06:40):
right down the party divide. It doesn't matter if you're
Democratic or if you're Republican leaning. It has been exhausting,
it has been dizzying. Most people in this country are
ready for the Thanksgiving holiday and to just watch them football.
They are exhausted because it has been so much to
keep up with, just so much, and a lot of
(07:02):
it really material to their own lives. And remember we've
got some races in Congress and Senate here, and that
matters as well, right because when it comes to actually
drafting legislation and getting legislation passed, that's very important in
this country in terms of you know who, which president
gets to implement their own policy.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Well, thank you so much for your time, for your
insight and your expertise. Porter. I really appreciate it. It
is going to be a fascinating forty eight hours, that's
for sure.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
It really it really will you guys get to watch
there in the cold light of day. It might be
very late here, you guys will have some really good
insights as the results come in. Appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
Take care, Take care. Paula Newton, c and INN anchor
at Trump Headquarters in Florida. It is she's going to
be a doozy news talk, said b. It is quarter
to eleven.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
For more from Kerry Wooden Mornings, listen live to news
Talks it'd be from nine am weekdays, or follow the
podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Kerry Wooden Mornings podcast from News
Talk sed B.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
We go now to Trump headquarters in Florida. See any
anchor Paula Newton. Is there a very good evening to you, Paula,
and good evening.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
As we're here waiting some results and it should have
our first a poll in about twenty four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
I can see that I've got the clock in front
of me ticking down. There have been there have been
many close presidential elections. I kept thinking, I was trying
to explain to my younger colleagues about the hanging chads
that dominated an earlier election. But is this is this
(00:46):
one going to be another one for the for the
history books in terms of how close it's going to be.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
I mean, look, I'm a bit of a nerd when
it comes to Paul's and I'm going to spare all
of you. Obviously the polls are very very close. Yeah,
but given that this involves a state by state race
really which is involved in electoral college and having to
get two hundred and seventy and the fact that even
all of those polls that are close involve a margin
of air, So what does that mean that means that
(01:15):
either candidates here could take it by four or five
points nationally and perhaps even more than that another electoral college,
or he could be here like last time until Saturday.
Now that's not likely his time only because a lot
of the states or believe that they can count far
more quickly this time around. But suffice it to say,
(01:37):
as I'm sure you have heard for days now, if
not reach any outcome at this point as.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Possible, absolutely not. According to Donald Trump, he says it's
not even going to be close.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Well, certainly he's projecting a lot of confidence, and certainly
that is a strategy. I think though that are reporting
from inside the campaign certainly shows a lot of nervousness,
as it does with Kamala Harrison's campaign as well. Listen, no,
I all one knows how this is going to turn
out now. I want to take everyone back to the
twenty twenty election as well. The point about them getting
(02:12):
information about things like voters and voter turnouts. Now was
a COVID election, and because it was an aberration, it
is very difficult for either campaign to really gauge how
this one will turn out, given the kind of voter
information they had from twenty twenty, and that's why there's
a lot more nervousness.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
It's been really interesting. I've been reading a lot of
interviews and a lot of articles across all sorts of
media that the Democrats have kind of taken black and
Hispanic and women voters for granted for a very long time,
and that the Trump camp have been able to seize
on the narrative that the Republicans are good for the
(02:50):
inn economy. And although there are lots of headlines saying
that the US economy is the envy of the world
and it's going gangbusters, if you are on thirty seven
thousand a year and you are in the middle of
America on the bones of your button, you're not feeling
like you're doing well.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
You're not. And even though the employment situation again looks
great in America, I mean, consider this, if you can
consider someone making thirty seven thousand dollars, as you just said, yeah,
guess what, there's a gig job out there for you.
You can go ahead and you can work part time
doing Uber Eats or whatever, doing you know, pizza delivery,
or you can get a cleaning job on the weekends
and nights. Does that feel like a good, good economy.
(03:29):
It doesn't. And you're doing that not to afford luxuries.
You are doing that to afford things like house insurance,
car insurance, even just rent. And that's why the economy
isn't feeling that good. I will say that, certainly when
it comes to immigration and the economy, all of our
pools show that. Quite frankly, that's where the Trump campaign
(03:49):
has the edge. Having said that, Kamalo Harris has done
a lot, especially on the economy, to close that gap.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Yeah, so where is the Where is the election in
your opinion, going to be won and lost?
Speaker 3 (04:02):
I don't have any insect whatsoever, unfort only because when
you really dive into the numbers, and as I said,
I'm a polling geek, so when you look at the
statistics and what they say cross tabulation, you really don't
have any idea what most people say right now if
this is a split between men and women. Have I
seen that anecdotally in homes? Indeed, I have within families.
(04:27):
I will be completely frank with you, I see it
within my own family. Does that mean that that's going
to materialize at the polls? No one knows. I think
at the end of the day. What can be guaranteed
is that it will come out to turnout, and many
people in both campaigns right now being optimistic about what
(04:47):
they see on the grounds for turnout. So even before
you look at anything, whether it's Republican registered Republican registered Democrats,
you look at the gender divide, whatever it is, No,
it is going to be about turnout. Who sat on
the couch, who couldn't be bothered to register because it
was too complicated, or who actually got out there, stayed
in line and voted for their candidates.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
And we've seen a very high early voter turnout, haven't
we absolutely.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
I mean, look, they are going by twenty twenty numbers,
but if you look at that, that means that pretty
much half of Americans did early voting. This is going
to be a large turnout. And as they've been calculating
those early votes, meaning the campaigns looking at exactly who voted,
that's actually been instructive because it tells them who voted.
(05:35):
It doesn't tell them how they voted, but it lets
them know which doors still have to be knocked on.
But again, let's remember everything that's happened in the campaign.
I mean, just a little while Ago I was at
that Madison Square Garden rally in New York. I happened
to be there. It was a very diverse crowd, very
boisterous crowd, and yet what happened inside perhaps did move
some votes in the Latino population. All of that is
(05:57):
being looked at right now when they detect exactly the
turnout that they will have on election day and for
the next few hours.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
It's just been the craziest election has like assassination attempts
and you know, the incumbent being replaced by the by
the deputy, and it has been it's been one for
the ages.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
And certainly, as we always say, there is no Hollywood
scripts on on the floor right now that would have,
you know, indicated any of this. You can't make it up.
I will say though, that while so many Americans have
expressed to me that they are amazed by everything that
has happened, they are also truly exhausted. And that goes
(06:40):
right down the party divide. It doesn't matter if you're
Democratic or if you're Republican leaning. It has been exhausting,
it has been dizzying. Most people in this country are
ready for the Thanksgiving holiday and to just watch them football.
They are exhausted because it has been so much to
keep up with, just so much, and a lot of
(07:02):
it really material to their own lives. And remember we've
got some races in Congress and Senate here, and that
matters as well, right because when it comes to actually
drafting legislation and getting legislation passed, that's very important in
this country in terms of you know who, which president
gets to implement their own policy.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Well, thank you so much for your time, for your
insight and your expertise. Porter. I really appreciate it. It
is going to be a fascinating forty eight hours, that's
for sure.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
It really it really will you guys get to watch
there in the cold light of day. It might be
very late here, you guys will have some really good
insights as the results come in. Appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
Take care, Take care. Paula Newton, c and INN anchor
at Trump Headquarters in Florida. It is she's going to
be a doozy news talk, said b. It is quarter
to eleven.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
For more from Kerry Wooden Mornings, listen live to news
Talks it'd be from nine am weekdays, or follow the
podcast on iHeartRadio.
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