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With three days of campaigning to go in the 2024 race, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are making their final pitches in all of the key battleground states.
They both spent Friday evening hosting competing rallies in Wisconsin where they attempted to shore up support from voters in one of the “blue wall” states that could seal the deal for the Democratic Party on November 5.
Harris was joined by comedian Keegan-Michael Key and rapper Cardi B as well as a host of musical guests. Trump, whose speech was troubled by mic issues, was accompanied by Robert F Kennedy Jr and Republican lawmakers.
The final poll from The Times and YouGov finds that the vice president is set to narrowly win enough swing states to take the White House.
“We find that Kamala Harris very narrowly wins enough of those states to become America’s first female president,” Times US Assistant Editor David Charter said on Friday.
However, a Harris campaign official said they “fully expect” the former president to declare victory before all votes have been counted.
“It won’t work,” the official said during a press call.
“He did this before. It failed,” they added. “If he does it again, it will fail.”
New Mexico mayor claims Trump still owes city for 2019 bill
Albuquerque officials, meanwhile, were worried about a different count: the roughly $445,000 they say the Trump campaign still owes for a 2019 visit.
Oliver O’Connell2 November 2024 04:40
What happened to Trump’s first cabinet?
Donald Trump’s first stint as commander-in-chief between 2017 and 2021 was anything but smooth sailing, with firings and acrimonious departures as much a feature of his administration as it was central to his hit NBC reality show The Apprentice.
And, the years that followed have also been eventful for the most notable characters from his presidency.
Some have ended up in prison or criminally charged in connection to their involvement with the former president.
Few are still on speaking terms with him.
Oliver O’Connell2 November 2024 04:20
Trump threatens to ‘knock the hell out of people backstage’ over faulty mic
A night of dueling rallies in Milwaukee, the largest city in the key battleground state of Wisconsin, turned into a night of high contrast.
Kamala Harris was supported by local officials including Senator Tammy Baldwin, but also by a host of entertainers including comedian Keegan Michael-Key and rapper Cardi B. The vice president was then introduced by an elementary school teacher.
Speaking before Donald Trump took the stage were two sitting senators, Markwayne Mullin and Eric Schmitt, a candidate for the Senate, Eric Hovde, and Robert F Kennedy Jr, who introduced him. Needless to say, the energy levels were very different.
While at the Harris rally an apparent teleprompter failure led to Cardi B reading her speech from a phone, there were bigger tech failures at the FiServ Forum a few miles away.
Oliver O’Connell2 November 2024 03:56
Watch: UAW president says support for Harris among members has only grown
Oliver O’Connell2 November 2024 03:45
Watch: Trump repeats threat to CBS about license over Kamala Harris interview
Oliver O’Connell2 November 2024 03:30
Pro-Trump columnist Hugh Hewitt storms out of interview, dramatically quitting Washington Post
A pro-Trump columnist quit his position at The Washington Post after dramatically storming out of an interview live on air.
The outburst came during a discussion on The Post’s “First Look” show, live on Friday, as Mike Bedigan reports.
Oliver O’Connell2 November 2024 03:00
Oliver O’Connell2 November 2024 02:58
Will this be remembered as the mic rally?
After holding a microphone for roughly 15 minutes, Trump complained about its weight.
“It’s like I’m weightlifting,” he said, adding that the mic was “heavy.”
Trump had taken the mic from a holder on the podium earlier in his rally speech after the crowd complained they couldn’t hear.
Oliver O’Connell2 November 2024 02:57
Harris on Trump winning: ‘He will not’
The vice president raised the possibility of Trump winning next week at her final rally of the night in Wisconsin, getting a rise out of an audience eager to elect her.
Harris caught herself, quickly adding, “He will not,” to cheers.
The comment came during a common refrain in Harris’ stump speech, when she asks voters to envision whether they want Trump in the Oval Office, fixated on his “enemies list,” or her, focused on a “to-do list.”
Harris attacks Trump and draws contrast over ‘enemy within’ comments
Vice President Kamala Harris tells the crowd at his rally in Milwaukee: “Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe people who disagree with me are the enemy … That is what real leaders is about. That’s what strong leadership is about.”
Oliver O’Connell2 November 2024 02:52
