crooked and it's broken. >> the election that has defied prediction finally comes to a vote. today, history will be made. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in new york. right now you syou decide after marathon of 20 months, today you the voters will city who will be the 45th president of the united states. >> so many people are counting on the outcome of this election, what it means for our country. and i'll do the very best i can if i'm fortunate enough to win today. >> what will you hearing about early returns? >> they're very good. everything is very good. we'll see what happens. >> morning, all. >> and then we will midday or so start to move up to new york and then just be nervous for a while. >> and final pitch in a last dash that didn't end for hillary

clinton until 4:00 this morning. she and donald trump making their closing arguments in an election that will make history no matter who wins. >> so it's now officially tuesday, november 8. >> i got to tell you, this is sure worth staying up for. >> this is not the sound of a second place finisher. >> i really believe it's the most important election of our lifetimes. >> we are going right after this to michigan. >> what will we vote for, not just against. >> today is our independence day. >> we need more love and kindness in america. and let's bring in our reporters covering this election and these candidates since day one.

kasie hunt and katy tur. let's tell everybody what is going on here. we're grinning. kasie, let's go to you first. you've been with the clinton campaign. and now you're up in chappaqua. and the expectations are pretty high obviously. they have had so many ups and downs. but the mood today. >> reporter: i think it's the most optimistic i've seen them in a long time. and i think that this is really -- you were there last night at the rally in philadelphia, overnight in raleigh. i think there has been more of a tone of celebration, albeit with a little bit of, you know, we don't really want to go all the way there just yet. but i think that they would be shocked if she's not delivering the victory version of her speech. she's writing two version, a

concession and victory speech, but i think at the are futhey a expecting that she is pull this out. and the confidence comes from what they know about the early vote totals particularly in florida. quite frankly, if they win florida, there is almost no chance for donald trump to pull this out. and people looking at the numbers that have come in think that she has a good chance of surpassing obama's margin in the state of florida. if she does that, they are in great shape. north carolina will be a nail biter. it has gone back and forth in recent gays. there have been -- african-americans have not voted in the same numbers as they have in 2012, 2008, so watching that one very closely. they concede they could lose in ohio, they are likely to lose in iowa, but they think that they will hold on to michigan and pennsylvania. and that together would be enough for her going forward.

and i think you've seen her kind of come into this in the last 24, 48 hours in a way that you can see she is affected by where things tap. face timing with granddaughter charlotte on the tarmac, talking in ways that she hasn't before. last night in philadelphia about how she wants to win to the point that this would prevent donald trump from questioning the results. and talking in kind of this broader way about uniting a divided country. >> and you've cued up perfectly the moment in philadelphia where she tweaked one of her campaign lines an in the speech alluded to donald trump's challenging whether or not he would concede, whether he would respect the results if he loses. and using it it out a get out the vote mechanism. let's watch. >> he then launches an attack on our democracy, refusing to say

whether or not he would accept the outcome of the election. well, let's show tomorrow there will be no question about the outcome of this election. >> and katy tur, you've been covering donald trump since the moment he announced his candidacy. and now suggesting in those closing days that heresults. and this is something that you said in fact this morning if we have that when he called into -- we don't. >> he said basically we'll wait and see. and that's what he reiterated to the "washington post" this morning. and we are going to wait and see he whether donald trump, a, either wins because he certainly has a chance or if he does lose, how does he come out and acknowledge a loss. i would point to if we're going to make a prediction here and again we don't know who is going to win, but i would point to iowa when he lost iowa. and we all were wondering what in the world would donald trump come out and say.

