American voters are fractured politically and culturally ahead of Election Day, and they are anxious about where their country is heading — on inflation, abortion, immigration, crime, and much more. They also sense something more fundamental at stake at a time of rising mistrust of institutions and each other: the future of democracy.
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters holds his son, Rex, 2, as he speaks at a rally, Monday, Nov. 7, in Gilbert, Ariz.
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Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano and his wife Rebecca pause to speak with talk show host John Fredericks next to Fredericks' bus with an image of former President Donald Trump before the start of a campaign event at Crossing Vineyards and Winery in Newtown, Pa., Monday, Nov. 7.
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Massachusetts Attorney General and Democratic candidate for Gov. Maura Healey, front, and Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Kim Driscoll, behind center, greet supporters during a campaign stop, Monday, Nov. 7, in Boston's East Boston neighborhood.
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Voters stand in line waiting to cast their early ballots at the City-County Building, Monday, Nov. 7, in Indianapolis.
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Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano gestures during a campaign event at Crossing Vineyards and Winery in Newtown, Pa., Monday, Nov. 7.
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First lady Jill Biden, left, hugs Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., right, next to Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., at an event for Wexton in Ashburn, Va., Monday, Nov. 7.
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President Joe Biden and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stand on stage during a campaign event at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 6.
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, speaks with Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, during a campaign event in Washington Crossing, Pa., Sunday, Nov. 6.