After two years of campaigning, more than a billion of dollars of advertising and a last-minute change to one of the nominees, the 2024 race for president is now in the hands of the American voters.

Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The Times, gives a guide to understanding tonight’s election results.

Guest: Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• What you need to know about election night results and The New York Times Needle.
• Despite some late shifts, polls remain closest they’ve ever been.

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