lost to ted kroougcruz. he came out and concede graciously. the next day he started he slow throwing bomb, but it was a surprise moment. the campaign feels good. they were buoyed by nine days of innuendo because they didn't know exactly what the fbi could finding in that revival of the investigation. they used that to their advantage. and they said that they were very clearly going to find something criminal. they said that repeatedly. and it enabled them to regain some ground especially among republicans who were unsure of donald trump. they don't have that at their disposal any longer, so they went back to hitting on the rigged system, blunted his momentum a little bit in the last two days. i've been speaking to operatives in pretty crucial swing states, places like north carolina, ohio. ohio they certainly feel more confident for donald trump to win. new hampshire though, a total toss up. it was neck and neck a few days ago, but they concede out there

that they really have no idea how it will play because new hampshire voters are so independent minded. and they're late deciders. and they say it could break one way or the other. we'll find out in just a few hours whether this protest campaign turns into a protest presidency. >> and no matter what happens, whether or not donald trump wins, he has changed american politics and certainly changed the republican party. >> absolutely. i think regardless of what happens. if he wins certainly the republican party will have to figure out what their identity is, does somebody like paul ryan stay in the position he's in. who leesd tleads the rnc. and we've heard rumors including lewandowski who is not liked. so the reasoning behind that, and this is all very preliminary, but that it's a different party than the republicans out it was. and when you speak to aides in

the campaign, they will say people in washington still don't understand that, they don't understand who their base of supporters are. and so if trump win, they will have to pig it out. if trump doesn't win, they will have to figure it out, try a way to harness those voices, redirect them into the mainstream or what they think is the mainstream of their party. or redefine themselves. this has been a campaign unlike any other. it was not a campaign that anyone expected. i certainly didn't expect to be doing this. he's a political outsider, not a politician, he didn't obey any of the rules. he was crass at times. he has lobbed insults that most people would -- most other candidates could not have survived. but donald trump has done so because he's harnessed a frustration in america that people didn't recognize before this. >> katy tur, extraordinary campaign. tribute to you in terms of the reporting the coverage of something that is so challenging. thank you. and this morning donald trump hit some familiar notes as

well as sort of a strange explanation for what would happen if he loses. >> if i don't win, i will consider it a tremendous waste of time, energy and money. i'm going to be -- i will have spent over $100 million on my own campaign. i do think a lot of the polls are purposely wrong. i can almost tell you by the people that do it, the media is very dishonest. extremely dishonest. and i think a lot of the polls are phony. i don't even position they interview people. i think that they just put out phony numbers. >> clinton campaign press secretary brian fallon joining me. what is happening behind the scenes, what is the mood and what are you doing in terms of -- what are you looking at for getting out the vote? >> we're all tired, but pretty much elated. i was on the plane yesterday with her and you went from philadelphia where you had the largest crowd of our campaign and you had that hugely symbolic moment where because president obama was graciously agreed to

speak before secretary clinton introduced, she actually took podium with the presidential seal in front of you and you could feel that you were on the doorstep of making history. and then on to raleigh, you wonder how you could possibly top philadelphia and lady gaga had the crowd whipped up into a frenzy and no one was tired at the end of that event. and then to be greeted at 3:30 in the morning by all the supporters at westchester county airport. i think she's in very high spirits. and this morning what we're seeing is anecdotally reports of high turnout in all the areas that we need to perform well. research triangle in north carolina, hamilton county in ohio, 300% increase in south philadelphia. a this is all on the books of a record number of people participating in early voting. that is all to the good from our campaign's perspective. >> and when you talk about philadelphia and the symbolic

moment with president obama, we know their rivalry back in 2007, 20 20008. when he pulled out the foot step so that she could step up behind the presidential podium,8. when he pulled out the foot step so that she could step up behind the presidential podium, said we're going to fix this permanently for you, meaning not only that she would win, but the graciousness of that, then kissing her on the cheek. and the real sentiment between in addition she will obama and president clinton. all of that after all of the tensions of their past, you know, competition it was extraordinary. >> it was a very moving moment. and throughout this campaign, you've seen both president obama and the first lady be huge assets for us on the campaign trail that allowed us to communicate to many more voters than we could. and i think that the story that

we may see in terms of the returns is that going into this campaign, there was an open question i think about whether hillary clinton could reassemble the coalition that helped power president obama to two back to back extraordinary election vi victories in 2008 and 2012 and i think you're seeing evidence that we are building on that just as we are seeking to build on the progress that president obama has made over the last eight years. i think plilgly you're solitica seeing signs that she's expanding the coalition, historic level of participation in early voting. 83% increase by latinos in a state like north carolina. huge record turnout in clark county, an important area for us in nevada. that combined with surging support from asia americans and suburban women could be the story that comes out tonight. >> we don't on which sften see

