Polls show Harris, Trump close as they hit swing states
- With six days until US Election Day, Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Kamal Harris, their running mates and surrogates are swinging through multiple battleground states for campaign events today.
- Trump will start in North Carolina before heading to an event in Wisconsin with NFL star Bret Favre.
Where are Donald Trump and Kamal Harris today?
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will crisscross several swing states, passing each other in Wisconsin, where the former president is scheduled to appear in Green Bay with a one-time local icon, retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre.
Harris’s Madison, Wisconsin, rally will feature performances from musicians, including the band Mumford & Sons.
The two candidates will also visit North Carolina, another battleground state where Trump holds a significant edge over Harris.
Harris also campaigns in Pennsylvania today.
What’s going on in the 2024 US presidential race?
Let’s bring you up to speed with today’s developments:
- Trump defended his widely criticised New York rally that featured racist remarks by allies, calling the event “an absolute lovefest”.
- The Republican candidate has yet to issue a formal apology over comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s remarks at the rally after comparing Puerto Rico to “a floating island of garbage”.
- More than 53 million people have already voted, according to a tally by the Election Lab at the University of Florida.
- In closing remarks from the Ellipse in Washington, DC, Harris called on Americans to “turn the page” on Trump while stressing her plans to lower costs and make the economy work for middle-class Americans.
- Harris continues to lead over Trump in the election’s final stretch, but she holds a narrow lead of just one percentage point over the Republicans – 44 percent to 43 percent, nationally, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos polls.
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