Aviva Fried (correspondent in the United States) // Photo credit: Jim WATSON / AFP 9:32 a.m., October 29, 2024, modified at 11:11 a.m., October 29, 2024
Convince the undecided: this is the mission that Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have given themselves, just one week before the end of the American presidential campaign, the candidates are desperately trying to attract votes, while the polls show them closer than ever.
The race accelerates. One week before the American election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are each trying to convince the undecided, particularly in the most coveted states in the United States, those known as the Swing States. With candidates neck and neck in the polls, these undecided voters can make a difference.
Former Republican turned undecided
Denise Lewis lives in a small apartment in a modest suburb of Scottsdale, Arizona. At 57, she takes care of her autistic son alone and despite several jobs and work weeks that sometimes include 70 hours, she struggles to make ends meet.
“I worry every day about having a roof over my head. I worry every day about being able to put food on the table and that, every night, keeps me from sleeping,” she confides. -she at the microphone of Europe 1. In the living room, Denise shows him her collection of baseball figurines. A very American passion for this former Republican, an unconditional fan of Ronald Reagan and who categorically rejects Donald Trump.
The choice of abstention?
“I think he is a tyrant, a narcissist and that he has absolutely no respect for the presidential office,” she assures. But the one who did not vote for any of the candidates in the last two elections is also hesitant to choose Kamala Harris.
“I wish Vice President Harris would stop repeating how horrible Trump’s plans are and tell us what she is going to do. How is she going to help my family and families like mine?”, she continues. His choice therefore still remains pending, just one week before the election.
