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Fresh polling from the Tar Heel State suggests the presidential race couldn’t be closer, and perceptions of governmental response to Hurricane Helene ultimately could push the state’s 16 electoral votes to either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. Tuesday tallies from WRAL/SurveyUSA and Elon University show the candidates tied at 47% and 46% respectively. And in both cases, the tropical tempest’s unprecedented destruction and polarized perceptions of official response and recovery are framing the race even as 3.1 million voters (40% of the electorate) have already cast their ballots. The WRAL survey of 853 likely voters, which was conducted Oct. 23...

Lawmakers in both parties are bracing themselves for a messy aftermath to Election Day as polls show the race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris is so close in several battleground states that it could take days to determine the winner. Democratic senators say they fear Trump and his allies will seize on any initial uncertainty over the results to claim election fraud if Harris is projected the early winner. Some lawmakers are already girding themselves for another battle on the Senate and House floors over certifying the election if Harris is declared the winner. Though Congress passed...

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