Trump, Harris in swing states; new surveys

Less than a week left Election dayAND Vice President Kamala Harris AND former president Donald Trump they focus on the key battlegrounds that will decide the race for the White House.

Trump is holding two rallies on Wednesday, one in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and the other in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Before leaving for the U.S., Harris will hold rallies in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Raleigh, North Carolina. University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Both Trump and Harris are also turning to the stars on Wednesday: Trump will be joined in Wisconsin by former NFL star Brett Favre, and Harris’ rally in the state will feature performances by Gracie Abrams, Mumford & Sons and other musicians.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump practiced a policy of avoidance on Tuesday in Pennsylvania.

During the 80-minute rally in Allentown, Trump did not address allegations of racism stemming from his Sunday rally at 1 p.m. Madison Square Gardenbut he praised Latino and Puerto Rican voters.

He didn’t argue for long either Vice President Kamala Harris” a competing speech accusing him of posing a threat to democracy and complicity in the uprising of January 6, 2021.

Instead, he maintained his standard attacks on Harris and urged supporters to get out and vote. “We will win the whole deal,” Trump said.

–David Jackson

When will the election results be announced?

It is unclear when exactly the election results will be announced, as the timing depends on many factors. Each state approaches elections differentlyfrom weekly early voting to strict voter ID laws.

But you can anticipate delays.

Some key swing states This Trump AND Harris they compete for e.g Pennsylvania AND Wisconsincannot begin processing mail-in or absentee ballots until Election Day, which will likely slow the counting.

— Sudiksha Kochi and Sam Woodward

Joe Biden I condemned offensive jokes podcast host Tony Hinchcliff filmed about Puerto Rico during Donald Trump There was a rally at Madison Square Garden over the weekend, but the president also made a remark that some prominent Republicans quickly called offensive to the former president’s supporters.

“Recently, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico “floating garbage island” Biden said during a Zoom call with Voto Latino, an organization that encourages Latino and Latino youth to get politically engaged. The president said the Puerto Ricans he knew in his home state of Delaware were “good, decent and honorable people.”

Biden added that the only “garbage” he saw “in the air” were Trump supporters, though it’s unclear whether he meant just Hinchcliffe or all Trump fans. The White House released a transcript Tuesday evening in which it tried to clarify that the president was referring to Hinchcliffe’s act.

–Karissa Waddick

With the illuminated White House behind her, the Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris he did appeal to undecided voters on Tuesday night to “turn the page.” Donald Trumptrying to rewrite the legacy of the ellipsis from the Republican’s Jan. 6 speech that preceded it insurrection at the US Capitol.

Throughout her speech, Harris touched at times on the optimistic approach she said she would bring to the presidency. Turning away from Trump, the Democratic presidential nominee also sharply criticized her Republican opponent for sowing chaos while he was in the White House.

—Rebecca Morin and Francesca Chambers

Less than a week before election dayVice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump Michigan has stalled, according to a new exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll.

A statewide poll of 500 likely voters shows Harris and Trump tied, 47% to 47%. The results are within the poll’s error of 4.4 percentage points. The survey was conducted on October 24-27.

In Kent County, Michigan, which leads the state, Harris leads Trump 47% to 46% among 300 likely voters, according to the poll. The results are within the poll’s margin of error of 5.7 percentage points, meaning her lead could have happened by chance.

–Terry Collins

The 2024 presidential race will take place neck and neck until election day. In Real Clear Politics’ average of national polls, Trump leads Harris by 0.4 percentage points, which is within the margin of error of all surveys included.

Republican and Democratic candidates are also close to each other in swing states. For example, according to the Real Clear Politics average, Harris leads Trump by 0.5 percentage points in Michigan.

– Marina Pitofsky

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Donald Trump divides his day between two swing states: North Carolina and Wisconsin. In the afternoon, he is organizing a rally in Rocky Mount, a city in eastern North Carolina.

In the evening, he will travel to Green Bay, Wisconsin and address fans along with former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre.

– Marina Pitofsky

On Wednesday, the vice president will hold rallies in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Raleigh, North Carolina, before traveling to University of Wisconsin-Madison for a rally and concert with folk-rock band Mumford & Sons, according to the USA TODAY Network’s Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

According to the campaign, the Wisconsin protest rally will also feature Gracie Abrams, Remi Wolf, and The National’s Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner.

– Alison dir, Terry Moseley