Tanks storm the Capitol, bloody violence erupts across America... and Western democracy collapses: As the US votes today, FREDDY GRAY imagines the worst-case scenarios for the next 48 hours...

Tanks storm the Capitol, bloody violence erupts across America...

and Western democracy collapses: As the US votes today, FREDDY GRAY imagines the worst-case scenarios for the next 48 hours...

By Freddy Gray Published: 03:17 GMT, 5 November 2024 | Updated: 03:17 GMT, 5 November 2024 e-mail View comments As Americans head to the polls today Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are still neck and neck in one of the most closely fought presidential elections in history. And if there is not a clear result by tomorrow or shortly afterwards, it could become known as the 'litigation election', with the outcome disputed, lawsuits over procedure and an extremely bumpy transfer of power. If Trump narrowly misses out, will there be violent uprisings like the storming of the Capitol on January 6 , 2021? If Harris is pipped at the post, could she resort to legal nitpicking and drag the process out? Here, FREDDY GRAY - imagines first what might happen if Trump is victorious, and then if Harris comes out the winner.

Are we likely to see an orderly transition - or is Western democracy itself under threat? Read on to find out...

Americans head to the polls today with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump still neck and neck in one of the most closely fought presidential elections in history IF TRUMP WINS At 11.28 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024, a victorious Donald Trump walked into the packed conference centre at the Hilton Hotel in West Palm Beach, Florida , not far from his Mar-a-Lago ho.