on in the front section of the plane, but we saw it last night in the shape of a mannequin challenge. so you all up front and some of hillary clinton's closest and longest serving aides as well as we look at this -- there, you look so -- >> i'm a little tired. >> and i think we have a good shot of president clinton coming up. huma abedin. so it was coming together of all the people who have been so important to her all along the way. as we look at this and -- >> there is felipe who played donald trump. >> and of course president clinton. >> no one blinked. everyone held their pose. >> and bon jovi who was amazing, who came from philadelphia. >> john davidson the top aide and the traveling press

secretary, both secretary clinton and president clinton were all about it. it had to be explained to some of the people, but everybody was a little beleary eyed, but a sin of how much fun that we were all having and i think we're on the door astep of having an affirmative decision tonight. she's been deliberate about not just wanting to encourage people to reject donald trump and trumpism, but to affirmatively give them something to vote for. and that's what you've heard both in the closing ads that ran monday night in prime time and the ad that we he ran on saturday that was set to the katy perry song that is affirmative in talking about the stronger together message. and i think that this record donout that we expect to see tonight is not just going to be a testament to people rejecting donald trump and his hate-filled approach to this campaign.

it's also going to be an affirmation of our core american values that hillary clinton has fought for her entire life. >> about but if shall if she wi hear from her? >> an affirmation of our core values. certainly there is a strong possibility that we will if she is president, that she'll be serving alongside potentially still a republican-led house. and there is still going to be 100 or so freedom caucus members that will still see no need to compromise on any of their right wing ideology. but i think that what she has said in the last two week of this it campaign is that she will set out to be a president for everybody, not just those that have supported her. and i think that is an important statement. and it really represents an opportunity to build on something for all the partisan quids that will remain even after tonight, that we're stronger together as a country when we up leash everybody's god

given full potential. that's something that we can build on. >> and you had to be more negative than you would have liked to have been with the comey bombshell? >> i think that too much was made of that. we were seeing tightening already certainly before the comey letter. i think especially since he sent the second letter saying that there was nothing to change his announcement in july, all the more reason to he question why he sent the first letter in the first place, but we were seeing consolidation in donald trump's favor that was completing to a tightening in the battleground states already. i think if you look at the tone of the speeches that she's been giving in these closing days and the last two ads in this campaign, you can see the contrast in the tone. "new york times" had a headline last night that said hillary clinton closes with optimism, donald trump with darkness. and if you listen to the brooding comment that's gave about how he will react to a defeat, i think he's closing this campaign on the very dark

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>> if they win, the american people lose big league. this is it, folks. we will never have another opportunity, not in four years, not in eight years. it will be over. >> donald trump and hillary clinton making their final appeals election eve. joining me now, michael steele and ed rendell. a matched pair. great to see you both. and ed, let me go first to you because i saw you across the crowd at independence hall last night. tell me from your perspective having been so closely connected to the clinton campaign against president obama back in 2008, the symbolism of the reality of what we saw last night with those two couples on that stage. >> yeah, it was truly a moving moment in politics.

you don't get too many nice moments where people really go beyond themselves to help each other and forge alliances. and that was one. i told the president before they came out that i felt we were going to get a bigger african-american turnout in pennsylvania than we did for him in 2012 and that he did that when he made this speech two weeks ago when he said a vote for her is a vote for me. our voters get it. and today the turnout all over philadelphia will surface 2012 levels. i know some of the trump areas of the state are also doing well in turnout, but it's fantastic and the obama/clinton coming together really fueled that. >> that kind of unity in the democratic party it, bernie sanders getting over his grievances and elizabeth warren, they did manage to pull this party together after the

democratic convention. >> it'see an enormous help for any candidate to vlt leaders of the party behind you and out in front of you quite frankly doing the particularly the end days of the campaign. that was something that up fortunately donald trump did not have. there was still a great deal of consternation, am i with him, am i against him. so you contrast that with i'm with her and the time with him, well, maybe, no not really. that sort of weighed down the opportunities. but here is the difference. touchdown was still able to strike a chord in such a way as the governor just noted that outside of philadelphia and the rest of pennsylvania, that trump vote is energized, it is moving. and the real test for me will be whether or not this idea that i've created a movement in the hearts an minds of people that supersedes the organizational infrastructure that the political parties have back so used to, that those folks know

