A young man from North Carolina revealed live on CNN that he only decided to vote when his girlfriend ‘blew up’ his phone and convinced him.
The stranger was interviewed by CNN shortly after casting his vote in the presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
He said: “So, I wasn’t going to vote at all until my girlfriend blew up my phone telling me to go vote.” If I didn’t, she was going to break up with me. Now I’m here.’
When asked if he was serious, he added, “No, I made that up, it’s funny to say that,” before saying she asked him to vote for Harris.
He continued: “I wasn’t going to vote at all, I was going to stay home, eat some chips or something I don’t know.”
The stranger was interviewed by CNN shortly after casting his vote in the presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Kamala Harris attends a phone banking event at the Democratic National Committee headquarters on Election Day in Washington, DC
Since the clip was shared online, it quickly gained traction and users found its response amusing.
One person commented: ‘I said this was happening everywhere and no one was talking about it. Happy wife, happy life.’
Another added: “This is how you do it.” Let’s do it.’
Trump has so far scored victories in Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
While Kamala Harris has won Vermont, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey.
In the battleground state of Georgia, Trump took an early lead with a five-point lead as most votes appear to be counted.
Trump has 52.1% of the votes compared to Kamala Harris who has 47.3%. Most liberal-leaning counties around Atlanta report more than 70% of their results.
However, the areas surrounding Savannah, which also tend to be bluer than the rest of the state, have not yet reported many votes.
In an exit poll, 46 percent of voters in Georgia said they had a favorable opinion of Trump. And 49 percent said they had a favorable opinion of Harris.
Trump has so far scored victories in Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
The state’s critical 16 electoral votes are considered necessary in most scenarios for either candidate to secure a victory.
Betting markets also have Trump clearly ahead of Harris, and his price is now rising on markets like Polymarket.
On Kalshi’s political betting market, her chances of winning the election rose to 66 percent and Kamala Harris’s fell to 34 percent.
There was also a sudden surge in support for Trump on the forecasting site Predictit.
The site gave Trump a 64 percent chance and Harris a 39 percent chance. Earlier in the day they were practically tied.
In the United Kingdom, the Betfair company has Trump at its lowest odds since July: $19.3 million was bet after the exit polls.
Betfair spokesman Ram Rosbottom added: “Four years ago, a staggering £130 million ($167 million) was bet in the 12 hours after polls closed in the US, and we are gearing up for an excellent night tonight as this unprecedented race for the White House reaches a crescendo.”
Key races are playing out alongside the first presidential election since the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, but also in unexpected corners of the country after what has been one of the most chaotic Congressional sessions in modern times.
Voters said the economy and immigration were the main issues facing the country, but the future of democracy was also a major motivator for many Americans to vote in the presidential election.