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The election goes to court

A special pre-election edition of the US in brief

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The US in brief’s team of editors will be giving The Economist’s fastest analysis of the results, as they come in, on Tuesday November 5th. You can find that on our app and home page on election day. We will also publish a full run-down of live results on the night: follow them here soon after the first polls close at 6pm EST / 11pm GMT. To receive this daily update in your inbox, sign up here.

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