what a we need them do and that they show up and do it, that will be a real interesting test of everything that donald trump did not do, that was more conventional in the campaign. from organization to unity with the party leadership. >> and this moment with john mccain today illustrating those resentments. let's watch. >> you recently pulled your endorsement of donald trump. did you vote for him today? >> i'm not going to talk about donald trump. i have not and will not. i will not. >> he will not talk about donald trump on election day. >> will not. and that is a profoundly important message that is resonating across the party for good or ill with a lot of the base and a lot of the establishment types. and really symbolizes what this campaign billed down to

campaign boiled down to in the end. >> and i felt that the trump hope of cracking the democratic hold on pennsylvania was not realistic. but what about michigan and what about north carolina? i was talking to clinton people on the plane and they are really nervous about north carry carry. they don't know which way that is going. >> let me say first of all, i wouldn't absolutely write-off pennsylvania from donald trump. as i said, the turnout is good in trump areas, turnout is very good in philadelphia suburbs. i don't think that pennsylvania is over. i think hillary clinton is likely to win by two or three points, but i don't think it's a laffer. anybody listening better get out and vote if you want hillary clinton to be president. michigan i think will even be tighter still. and north carolina, the reason i'm optimistic in north carolina and really a little bit optimistic about the entire nation is we've always talked about hillary clinton not doing as well with millennials as bernie sanders or barack obama, lagging behind. but when i got home, i did it a little campaigning after the rally at independence hall.

i got home around 1:00 and i turn on the television and i saw hillary speaking at north carolina state in raleigh. and those kids, and there wasn't anyone in the audience above 25, those kids were on fire. and i just visited polling places at penn. andrea, they're voting higher than 2012 levels at penn, higher than 2008 levels. millennials are coming home in a big way and my guess is they're coming home in north carolina and across the country. and i think that may be the unwritten story of the night. latinos stepping up. >> i was at that rally at 1:00 this morning in north carolina at nc state. and at the very moment that lady tag was jumpi gaga was doing her duet with bon jovi, you had donald trump, because we were putting that on msnbc waiting for hillary clinton to come out, so i was watching donald trump as well saying beyonce, you know, jay-z,

lady gaga, she needs all these celebrities. it was such a contrast. but there were 6,000 kids there. and governor rendell, just one final point you were making there? >> if she can put together the obama coalition and i think there is strong signs that african-americans will vote in obama 2012 number, made lany le naturals have come home and i think the white independent and liberal voters are on fire.any naturals have come home and i think the white independent and liberal voters are on fire. i went to my polling place at 6:30 because i had to be on "morning joe." and there were 62 people ahead of me at 6:30. never happened before in my entire life. >> that's a pretty good signal. i would have thought it would happen when they were voting for you, governor. >> yes, exactly. >> thank you so much. thank you ed rendell, michael steele. coming up, morgan radford is

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i just have one question for you, new hampshire. are you fired up? ready to go? fired up? ready to go? fired up? ready to go? let's go finish what we started. let's elect hillary clinton. >> that famous scheer lcheer le more time by obama. great to reunite the obama team. i don't know about you, but watching president obama and michelle obama at independence mall, that was quite a gracious moment between two former rivals and absolute partners. it's really all about his legacy, as well. >> people say it's about his legacy, but i think he sees it as much about the united states of america and who should be president. and he feels very strongly about

it will if you hadn't guessed from watching him on the campaign trail. but it's not tactually his legay but where does the country go. he's a pro hillary clinton and tim kaine voter, but i think it's very much about what comes next after him. >> and jim massena, how worried should some democrats be worried that hillary clinton going to michigan on election eve, pennsylvania, why would they have to defend democratic states like michigan and pennsylvania if the ground game is as good as it's supposed to be? >> i think it's very smart to go to those places. we should take nothing for granted. barack obama said to us in both campaigns, you know, figure out where any challenge could be and goi fix it. and so i think it's very smart. you're seeing the clinton campaign be on the offense making sure that they have locked down every single voter and i think last night was a really palpable moment with

