Joy, fascism and a staggering gender gulf mark a US election like no other
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6S03Y)
The result for nearly half the country will be devastating, after a campaign with twists and turns, including attempted assassination
As the sun rose on Tuesday, there was something reassuringly familiar about the rituals that election day in America would bring: long queues of voters, candidates casting their own ballots, TV experts tapping their electoral map touchscreens and a steady flow of results from safe blue states and red states.
But something is different this time.
What's at stake and what else to know
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