"Greatest super close match ever." U.S. presidential election. Today's main vote...Unpredictable until the last minute.

[Anchor]
The U.S. presidential election, which drew global attention, will begin in half a day.

Both Vice President Harris and former President Trump are in the final campaign round of competing states, but they are in such a tight race that predicting the outcome is harder than ever.

Connect to Washington to find out the local atmosphere ahead of the presidential election.

Correspondent Kwon Jun-ki

How much time is left before voting begins?

[Reporter]
Yes, the time here is approaching 3 p.m. on Monday.

Tomorrow is the presidential election day, and some constituencies in the eastern part of the country will start voting at midnight, so the main vote will begin in nine hours.

However, in most constituencies, polling stations open at 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. tomorrow, and Alaska, where voting ends the latest according to the time zone, does not close until 2 p.m. the day after tomorrow.We are also interested in when we will know the results of the

vote, and the result will come out the day after tomorrow as early as here time, but

If it's not an overwhelming vote difference, it could take a few days because you have to complete both mail-in and early-voting counting.

Local media also say that the final winner is as unpredictable as the election results.

[Anchor]
This presidential election has been more competitive than ever, so how is the last situation analyzed?

[Reporter]
Yes, until the end, there is a super-contact within the margin of error, and there is a toss-up and toss-up pattern.

A New York Times poll released yesterday showed Harris winning four, two draws and one loss in seven competing states, and today's survey by congressional media outlet The Hill was the opposite.

Trump led Harris in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, Georgia and Arizona, while tied in Wisconsin and Nevada.

Michigan was the only place Harris was ahead of.

However, the number of samples is smaller than that of the New York Times survey, and the gap in approval ratings is only 1% to 2%, so statistically, it can be viewed as a tie, according to The Hill, the organizer.

A series of national polls were also released, but it did not help much in predicting the outcome.

FiveThirtyEight's graph, which compiles various polling averages, put Harris ahead by 1.1%p for the national approval rating.

However, in the case of Democratic candidates, there have been cases in which they have lost elections even after winning national votes in the past,
As the
presidential election approaches, the gap with Trump narrows, and even the gap in approval ratings is meaningless.

CNN said the presidential election was the most closely contested since 1972, saying it was a razor-thin difference in approval ratings.

[Anchor]
Both candidates are focusing on competing stocks until the end, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, Vice President Harris is campaigning in five locations in Pennsylvania, which is considered a key contending state.

It shows a willingness to catch Pennsylvania, which has the largest number of electors among competing states.

Vice President Harris is highlighting Trump's message to end the era of conflict and division and move on to a new era.

We are focusing on promising a positive future without directly mentioning Trump's name.

Let's listen to it for ourselves.

[CAMALA HARRIS / VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We have the momentum. This is because our campaign boosts the ambitions, aspirations, and dreams of the American people. This is because we are optimistic and excited about what we will do together.]

Former President Trump has been campaigning in the southern rival state of North Carolina, and has been campaigning for the long haul through Pennsylvania to Michigan.

Harris's recent rise is a strategy to play defense in North Carolina and get his hands on northern Rust Belt contention states.

The Trump message is somewhat different from Harris.

The Democratic Party is emphasizing that it should win an overwhelming victory, saying it will cause another election fraud following the 2020 presidential election.

[Donald Trump / Former U.S. President: Can you imagine? They have spent a lot of money on the counting machine and say it could take 12 days for the results to come out. What do you think will happen in those 12 days? [It's a scam]

This unpredictable presidential election,
, which is unknown when the conclusion will be made, as well as the final winner.The
YTN will provide the fastest and most accurate information on the voting and counting of this historic election.

So far, I've delivered it from Washington.