barack obama and hillary clinton and their spouses out there campaigning together. i know there were goosebumps going and i had tears in my eyes and i think this is the kind of closing argument that hillary clinton needed. >> anita, you've worked in politics a long time and in government. did you expect to see a woman president and do you think if she holds on to her lead narrow as it might be that -- what kind of emotions are going through your heart and mind? >> i went pnt to do early votin maryland the first day that it was opened and i was emotional when i cast that vote and my daughter-in-law was with me and she was emotional, too. i think from 2008 on i nooud i'd get the opportunity to cast, but it still feels very unique. i think what you're seeing are women across this country realizing that this is going to make a difference and this is that opportunity.

brian fallon was talking about the affirmative nature of this vote and i think he's right. you really feel it out there now. >> and jim massena, what will you be looking at as a pro tonight, what indicators, what counties, what states to be able to determine the trends? >> early in the day you'll see my least favorite thing which is everyone saying this is what i heard about turnout here, this is what i heard about turnout there. you know, we already have 467 million early vote numbers. and those are the only concrete things we know right now. and those look really, really good for democrats in florida, in nevada, and those are big signs. on the other hand, you see trump doing well in iowa. we'll get early numbers in virginia soon of iter the polls close, it will be very important. and the man just continues to get harder for trump if he can't win some of these states. so i want to look at the 7:00 and 7:30 poll numbers. but until then, i'm not going to believe anything anyone says about what they have heard.

all i care about is over 46 million americans have voted early and democratic turnout looks exactly where we want it. >> anita dunn, jim massena, happy election day. and you were just looking at tim kaine in richmond getting ready to board his plane to join hillary clinton and the team here in new york for election night. more ahead on this special election day edition of andrea mitchell reports. but first, donald trump's path to 270 running right through florida. let's check into a polling place in miami. >> reporter: i'm in miami-dade county, one of the most populous in the state. this polling station was packed yesterday, line went away the block. the story today, quite different. there are no lines. and that may be because early voting was such a success here. more than 50% of registered floridians cast their ballots early and that could spell

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the tone of the campaign became. >> not your fault. >> a moment for a single voice to be heard in a crowd of 33,000 "not your fault." hillary clinton in front of independence hall last night after that bitter campaign coming to a close finally. joining me now, eugene robinson. thank you. great to see you. i don't know how any of us are holding up. >> what is left of us is here. >> it just feels bad in so many ways. i love election day. i get very emotional about election day and voting. but how does whoever wins bring this country together? >> exactly. this is a campaign the likes of which we have never seen and you

and i have seen a lot of campaigns. the rancor, the bitterness, the rhetoric amped occupy a scale of one to ten, it's been at an 11 the entire campaign. so where do you go from there? obviously a divided country. how as president-elect do you even begin to think about how to bring the country together and move forward. and do we have more gridlock to look forward to and more bitter divisiveness. >> i wanted to share but and all of our viewers, tom brokaw interviewing william jefferson clinton, president of the united states, about whether or not it would ever be possible to have a woman president and the first spouse would be a man. let's watch. 1993. >> how long do you think it will be before there is a first

husband? >> not long. not long. i think that there will be a woman elected president probably in my lifetime. i certainly hope that one will have a chance to run. i think that, you know, people are -- in this country are increasingly moving to the position that everybody should be able to fulfill their abilities. >> i was so struck by traveling on the plane last night with bill clinton. he usually doesn't join her on the plane. and watching the affection and pride and how they were just exuberant after that philadelphia event. and at one point i shouted to him how meaningful is this to you. and he cupped his hand in that reagan way and he said i used to pretend to you that i wasn't hearing. now it's really true, i'm not hearing. but he said it meant so much to him because he used to be on the board of the constitution center and to end the campaign where

our nation was founded. and that is really -- those are the first principles that she will be speaking about tonight in trying to bring the country together if it is in fact a victory speech and not a concession speech. >> either way, i think she will have to speak about those sprip he wi principles. it must have been quite a scene last night. i was watching it televised. but what a setting. because it does bring to mind why we're here. what this american experiment is about. and this has to be guidance in there for the next president as we try move forward. meanwhile we're in the middle of election day and as with any election day, nobody knows nothing. we know that there has been heavy early voting. we think we know what that means in a couple states. but we really won't know until we start getting some returns. >> just a caution heavy lerlear

