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With 2 weeks remaining successful the US statesmanlike race, Vice President Kamala Harris and erstwhile President Donald Trump are racing to unafraid votes successful cardinal battleground states.
On Monday, Harris, the Democratic Party’s nominee, made stops successful each 3 “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin which person traditionally voted for the enactment and were captious to the victories of the past 2 Democratic presidents.
At the aforesaid time, Trump, the Republican nominee, visited Asheville, North Carolina, wherever helium is disquieted that the important harm caused by Hurricane Helene could negatively impact the turnout successful a contention that surveys suggest is becoming person by the day.
Here’s a look astatine what the polls say, the cardinal highlights from campaigns implicit the erstwhile day, and a look astatine what to expect next.
What are the latest updates from the polls?
Trump and Harris are neck-and-neck crossed the country’s 7 battleground states that tin plaything successful favour of either candidate, according to the latest survey of voters published connected Monday by The Washington Post.
A poll by The Washington Post and Schar School, surveying much than 5,000 registered voters successful the archetypal fractional of October, showed that 47 percent are apt to enactment Harris and Trump each.
Among apt voters, 49 percent favour Harris compared with 48 percent for Trump.
The canvass comes conscionable arsenic Trump’s mean has nudged somewhat up of Harris successful the aggregate of surveys calculated by the website FiveThirtyEight, though the borderline is truthful tiny that it remains a statistical tie.
According to FiveThirtyEight’s regular predetermination canvass tracker, arsenic of October 21, Harris was starring successful the nationalist polls and had a 1.8 percentage-point pb implicit Trump.
But successful the cardinal states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada — which person a full of 51 votes successful the 538-strong Electoral College — the 2 candidates are efficaciously tied, with little than fractional a percent separating them. If either Trump oregon Harris wins each 4 of these states, they are efficaciously guaranteed the presidency.
What’s Kamala Harris been up to?
Harris’s archetypal halt connected October 21 was Malvern, Pennsylvania with erstwhile Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney. Speaking successful beforehand of a “Country Over Party” banner, Cheney — the girl of erstwhile Vice President and Iraq warfare designer Dick Cheney — called connected Republican voters unhappy with Trump to alternatively enactment Harris.
In a station connected his Truth Social level connected Monday, Trump called Cheney “dumb arsenic a rock” and a “war hawk”. The Cheneys are among the astir high-profile Republicans to endorse Harris.
When asked wherefore she was supporting Harris, Liz Cheney explained that it was important to basal down a campaigner who defended what she called the “most conservative” rule for conservatives: the US Constitution.
“You person to take successful this contention betwixt idiosyncratic who has been faithful to the Constitution, who volition beryllium faithful, and Donald Trump,” Cheney said.
US Vice President Kamala Harris attends a speech moderated by Charlie Sykes with erstwhile US Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]Separately, Susan Ford Bales, the girl of erstwhile Republican US President Gerald Ford, besides endorsed Harris connected Monday.
On Monday, Harris besides admitted the run was affecting her. When asked successful Michigan whether she sleeps, Harris responded: “I aftermath up successful the mediate of the nighttime usually these days, conscionable to beryllium honorable with you.”
But Harris said she tries to support a routine: “I enactment out. I effort to devour well, you know. I emotion my family, and I marque definite that I speech to the kids and my hubby each day.”
Meanwhile, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz appeared connected ABC’s The View, a daytime speech amusement hosted by women, wherever helium described immoderate of Trump’s comments connected utilizing his statesmanlike powers to spell aft critics arsenic “the speech of dictators”. Walz besides appeared connected The Daily Show with Jon Stewart connected Variety aboriginal connected Monday.
If you basal for country, democracy, and the regularisation of law, our run has a spot for you. https://t.co/3ebj7ky8NG
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 21, 2024
What’s Donald Trump been up to?
Trump spent the time successful North Carolina – a plaything authorities helium has won twice, but wherever helium is present locked successful a adjacent contention with Harris, little than 1 percent constituent ahead, according to the FiveThirtyEight polling mean arsenic of October 22.
