When will the presidential race between Harris and Trump be decided?

Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his demands that the winner of the presidential race be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday, well before all the votes are counted.

Trump set the pattern in 2020, when he declared that he had won during the early morning hours after Election Day. That led his allies to demand that officials "stop the count!" He and many other conservatives have spent the past four years falsely claiming that fraud cost him that election and bemoaning how long it takes to count ballots in the U.S.

But one of many reasons we are unlikely to know the winner quickly on election night is that Republican lawmakers in two key swing states have refused to change laws that delay the count. That will make it look as if Trump is initially leading, even if that changes as more ballots are tallied later. Another reason is that most indications are this will be a very close election, and it takes longer to determine who won close elections than blowouts.

In the end, election experts note, the priority in vote-counting is to make sure it's an accurate and secure tally, not to end the suspense moments after polls close.

[DaveintheD-ps]

Remember when we had actual elections that were decided on election day? Yeah, that was cool.

[christopheringraham]

This is such bullshit, I'm 61 years old and it has always been told that night. Not told day's later.

[silentslayergaming]

For my whole life the vote was counted that night, now it takes multiple days?

[rememberthealamo]

THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN SWING STATES WHICH DETERMINE THE OUTCOME. SHES GOING TO NEED MORE VOTES THAN BIDEN TO WIN 😂😂😂 81 MILLION MY ASS

[j.rcoker]

It will be decided when Democrats find or produce enough ballets to win.

[EmiliaLanders]

If it’s truly neck and neck then it’s due to all of Democrat cheating

[PrestonGarhvey]

Since 2016 we knew day of, wild they keep "pushing it off"

[dingaling]

Other countries can get all of their voting and results in 1 day. I guess it takes longer when you're trying to rig it

[j]

Get rid of the mail in votes, except for the military. Vote in person, with id and paperballots.

[Joseph-umq]

Today is garbage day not recycling day Vote Trump

[ThePolosport]

After the democrats get the numbers they need in the 6 swing states 😅 (cheating)

[TFCorp]

Mail in votes for the Obamala couch potatoes.

[nickgray]

Depends on who’s winning. If she’s winning, we will know tonight. If he’s winning, we won’t know until they create enough new mail in ballots to make up the difference again

[Phil-gn]

Vote Trump / Vance 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸✊ let’s turn this disaster around !

[Themagalorian]

Anyone else feel like Luke skywalker getting ready to take out the Death Star?

[mitzieregan]

Put men on the moon. But it takes days to count votes. I guess years ago people coukd count faster.

[guitarsbymetaljay]

30 years ago we didn't have to wait days for the results just saying....

[CommaderJohn]

Yeah we aren’t doing that. Call it at midnight

[livefreeordie]

Don't just tell people to go out and vote. Vote Trump. No exceptions and no excuses. The only way women have any real power is because men give it to them. Vote Trump. Not some floosie who talks to us like we are 5th graders. The guy with bone spurs takes a bullet and still fights on. Vote Trump

[SaynoTotheabombinationnation]

What's the point of having machines if it takes longer to count vote. When I was a young kid and not respectable I worked out a little retail store if I wanted to make extra money of a charged people more and at the end of the day take it out of the register once I knew how much the register needed and how much I had overcharged seems like a similar situation is happening here