Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris is up against Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump.
US Election 2024 Live: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the Democratic and Republican contenders for the November 5 US presidential election, began a tour of swing states in the final week of campaigning on Wednesday. Harris, the current vice president, will be in North Carolina and then on to Pennsylvania, two of the seven swing states that could determine the winner.…read more
On the other hand, Trump, who will occupy the Oval Office between 2016 and 2020, will also be in North Carolina, an hour’s drive from where Harris will hold his rally. His second rally is in Wisconsin, another swing state; An American football legend Brett Favre will appear alongside the Republican candidate, who lost to Democrat Joe Biden four years ago.
According to pre-poll surveys, the two contenders are tied neck and neck. Most ranked Harris slightly ahead of Trump. She emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee after Biden decided not to seek re-election. Her performance in the presidential debates with Trump was widely criticized, prompting calls from within the party and among her donors to step aside.
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– Maricopa County, Arizona, has emerged as one of the nation’s most critical swing counties, potentially deciding whether Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump will become the next president, as well as who will hold the U.S. Senate. The party is in control.
– The county’s political division is so tight that it could take a week to determine a winner. This year, election officials warned that it could take 13 days to count all the ballots in Maricopa. This long recount process has made Maricopa County — home to Phoenix and many other communities — a focal point for election conspiracy theories.
– On Wednesday, China’s government suggested that if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election, he may “dismiss” Taiwan because the US continues to pursue an “America First” policy. .
– Trump, the Republican candidate in a tight race with Vice President Kamala Harris, has made a number of comments during his campaign saying that Taiwan, which is claimed by China, is at the cost of its own security. should bear and charged to occupy the island. American semiconductor business.
– Responding to pressure from some allies to apologize for racist remarks by speakers at his weekend rally, Donald Trump took a different stance on Tuesday, saying it was an “honor to attend” such an event. ” and mentioned this gathering. A “loofist” — a term he has previously used to describe the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol.
– Kamala Harris warned that a second term for Donald Trump would lead to chaos and division rather than serving the needs of Americans, as she tried to mobilize voters on the National Mall just a week before Election Day. .
(with input from agencies)