Exit polls begin in Palm Beach Florida

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Hear the latest on the US Election from ABC's North America bureau chief, Jade Macmillan, now in Palm Beach Florida, where exit polls are taking place.

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00:00Jade McMillan is standing by in Palm Beach, Florida, at the Trump headquarters. Jade,

00:07the first lot of exit polls have come out. What are they telling us?

00:10Yeah, these exit polls are basically surveys that are taken of voters after they have cast

00:17their ballots. They can provide some insights into the mood of the electorate, the issues

00:22that are most important to people and the demographics, the people that are actually

00:26turning out at the ballot box. What we've learned so far from the Associated Press,

00:31this was a survey of about 110,000 people, was that the economy was the number one issue.

00:37That is not a surprise. Just like in Australia, the cost of living, historically high inflation

00:42has been a huge issue for so many people here. It also shows that immigration and abortion

00:49are very important. Donald Trump has campaigned extensively on immigration. Kamala Harris

00:55has made abortion, reproductive rights more generally, really central to her campaign.

01:00Still a lot to learn from these exit polls, but a glimpse at least at this stage as to

01:06the issues that have been driving people out.

01:09Jade, you're with the Trump campaign. What's happening there?

01:16This is one of the election watch parties that are taking place. We've seen a lot of

01:20Donald Trump supporters arriving, also his running mate, J.D. Vance. This getting underway

01:26behind me now, still no word at this stage when the former president might appear.

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