voting could mean the other party does it the old fashioned way and as tom broka blorokaw c us, let the people vote. >> and there are long lines and it's usually anecdotal. so we really won't know until this evening and what an evening it will be. >> and wonderful to share it with you again. eugene robinson, thank you. and more ahead on this special election day edition of andrea mitchell reports. but first ron mott at the polls in scincinnati, ohio. >> reporter: a lot of turnout here this morning. all day long in fact. this is on the heels of record early voting turnout. once they register over here, they come over here to the voting booths and they will vote. nearly 170,000 ballots handed out in this county. it's a must win really for donald trump, ohio that is, because no republican has made to the white house without

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donald trump's comments about a riggeded election sparked a lot democrats and republicans. in ohio, secretary of state is assuring voters that polling in his state is secure and fair. an thompson is on the move with ohio secretary of state john hu hustead as he monitors the

location. >> reporter: good afternoon. we have paused for a moment, but we'll get started up again. i am with secretary of say the john hustead and he's been up since 3:00 you've, he's been to cincinnati, dayton and now here in columbus. >> absolutely checking things out and making sure it's running smoothly. >> voter intimidation has been a big concern here. any signs of voter intimidation in ohio today? >> thankfully we've had no reports of it. the voters are obeying the rules and we've not had any issues so far. >> what about the supposed independent poll observers? we know the democrats went all the way to the supreme court to try to get roger stone who is a trump ally, his group stop the steal from interfering today. any reports that stop the steal has been trying to gin up trouble? >> we've not seen any of it. we have rules for how observers are allowed to be in polling locations. they have to register, they have to be properly credentialed. and if they're not, they are not

allowed to be in a polling location. >> how close who somebody is a partisan get to the close the voters today? >> they can't. you cannot interact with the voter or inject yourself to the process in any way or else you'll be asked to leave. >> and if any ohio voters see any signs of intimidation, what should they do? >> first contact the poll worker at the location, poll station manager, or the local board of elections or my office. and we'll get it remedied. we're in close contact with law enforcement officials to make sure that we can manage any situation that arises. >> secretary of state, thank you very much. he's been kind enough to give us a behind the scenes look at what his office does today because he feels very strongly that people in ohio should know that every vote counts and that this process has integrity. we'll bring it to you throughout the day sfwlp . >> an thompsons thank you.

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mark murray joining us now with his election night preview. >> the first state i'll be looking for is the battleground of 234rflorida. we'll see a tremendous amount of vote. there has been a lot of early vote. but by about 8:00 or 9:00, we'll have so much vote that will already be counted and that will either tell us if hillary clinton is on path to victory or if this is going to be a very, very long night. let me walk you through a couple our states that i'm very interested in. north carolina may be the clothes battleground in the country. and then of course pennsylvania where president obama, michelle obama, bill clinton and hillary clinton were last night.

we talked about two almost toss up states in florida and north carolina must win for donald trump. pennsylvania is that blue firewall for hillary clinton if somehow they're not al ble to w in florida or north carolina. >> and do you call michigan? >> it's a state we'll be watching. donald trump has tried to put it on -- i think all indications are michigan should behave like we saw it in 2004, 2008, 2012, but again, there was a reason why. you end up having president obama and hillary clinton campaign there in the final days. >> and speaking of the president, he just came out and talked to the press about the importance of voting. let's watch. thank you, mark. you work at ge? yeah, i do. you guys are working on some pretty big stuff over there, right?

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the president's message to everyone today is go vote. that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. tomorrow tune in right here for all of your post-election reaction. joining me here at noon, leon panetta and the madelineine albrig albright. follow the show online. hallie jackson is here next. an election like no other. a country divided like never before. will it be a historic first? >> i have stayed focused on one thing. on you. >> or a historic comeback. >> miamerica is tired of waitin. the moment is now. >> today no more speeches, no more ads. it all comes down to this. one person, one vote. >> with your vote, you can beat the system. the rigged system. >> the best way to stop him, by