Polls open Tuesday at 7 a.m. for Election Day 2024.
Former President Donald Trump (Republican) and Vice President Kamala Harris (Democrat) are spending millions of dollars and countless hours in Pennsylvania, a state critical to winning the White House.
Here are some notes as we head into the final stretch.
Pittsburgh Center of the Political Universe:
Resident political analyst Lenny McCallister says one of the big takeaways of Pittsburgh being the center of the political universe Monday, with both presidential candidates campaigning here on election eve, is the importance of this region after the election is over.
“It would be great if we could take this momentum of this little bit of a boost of self-esteem, electorally, from this past election cycle and start really looking at what we can do to take advantage of that when it comes to job growth, when it comes to improving the quality of life,” said McCallister.
He tells this Big K Morning Show his hope for our elected officials will be surrogates for the people in this region after the election is over.
Presidential Polls Usually Wrong:
Polls can be, and often are, wrong why do people pay attention to them? Political analyst Lenny McCallister shared his theory.
“It gives the people in the campaigns to actually feel the pulse of the voters in specific states and then adjust their strategy or double down on their strategy, that’s why its important,” said McCallister.
McAllister says polls are helpful in understanding the forces that shape each election.
So, what happens after the election?
McCallister says if Harris wins, he expects the GOP will control the Senate and Democrats will have a thin majority in the House.
“There will be, probably 60 days, of Republicans trying to make sure that the election was valid,” said McCallister.
And if Trump wins? He sees Republicans in control of both the House and Senate:
“You would probably have a Republican Senator from Pennsylvania and I think the Democrats probably won’t challenge the election results as much, but there will be much gnashing of teeth,” added McCallister.
Campaign Ads Stop:
One good piece of news, no matter who you are voting for on Tuesday.
The non-stop ads on television, radio, internet, mail, texting and phone calls will END.
The polls close in Pennsylvania at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.