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FRONTLINE: How Americans are feeling about the presidential election

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The months leading up to the 2024 November presidential election have been chaotic and overwhelming for Americans of all political backgrounds.

It included President Joe Biden stepping down from the Democratic ticket and passing the baton to Vice President Kamala Harris. There was also an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in July, and a string of lies from Trump’s campaign that have been detrimental to the health of American politics.

Four years ago, divided Americans watched as the presidential election results rolled in between Trump and Biden. Trump garnered 46% of the vote while 51% of Americans voted for Biden.

This time around, Americans are also thinking about their candidate’s position on Russia’s continued war in Ukraine, and Israel’s killing of over 40,000 Palestinians in response to the 2023 Hamas attack that killed 1,200 people at a concert in Israel.

Just a week away, polls show an excruciatingly tight race between Trump and Harris. The fate of the country lies in the American people going to the polls and making their voice heard on Election Day.

A new FRONTLINE documentary revisits the attitudes of Americans who voted in the 2020 election, and how they’re feeling about the upcoming election and polarization in the United States right now. The documentary American Voices 2024 is filmed across the U.S., from Texas, to California to Virginia. It premieres Tuesday, October 29 on PBS.

Guests:

Arthur Nazaryan and Qinling Li are both producers on American Voices 2024.

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This interview will be recorded on Tuesday, October 29, 2024.

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