Washington, Nov 4: The race between Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump is still too close to call, with only few hours to go until Election Day.Kamala Harris has held several rallies in Michigan, while Trump has jumped between Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia – all crucial swing states.
Trump visited Virginia and North Carolina on Saturday, while Harris was also in North Carolina and made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live in New York City.
The national polls are tightening even further; Harris is now only ahead by one point, within the margin of error.
Having survived two assassination attempts this summer, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on suggested that he would not mind if somebody took a shot at him through fake news.
Addressing his supporters at an election rally at Lititz in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Mr. Trump generated another controversy by saying that he should not have left the White House after his defeat in the 2020 elections.
“I shouldn’t have left, I mean, honestly. We did so well,” Trump said in his speech but immediately changed the topic. “So now, every polling booth has hundreds of lawyers standing there.”
Trump had refused to accept the results of the November 2020 elections. His supporters ended up attacking the U.S. Capitol on January 6, which is considered to be the worst day in American democracy.
The former president, who is now 78, expressed frustration over the enhanced security around him after his recent assassination bids.
“I have a piece of glass over here. I don’t have a piece of glass there. And I have this piece of glass here. But all we have really over here is the fake news, right? And to get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news. I don’t mind that so much. I don’t mind. I don’t mind that,” Trump said, referring the thick bullet proof glass around him and the gap in his protective glass.
At a rally in Pennsylvania, Michelle Obama warned of the dangers posed by Donald Trump’s return to power. Michelle Obama warned people of the potential dangers that will ensue if Donald Trump returns to the White House for a second term. On Saturday, the former First Lady hit the campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris where she described the former president as a “con man”. She also alerted that he poses a real danger to the country during the rally in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Kamala Harris issued a stark warning, stating that if Republican Donald Trump and his supporters regain control of the White House, they would likely cut back on healthcare programmes. She also called his comments made at a rally the previous day offensive to women.
Box one
Tricky tale
In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton won nearly 3 million more votes than Trump, but lost to him because he won the majority in the electoral college, 306 to 227. The final verdict will come from the seven swing states where neither party has a definitive majority and could go either way and together they have 93 electoral college votes.
Box 2
Number of registered voters in the U.S.
161.42 mn. Turnout was 66% in last elections
D-Day
Presidential elections occur every four years on Election Day, which since 1845 has been the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November