In the final days before a pivotal election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are intensifying their campaigning efforts across key “Swing States.” As they target workers’ votes in Wisconsin and Michigan, Trump makes unfounded claims about job losses among African Americans due to immigration. With early voting reaching nearly 70 million, tensions rise as Harris criticizes Trump’s rhetoric. Meanwhile, pop culture figures like Cardi B show support for Harris, as polls indicate a tight race, with Harris slightly leading nationally ahead of the democratic vote.
Only three days remain before America makes its choice. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are ramping up their campaign events in the final stretch leading to the pivotal vote of approximately 244 million Americans. The focus is particularly on the ‘Swing States,’ the seven critical states for the election.
On Friday, both candidates traversed the ‘Rust Belt’ to appeal to the working-class vote, specifically in Wisconsin and Michigan for Trump. He made unfounded claims there, stating that ‘African American jobs are at their lowest (and) they are all being taken by migrants’ from Latin America. With just three days left, nearly 70 million Americans have already cast early ballots, according to CNN, out of the 244 million eligible voters in the nation.
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Anyone aspiring to be President of the United States who employs such verbal violence is clearly unfit for the role.
Anyone aspiring to be President of the United States who employs such verbal violence is clearly unfit for the role.
Kamala Harris
During a rally, the Democratic candidate argued that Donald Trump should be ‘disqualified’ for his comments about Liz Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman. ‘Let’s put her with a gun in hand facing nine cannons firing at her. Let’s see what she thinks. You know, with the guns pointed at her,’ Trump said Thursday night during a public interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. This aggressive statement directed at one of his party’s most prominent critics sparked yet another controversy in an already combative campaign.
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Following supporters like Taylor Swift and Eminem, Kamala Harris gained another high-profile endorsement. Near Milwaukee on Friday, rapper Cardi B took the stage and spoke for about ten minutes. Initially reluctant to vote, the artist shared that her perspective changed after the Vice President entered the race to replace Joe Biden. She referred to Harris as ’empathetic and, most importantly, not insane.’
‘If your definition of protection means ensuring our sisters have fewer rights than their mothers, then I want none of it.’ she asserted while addressing Donald Trump, whom she whimsically called ‘Donald Dump’ in light of his remarks about protecting women, ‘whether they like it or not.’
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According to the 538 polling aggregator for ABC News, Donald Trump is slightly ahead in Nevada (47.3% vs. 47.7% for Harris), Pennsylvania (47.9% vs. 47.7%), North Carolina (48.4% vs. 47.1%), Georgia (48.6% vs. 47.1%), and Arizona (48.8% vs. 46.7%). However, Kamala Harris leads in Wisconsin (48.2% vs. 47.4%) and Michigan (48% vs. 47%).
Nationally, Harris has a lead over her opponent, garnering 48% of voter intentions compared to Trump’s 46.8%.
Weekend Agenda
As they approach the final weekend of the presidential campaign, Kamala Harris will focus on three crucial states: Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan.
Donald Trump is eager to realize his dream of returning to the White House to champion his ‘America First’ agenda. During his campaign events planned for Saturday in Virginia and North Carolina, he is expected to once again target his favored topic: illegal immigration and the ‘occupation’ of millions of undocumented migrants, whom he has promised to deport.
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