Harris and Trump Enter the Final Stretch of the Race
With just one week remaining until Election Day, Kamala Harris is sharpening her closing message around the critical implications of a potential second Trump presidency. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is staging a provocative rally in New York City, setting the stage for a dramatic finish to the campaign.
According to The New York Times’s polling average, Harris currently leads by a razor-thin margin of less than one percentage point, marking her smallest advantage since mid-August. The battleground states exhibit extraordinary competitiveness, with neither candidate establishing a significant lead in the seven key states likely to determine the outcome of the presidency, as noted by Nate Cohn, The Times’s chief political analyst.
Despite the tight race, aides to Harris have grown increasingly optimistic about their chances of defeating Trump. Her strategists believe that their campaign’s efforts to portray Trump as a rising fascist, alongside a robust ground operation in battleground states and strong support among female voters—who remain galvanized by recent restrictions on abortion rights—could secure a narrow victory for Harris.
On the other hand, Trump’s allies are pushing back against this narrative, though some within his circle express concern that his characterization as a budding dictator, who has made troubling remarks about historical figures like Hitler, could sway a small yet potentially pivotal segment of the electorate. During his closing rally on Sunday, a variety of speakers took to the stage, hurling insults and crude remarks at Harris; one even labeled her as “the Antichrist.”
The comic who opened the event made a controversial remark, dismissing Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” and proceeded to make derogatory comments about various demographic groups, including Hispanic individuals, Jews, and Palestinians. The Trump campaign only distanced itself from the remarks about Puerto Rico.
More on the U.S. Election
Election Day is November 5.
- Regardless of who emerges victorious, the landscape of seeking asylum in the U.S. could experience significant changes.
- Trump’s proposed expansive tariffs could disrupt global markets and strain international alliances, with economists labeling it “a grenade thrown in the heart” of the global economic system.
- Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, has contributed approximately $50 million to a nonprofit organization backing Harris.
- A comprehensive Republican network has been proactively establishing a strategy that could be employed to challenge a potential Trump defeat.
- Throughout her campaign, Harris has frequently spoken about her late mother, who passed away from cancer in 2009 and whom she regards as her most significant influence.
