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With less than 24 hours until Election Day, Harris and Trump spent Sunday focusing on swing states. Harris campaigned in Michigan and Trump attended rallies in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia
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It was a busy Sunday for the two main contenders at the US presidential raceless than 24 hours before Tuesday’s vote.
Both Democrat <a href="https://www.world-today-news.com/donald-trump-whats-behind-the-us-presidents-baltimore-attack/" title="Donald Trump: What's behind the US President's Baltimore attack”>Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump organized electoral events in key swing statesareas that are expected to decide the outcome of the elections.
Harris campaigned in Michigan, while Trump ran through Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia.
During a rally in East Lansing, Harris vowed to “turn the page on a decade of politics driven by fear and division.”
“We have had enough and we are exhausted,” he told the crowd of supporters. “You all know what we say: we will not go back. We will not go back. We will not go back because ours is a fight for the future,” added the Democratic candidate.
Harris described the upcoming election as “one of the most important of our lifetime” and said she was confident she could win the race for the White House. It also has reiterated its commitment to protecting women’s reproductive rightssaying that when the day comes that Congress passes a law to restore such freedoms across the country, he will “sign it with pride.”
But during a campaign stop in Detroit, Harris refused to say how she voted on measures that would roll back criminal justice reforms approved in recent years in his home state of California.
“I’m not going to talk about voting on this issue,” he said, adding that he didn’t want to “create an approval one way or the other.”
If passed, the initiative, known as Prop 36, would yield shoplifting a crime for repeat offenders and would increase penalties for some drug chargesincluding those relating to the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Supporters said the initiative is needed to fill gaps in existing laws that have made it difficult for law enforcement to punish shoplifters and drug dealers.
But opponents, including Democratic state leaders and social justice groups, said the initiative would disproportionately imprison poor people and people with substance use problems rather than hitting the gang leaders.
Harris’ decision not to publicly state her position on the high-profile initiative could leave her open to criticism from Trump, who sees her as soft on crime, and from some left-leaning voters who would like to see her speak out forcefully against what they perceive as draconian anti-crime efforts.
Meanwhile, Trump spoke confidently about his possible election victory during his rally in Kinston, North Carolina. “Because we have a great, beautiful advantage. All we have to do is come out Tuesday and vote, vote, vote. We’re going to win,” he said.
Pollsters indicate, however, that Trump and Harris remain neck and neck in North Carolina and six other swing states.
Trump also criticized the Biden administration for its response to Hurricane Helene, which hit North Carolina in September, killing at least 100 people.
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“I also want to send our prayers to everyone here in North Carolina who is still recovering from this incredible hurricane, due to its size.” “Kamala’s response to the hurricanes was a disgrace and a betrayal,” the tycoon said.
He also promised to impose tariffs on countries “that have hurt us,” and he has criticized the longtime leader of the Republican Party, Senator Mitch McConnellwho will leave the post in January after nearly two decades of leadership.
At a rally earlier in the day in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Trump resorted to well-known and unfounded claims of election fraudclaiming that fraud was already underway in the state.
“They found, as I understand it… 2,600 ballots all done by the same hand, in other words, the exact same handwriting, the same hand, the same everything, all done by the same pen, the exact same pen. And then they say, ‘Well, this is a conspiracy theorist.’ It’s a terrible thing to happen to our country,” the former US president said.
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The Trump campaign has promised to deploy legal teams across the country to file voter fraud suits and is already taking legal action in the state of Georgia, alleging “illegal election administration” after some counties kept polling places open over the weekend to receive early votes.
The latest polls for the US presidential elections
Like many other pollsters, FiveThirtyEight, that Euronews uses for its electoral datapredicts an incredibly close race, with Harris currently at 48 percent and Trump at just under 47 percent.
The last days of the election campaign focused mainly on the swing states, which in this election are Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
