We live in an age of instant gratification: press a button to order dinner and it will be delivered minutes later.

But tonight we have to wait even longer.

It will take some time to find out who our next president will be.

HARRIS and TRUMP wrap up the campaign – now it's up to the voters as Election Day 2024 begins

This is one of the few evenings when all Americans come together to await the results – and the excitement and fear are palpable.

This is the longest campaign in our history.

But people don't live in history. You live in the here and now.

And they don't look at demographic trends or analyze the Federal Reserve report.

They live on their monthly bills and on their hopes and dreams for their lives and the future of their children and grandchildren.

Many people feel out of place and misunderstood. 74 percent of Americans believe we are moving in the wrong direction. This is unbelievable – 74% of people barely agree on the color of the sky anymore.

MILLIONS OF VOTERS TAKE PART IN THE POLL TO DECIDE WHO WILL LEAD THE WHITE HOUSE COMING TO ELECTION DAY IN FULL WANG

There is also a major political realignment And A gigantic gender gap, there is a huge gap at a time when partisanship has seeped into every corner of our country.

At the same time, people experience news and information in ways we don't really understand.

Compare any man's Twitter feed to any woman's TikTok followers, and the viewpoints are completely different. The effects of this are unknown.

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But it won't be the same as when I made my sister Angie get up and change the channel on the TV.

We end the election campaign with former President Trump more popular than ever. He resisted two assassination attempts. He campaigned tirelessly and ruthlessly. It can work.

Vice President Kamala Harris has campaigned cautiously and almost quietly, avoiding taking positions and answering questions and inheriting a situation in which Democrats quickly abandoned President Biden. And it could work.

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Two very different approaches. The closest election in recent memory. And soon the polls will close and we'll know a lot more. Make yourself comfortable and watch the show.

Because tonight America decides.

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