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Continues to loom over all aspects of american life. Election officials across the country urging patience, cautioning voters against jumping to conclusions before enough ballots are counted, and reminding people that it is normal to vote for vote counting to continue for days after an election. In fact, it happens every year. What we do know already, a staggering and historic tally of early votes. More than 100 million ballots cast nationwide. It showcases just how extraordinary the election is already shaping up to be as voters continue to cast their ballots into the remaining hours of this president ial contest. Of course much of the tension on this final day of campaigning is centered on pennsylvania, where joe biden was out with voters throughout much of the day in his childhood hometown of scranton this morning. Then on to philadelphia before making his way to the city where his campaign is headquartered, in wilmington, delaware just in the last hour. Both campaigns have acknowle