After months of stumping, campaign promises, attacks and counter-attacks, election day is finally here. Four Brookings experts, Elisabeth Jacobs, John Hudak, Philip Wallach and Beth Akers, take a final look at the candidates and their campaigns to assess what’s likely to result from the contest.
![Democrat candidate, U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during a presidential debate with Republican candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024.](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-28T023836Z_1768456946_HP1EK6S07CBNF_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-DEBATE-1.jpg?quality=75&w=500)
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Commentary
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