Residents in Harlem, New York go to the polls to cast their votes for president of the United States

Record ID: 79913

  • Title: Residents in Harlem, New York go to the polls to cast their votes for president of the United States
  • Date: 8th November 2016
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 08, 2016) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS PROFANITY **** WIDE OF POLLING STATION VARIOUS OF VOTER GLEN SIMMONS VOTING WIDE OF POLLING SITE VARIOUS OF VOTING BOOTHS BRAHEEM KONE SUBMITTING BALLOT VOTER IN BOOTH VOTER SUBMITTING BALLOT WIDE OF POLLING SITE (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRAHEEM KONE, VOTER, SAYING: "I always vote and especially with the first female president, so I'm here to vote for Hillary." CHECK IN TABLE AT POLLING SITE WOMEN SUBMITTING BALLOT (SOUNDBITE) (English) AMEER DIRAR, VOTER, SAYING: "I'm not sure that's its completely important for me to vote in New York State because it's going to go for Hillary anyway. But I feel like my responsibility as a parent and worst case scenario; I want to have a vote. And I've got to vote for Hilary because she's - in my opinion they are both horrible candidates, but you've got to go for the lesser of two evils." VARIOUS OF VOLUNTEERS CHECKING IN VOTERS VARIOUS OF KENDRA CAMPBELL WITH DAUGHTER VOTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) KENDRA CAMPBELL, VOTER, SAYING: "I'm a school teacher and I've been talking to her about this whole Election Day, and she woke up excited today. So it was a must, pick her up first, and then bring her with me." VARIOUS OF MERILYN NILES VOTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) MERILYN NILES, VOTER, SAYING: "Because I don't like Donald Trump, he is an idiot, he's an asshole. He knows absolutely nothing. And the media got that man out there every moment as though he's somebody that will help the underdogs like me and he won't." EXTERIOR OF POLLING SITE
  • Embargoed: 23rd November 2016 21:20
  • Keywords: Hillary Clinton Donald Trump voter vote Harlem New York election president politics
  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA00157L70P3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:EDIT CONTAINS PROFANITY IN SHOT #18
    Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face the judgment of the voters on Tuesday (November 8) after a bruising campaign as millions of Americans turn out to pick the next president with final polls favoring Clinton.
    Residents in New York's predominantly African-American neighborhood, Harlem, showed up at their polling station to cast their votes.
    "I'm a school teacher and I've been talking to her about this whole election day, and she woke up excited today. So it was a must, pick her up first, and then bring her with me," said Kendra Campbell.
    Americans will be voting to choose Clinton or Trump for president, and to fill 34 of the 100 Senate seats and all 435 House seats. Both the House and Senate are now controlled by the Republicans.
    Voter Braheem Kone, expressed excitement in casting a vote for the first female presidential nominee of a major party.
    "I always vote and especially with the first female president, so I'm here to vote for Hillary."
    In a battle centered largely on the character of the candidates, Clinton, 69, a former secretary of state and first lady, and Trump, 70, a New York businessman, made their final, fervent appeals to supporters.
    "I'm not sure that's it's completely important for me to vote in New York state because it's going to go for Hillary anyway," said Ameer Dirar.
    "But I feel like my responsibility as a parent and worst case scenario; I want to have a vote. And I've got to vote for Hilary because she's - in my opinion they are both horrible candidates, but you've got to go for the lesser of two evils," Dirar added.
    However, voter Merilyn Niles was excited to cast her vote for Clinton.
    "I don't like Donald Trump, he is an idiot, he's an asshole. He knows absolutely nothing. And the media got that man out there every moment as though he's somebody that will help the underdogs like me and he won't."
    At the end of a bruising election campaign, the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation poll gave Clinton a 90 percent chance of defeating Republican Donald Trump and said she was on track to win 303 Electoral College votes out of the 270 needed, to Trump's 235.
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