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HOUSTON, TX - With 11 days to spell until Election Day and 2 starring nationalist polls indicating a deadhead successful the contention for the White House betwixt Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the large enactment nominees clasp run events successful Texas wherever they'll elevate 2 combustible issues arsenic they marque their closing arguments.
Harris, who has agelong leaned into the contented of reproductive rights, volition blasted Trump for an highly restrictive termination law successful Texas, arsenic she holds what's expected to beryllium a ample rally successful Houston.
Trump, who has spotlighted amerciable migration ever since helium launched his archetypal White House tally 9 years ago, was successful Austin to marque comments connected borderline security.
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Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump arrives to talk astatine a quality league astatine Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, successful Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
While Texas isn't 1 of the 7 important battleground states whose razor-thin margins decided President Biden's 2020 triumph implicit Trump and are apt to find if Harris oregon the erstwhile president wins the 2024 election, it is location to a cardinal Senate contention that's among a fistful that volition determine if the GOP wins backmost the chamber's majority.
Conservative firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz joined Trump astatine the day lawsuit successful Austin, portion Democratic challenger Rep. Collin Allred volition talk astatine the Harris rally hours later.
The halt by Harris in Houston is the archetypal clip successful decades that a Democratic Party standard-bearer volition clasp a large run lawsuit successful Texas successful the location agelong up of Election Day.
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The travel doesn't mean the Harris run thinks Texas is successful play successful the White House race. Even though Biden narrowed the spread to a 5 and a fractional constituent shortage successful the 2020 statesmanlike election, apical Harris advisers don't harbor immoderate illusions astir flipping the state.
Instead, the travel is astir elevating abortion, which has been a winning contented for Democrats ever since the blimpish bulk connected the Supreme Court successful the summertime of 2022 overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, which had legalized termination for decades.
Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks astatine a run rally astatine James R. Hallford Stadium, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, successful Clarkston, Ga. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Harris volition reiterate her connection that Trump, who named 3 blimpish justices to the precocious tribunal during his 4 years successful the White House, is to blasted for the termination instrumentality successful Texas, wherever the process is banned aft six weeks of pregnancy.
Ahead of the rally, the Harris run unveiled a caller advertisement that uses a clip of Trump taking recognition for his relation successful the blockbuster Supreme Court termination decision, arsenic good arsenic different commercialized that features a Texas mates straight impacted by the state's ban.
And Harris volition sermon the value of reproductive rights successful the 2024 predetermination successful an interrogation portion successful Texas with Brene Brown, a fashionable podcaster with a predominantly pistillate audience.
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The Harris run says the vice president volition beryllium joined astatine the rally by a fig of radical who volition stock their stories of the consequences they person faced owed to the Texas termination ban.
Expected to execute astatine the rally are legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist Willie Nelson and amusement superstar Beyoncé, who is considered a taste icon. Beyoncé's deed opus "Freedom" has been adopted by the vice president arsenic her run way anthem.
Trump, astatine his lawsuit successful Austin, argued that Harris had "picked the incorrect place" to sojourn arsenic helium alluded to her halt successful Houston.
"Today she’s successful Texas to hitch shoulders with woke celebrities," helium charged.
Harris, speaking with reporters successful Houston connected Friday afternoon, chided Trump for his comments, arguing that "it's conscionable different illustration of however helium truly belittles our country."
Two caller nationalist polls released Friday bespeak that erstwhile President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are successful a dormant vigor up of Election Day. (AP/Alex Brandon/Mike Stewart)
For Trump and Republicans, migration and borderline information has been a winning issue, arsenic they person blasted President Biden and Harris for 3 and a fractional years for the influx of migrants crossed the confederate border.
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Trump, who has repeatedly pledged to behaviour wide deportations if helium wins backmost the White House, charged during a run lawsuit successful Arizona connected Thursday that arsenic a effect of Biden medication migration policies, the U.S. is "like a garbage tin for the world."
While successful Texas, Trump volition besides beryllium for a recorded interrogation with highly fashionable nationally known podcaster Joe Rogan.
Paul Steinhauser is simply a authorities newsman based successful New Hampshire.
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