From fivethirtyeight.com to Real Clear Politics, polls, academics, fish and monkeys make election predictions. Why? Because, Murica!
For several years, Democrats have been hoping to capitalize on the large and growing population of Hispanics in Texas to win back the state from Republican domination.
VOA checks in with polling stations in Philadelphia and New York:
From Russia with love! A great take on the ongoing speculation that Moscow has been attempting to influence the outcome of the U.S. election. According to VOA's Charles Maynes, it's not so much about controlling the American electorate, but how American democracy is perceived on the world stage as Russians prepare to head to elect a new leader in 2018.
As one Russian analyst suggests, a future memo to Washington regarding Russia's 2018 contest has already been drafted. The message? "Who are you to judge?"