Clip: 11/05/2024 | 4m 36s | Video has closed captioning.
It has been a long road to this election and our digital team has been covering it all. Over the last month, Lisa Desjardins and Deema Zein have been counting down to November 5 with Election Day facts.
Aired: 11/05/24
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AMNA NAWAZ: Well, it's been a# long road to this Election Day,## and our incredible digital team has# been covering all aspects of it,## including a countdown of facts over the last# 30 days from Lisa Desjardins and Deema Zein.
Take a look.
LISA DESJARDINS: All right, the# number 30.
Let's talk about the## key swing state of Georgia, very key this year.
Four years ago, Joe Biden won, but# Donald Trump won every single county,## except for 30, but those 30# counties that Joe Biden won,## they had more people in them, and# that's why he won the state of Georgia.
DEEMA ZEIN: Republicans have control of# both chambers in 29 state legislatures.
LISA DESJARDINS: Let's talk about money.
Elections# are not free to run, but in 28 states, outside## groups, nonprofits, charities, they're banned# from donating any money to help run the election.
DEEMA ZEIN: The youngest member of Congress,## Representative Max Frost of# Florida, is 27 years old.
LISA DESJARDINS: New York has 26 congressional# districts.
Why does that matter?
Because Democrats## hope to flip at least four of them and use# that to take over the House of Representatives.
DEEMA ZEIN: Just 25 counties# in the country voted for the## winner in the last three presidential elections.
LISA DESJARDINS: OK, this one's a little nerdy;# 24 states share voter information with each other## in a system called ERIC.
The idea is to block# illegal voters, people who try and vote twice,## but that is fewer states than used to be on that# system because a bunch of red states dropped out.
DEEMA ZEIN: Democrats have to defend 23# Senate seats, and that's not an easy task.
LISA DESJARDINS: The 22nd Amendment to# the Constitution sets out some key rules## for electing presidents.
It says no one# can be elected president more than twice.
Twenty-one million more people voted# in 2020 than in 2016.
In 20 states,## you can register to vote and vote immediately on# Election Day.
The state of Pennsylvania has 19## electoral votes.
Why is that important?# That's the most of any swing state.
DEEMA ZEIN: The age to vote in America is 18.
LISA DESJARDINS: Seventeen.
December 17 is## when the Electoral College meets to# certify the winner of this election.
DEEMA ZEIN: Sixteen is the number of Republicans# in the House of Representatives who sit in## districts won by Joe Biden.
Only 15 people have# become president after being vice president.
LISA DESJARDINS: Last year, 14 states changed# their election laws that changed access to voting.
DEEMA ZEIN: Joe Biden ran for office 13 times.
He# won 10, lost three, all in presidential primaries.
LISA DESJARDINS: The 12th Amendment to the# Constitution changed how the president and## vice president were elected.
It used to be the# runner-up to president became vice president,## but that didn't work well.# Now they run as a ticket.
DEEMA ZEIN: Republicans have 11# Senate seats to defend this year,## and Democrats have more than double.
Ten states# have ballot measures on abortion this year.
LISA DESJARDINS: Let's talk about a number# ending in nine, 269.
That is the tie point in## the Electoral College.
And this election, there# are multiple ways that there could be a tie,## where Kamala Harris and Donald# Trump both get 269 electoral votes.
DEEMA ZEIN: Eight presidents have had# last names with five letters in them.
LISA DESJARDINS: Does that sound random?
Well,# think about our most three recent,Obama, Trump,## Biden, Harris, six letters.
So what's it# going to be, America, five or six letters?
DEEMA ZEIN: There are seven swing key# states in the presidential election,## Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin,# North Carolina, Nevada, and Georgia.
LISA DESJARDINS: Six, that is the number of# votes by which Representative Mariannette## Miller-Meeks won her election in 2020, the# closest congressional election this century.
In 2020, five swing states flipped from# Trump to Biden.
That's how Biden -- Deema.
DEEMA ZEIN: Democrats need to flip four seats in# order to take over the House -- back to you, Lisa.
LISA DESJARDINS: It took three-and-a-half## days to count and call the 2020# election -- Deema, back to you.
DEEMA ZEIN: If Republicans have# a net gain of two Senate seats,## they win the Senate regardless# of who wins the presidency.
And back to the studio for the final fact.
LISA DESJARDINS: Thank you, Deema.
So far, only one person has ever been president,# lost the job, and then won the job back.
DEEMA ZEIN: We're looking# at you, Grover Cleveland.
Tune back in.
We're here for the 2024# presidential election.
See you then.
GEOFF BENNETT: Brilliant work by# our Deema Zein and Lisa Desjardins.
