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On the last weekend before the election, candidates from both parties in the United States targeted swing states and launched a fierce campaign. On November 2, local time, Republican presidential candidate Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Harris simultaneously rushed to the key swing state of North Carolina to mobilize voters to vote for them. This was the fourth consecutive day that the two "competed in the same state." According to polls, it is still difficult to say who will win the election between Trump and Harris. Although few voters will change their minds at the last minute, both sides have invested a lot of resources to increase the final voter turnout.
Among the seven key swing states, North Carolina and Georgia both have 16 electoral votes, second only to Pennsylvania, which has 19. No Democratic presidential candidate has won North Carolina since 2008, but the difference between the two sides is within 3 percentage points.
The two flew to North Carolina together, just a few steps away from each other
According to reports from CNN, Reuters and other media, Harris arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city, to give a speech on the 2nd after finishing her rally in Wisconsin. He will also go to Georgia to carry out activities on the same day. On the other hand, Trump completed his campaign in Gastonia, west of Charlotte. He will also go to Virginia, where the Republican Party is weaker, and return to Greensboro, the capital of Guilford County, North Carolina, to give a speech that night.
From the footage of Harris arriving in Charlotte, it can be seen that the two candidates' planes were parked on the same tarmac, just a few steps apart.
On November 2, local time, Harris arrived at Charlotte Airport in North Carolina on a special plane. Not far behind her was Trump's Boeing 757 private jet.
At the rally in Charlotte, Harris brought rock star Jon Bon Jovi and others on stage to campaign, and Governor Roy Cooper delivered the opening speech.
Harris reiterated the economic policy at the rally and criticized Trump's position on abortion. She blasted Trump as a man consumed by revenge and called him "increasingly unstable." Harris also tried to win over Republicans who were dissatisfied with Trump. She said: "I see Republicans who have never voted for Democrats putting the U.S. Constitution above party. I see hope for America every day from young leaders who vote for the first time."
As Harris arrived in Charlotte, Trump painted a "doomsday scene" to voters in Gastonia, claiming that if Harris is elected, it will trigger an economic depression like the 1930s and ignite World War III. He once again emphasized the core topics since his campaign, such as illegal immigration is causing violent criminals to flood into the United States.
He also told female voters that he would protect them. "If you don't want a monster who just got out of prison and killed six people to come in when you're alone in your house, I think you'd better vote for Trump."
Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Gastonia, North Carolina. The Associated Press
The 2nd was the last day for early voting in North Carolina, and 3.8 million voters had completed voting.
According to data from the University of Florida, as of local time on the 2nd, more than 70 million people across the United States have completed early voting. Although this is lower than the record set during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, it still reflects the high level of participation of American voters.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll earlier this week showed Harris leading Trump by a narrow margin of error among registered voters nationwide, 44% to 43%. Other polls also showed Harris's support gap with Trump was small in seven key swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The last time the Democrats won North Carolina was in 2008 under Obama. Trump won the state in 2016 and again in 2020 by less than 1.5 percentage points. Right now, western North Carolina is gradually recovering from the severe flooding caused by Hurricane Helen, which has added uncertainty to the election.
The same state has been competing for four consecutive days. "The White House owner depends on Pennsylvania"
It is worth mentioning that this is the fourth consecutive day that the two have held election campaigns in the same state - on October 30, they both went to North Carolina; on the 31st, they were both in Nevada; on the 1st, they were both in Wisconsin, and now they have both returned to North Carolina.
US media believe that with support rates close, both sides do not want to miss any vote, especially in key swing states.
The results of the past five elections of the two parties in the seven swing states of the United States (Lianhe Zaobao)
On the evening of the 1st, Harris and Trump rushed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to grab votes at the same time. The two arrived only 40 minutes apart, and the campaign sites were only 7 miles (about 11 kilometers) apart. Even though the two did not meet, the rivalry was still quite strong.
Wisconsin has 10 electoral votes and is one of the three "blue wall" states that the Democratic Party must protect. The so-called "blue wall" states refer to Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, three states in the northern United States close to the Great Lakes region, which have long been a stable base for the Democratic Party. In the 2016 presidential election, Trump successfully turned the three "blue wall" states "red", which was the key to his final victory. Polls show that Harris and Trump's support rates in Wisconsin are extremely close.
The Associated Press reported that after Hillary Clinton lost the primary in the state in 2016, she never campaigned there again. Taking into account the lesson of Hillary Clinton's failure, Harris decided to campaign more in Wisconsin and has visited the state nine times in this election. Her opponent Trump has not slacked off either, and this is his tenth visit to the state.
Milwaukee has always been an area with more Democratic supporters in Wisconsin, but its suburbs are Republican strongholds. Trump had a slight lead in the district in the 2016 election, but lost to the Democrats by a small margin in 2020.
"Both candidates realize Milwaukee is their path to the White House," said Hilario Deleon, chairwoman of the Milwaukee Republican Party.
Before leaving for North Carolina, Harris gave a speech in Wisconsin on the morning of the 2nd, saying that she "intends to continue to invest in American manufacturing, support American workers, and maintain and promote high-quality union jobs." She also said, "This will be how we win the competition with China in the 21st century."
Harris also went to Atlanta, Georgia to attend a rally on the 2nd
Harris told CNN in an exclusive interview in Georgia on the 2nd that there is not much time left until Election Day, and she is still working hard to influence every voter. "I intend to be the president of all Americans.
I am working to win the vote of all Americans, regardless of gender, race or geographic location.” She also highlighted the differences between her campaign and that of Trump, saying she would “work on behalf of the American people” while Trump only “thinks about himself” in the Oval Office.
The US presidential election will be held in three days, on November 5. Two days before the election (3rd), Harris plans to focus on Michigan. It is said that she will be in the Detroit metropolitan area during the day and go to state universities in the evening to campaign.
On the same day, Trump first visited Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and went to Macon, a city in central Georgia, to campaign in the evening. In this election, which is known as one of the most intense elections in modern history, Pennsylvania is seen as the key to determining the next owner of the White House.
The Financial Times of Britain said on the 1st that the election campaign in Pennsylvania was fierce and expensive. Both Harris and Trump had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Pennsylvania and had campaigned in the state more than any other swing state.
ABC quoted a senior Democratic campaigner as saying that Harris' team plans to hold simultaneous events in seven swing states on the 4th to mobilize all efforts. Harris will stay at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Pennsylvania for the final sprint before the election. Trump will rush to Grand Rapids, Michigan to spend the night before the election, where he also spent the nights before the 2016 and 2020 elections. #BabyMarvin f9c7
