A Final Dispatch From America’s Bellwether

The Run-Up by The New York Times

Nov 5, 202400:48:37News & Politics

For months now, “The Run-Up” has been traveling around the country talking with people, trying to ensure that when today came, whatever happened wouldn’t feel like a surprise. So as people go to the polls to cast their v...

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