Harris, Trump go to Texas as polls show a close race
News Desk :
With only 11 days left until the 2024 US election, Democrat Kamal Harris and Republican Donald Trump are focusing their efforts on Texas.
Trump will appear in the capital, Austin, before heading to a rally in Michigan, a key battleground state, report agencies.
Harris will be joined by President Joe Biden in Houston, after yesterday appearing with Barack Obama and rockstar Bruce Springsteen in Georgia.
Polls show a very tight race, both nationwide and in battleground states, ahead of the November 5 vote.
Harris is scheduled to hold a rally in Houston with a focus on abortion rights. She is expected to be joined by pop superstar Beyoncé and country icon Willie Nelson.
Trump plans to address border security in remarks in Austin and tape an interview with popular podcaster Joe Rogan. Later Friday, Trump has a rally scheduled in the battleground state of Michigan.
Millions of Americans have already cast a ballot in the 2024 election through mail and in-person early voting.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a dead heat for the popular vote, 48 per cent to 48 per cent, the final national poll by The New York Times and Siena College has found, as the vice president struggles for an edge over the former president with an electorate that seems impossibly and immovably divided, as per a report on NYT News Service.
US election 2024 survey polls result, coming less than two weeks (11 days) before Election Day, and as millions of Americans have already voted, is not encouraging for Harris.
In recent elections, Democrats have had an edge in the popular vote even when they have lost the Electoral College and thus the White House.
They have been looking to Harris to build a strong national lead as a sign that she would do well in such critical swing states as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Harris and Trump remain effectively tied even after three of the most tumultuous months in recent American political history.
A high-profile debate, two attempts on Trump’s life, dozens of rallies across seven battlefield states and hundreds of millions spent on advertisements have seemingly done little to change the trajectory of the race.
Harris’ position, if anything, may have declined among likely voters since the last Times/Siena College poll, taken early this month. At the time, she had a slight lead over Trump, 49 per cent to 46 per cent.
The change is within the margin of error, but the Times’ national polling average has registered a tightening in polls over the past few weeks as well, suggesting at the very least that this contest has drawn even closer.