“To spot that is incredible, the powerfulness of nature,” Trump said aft seeing hurricane harm successful Asheville on his motorcade route. “Nothing you tin bash astir it. But you’ve got to get a amended crew.” He past expressed his sympathies to the tempest victims.
He repeated an incorrect assertion that the national authorities does not person capable wealth for hurricane victims due to the fact that it is being utilized to assistance immigrants successful the state illegally.
“They didn’t person immoderate wealth near for North Carolina,” helium said.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 21, 2024
Asheville suffered terrible harm past period from Helene, with floods washing distant roads, homes and bridges crossed a wide conception of North Carolina.
Trump has accused Harris earlier of abandoning North Carolina and leaving hurricane victims “to drown”.
He besides said — without grounds — that Democrats are trying to rig the 2024 election, maintaining — besides without grounds — that the 2020 predetermination helium mislaid to President Joe Biden was marred by extended elector fraud.
Trump said helium intends to instrumentality nary days disconnected starring up to the November election. “I don’t privation a time off. We person to win,” helium added. When asked if helium had observed immoderate cheating incidents that made him uncertainty the fairness of the election, Trump replied, “Well, I haven’t.”
Donald Trump prays with Mike Stewart arsenic helium visits a tract damaged by Hurricane Helene successful Swannanoa, North Carolina [Reuters]But some parties hold connected something
Harris and Trump person 1 connection successful common, radical request to spell retired to vote.
Trump took to his societal media level Truth Social to punctual supporters successful Michigan that it was the past time to registry to ballot successful the state, portion Democrats rallied radical to ballot successful the US predetermination successful a station connected X.
In North Carolina Trump besides urged voters not to fto the tempest deter them from voting. “You indispensable get retired and vote.”
“Donald Trump knows to person a accidental of winning backmost the White House helium has to marque definite his basal turns out. He whitethorn not person convinced caller voters, but helium can’t suffer enactment from those who ever backed him,” Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher said, reporting from Greenville, North Carolina.
His supporters are besides rallying for him arsenic the predetermination nears.
“I tin archer you, if helium doesn’t get in, this state is gone,” Kevin O’Carroll, a Trump supporter, said.
Early voting is nether mode successful astir each authorities crossed the state conscionable 14 days earlier predetermination day, November 5.
MICHIGAN! Are you registered to vote?
The deadline is coming up soon!
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— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) October 18, 2024
What’s adjacent for the Harris and Trump campaigns?
Obamas acceptable to articulation Harris connected the run trail
On Tuesday, Obama is heading to Detroit successful his latest effort to excite voters astir Harris.
The erstwhile president and his woman Michelle stay fashionable with the Democratic base.
Obama, who has been travelling done cardinal battleground states, is scheduled to run with Harris connected October 24 successful Georgia. He faced immoderate disapproval pursuing a caller lawsuit successful Pennsylvania, wherever helium challenged immoderate Black men for not being unfastened to the thought of a pistillate president.
Michelle Obama volition marque her archetypal run quality of this predetermination rhythm connected October 26 successful Michigan, joining Harris.
Former US President Barack Obama speaks astatine a rally successful Tucson, Arizona [File: Go Nakamura/Reuters]On Tuesday, Trump volition convene a roundtable of Latino concern leaders successful Miami and past instrumentality to North Carolina for the 2nd consecutive time for a rally successful the metropolis of Greensboro.
“The Latino assemblage knows that President Donald J. Trump is the lone campaigner who tin bring prosperity backmost to America. That’s wherefore they’ll crook retired successful grounds numbers connected November 5th to ballot for him,” his run website stated.
Trump, similar his rival Harris, is besides scheduled to beryllium successful Detroit this week, pursuing his caller comments astatine the Detroit Economic Club connected October 10, wherever helium decried the authorities of the city. In his remarks, the erstwhile president stated that the US would go similar Detroit if Harris were to beryllium elected.
It was my Great Honor to big the 11th Hour Faith Leaders Meeting successful North Carolina tonight—THANK YOU! pic.twitter.com/GDFXUWtxLq
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2024
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