A series of unexpected developments before the US election

Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance in a comedy routine, as she and former President Donald Trump were busy campaigning at the last minute.

NBC News aired a live episode of Saturday Night Live on November 2, featuring US Vice President Kamala Harris, even though she was not scheduled to appear. The surprise came just three days before the US presidential election, after she campaigned in Georgia and North Carolina.

Ms. Harris (right) and actor Rudolph in a comedy act

Ms. Harris's role

In the show, comedian Maya Rudolph, playing Ms. Harris with the same outfit and hairstyle, appeared in front of a mirror and said "I wish I could talk to someone in my situation, a woman of color, of South Asian descent running for president."

At that time, Ms. Harris appeared on the other side of the mirror and said, "I'm just here to remind you that you can do it, because you can do what your opponent can't do, which is open doors." According to NBC News, Ms. Harris's line seemed to "taunt" Mr. Trump when he staggered while opening the door of a garbage truck on October 30. Ms. Harris acted in the comedy act for about 2 minutes, before going to the battleground state of Michigan to campaign.

Commenting on Ms. Harris's move, Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller said the show had "crushed" Ms. Harris throughout the season and that her participation was "insane." Meanwhile, Ms. Harris expressed admiration for the artist's ability to imitate her, from costumes to jewelry.

Poll: Ms. Harris unexpectedly takes the lead in the state Mr. Trump won twice

In another surprising development, Ms. Harris unexpectedly surpassed Mr. Trump in a new survey in the state of Iowa (USA), where he won easily in the 2016 and 2020 elections. The survey, conducted by two media agencies, Des Moines Register and Mediacom, from October 28 to 31 with 808 voters, showed Ms. Harris leading Mr. Trump with a support rate of 47% - 44% in Iowa, which has been leaning towards the Republican Party in recent years. In the survey in September, Mr. Trump led by 4 percentage points.

An Emerson College Polling/RealClearDefense survey of similar likely voters in Iowa from November 1 to 2 showed a completely different result, with Trump leading by 10 percentage points. The Trump campaign called the Des Moines Register survey “clearly anomalous,” while arguing that the Emerson College Polling survey more accurately reflects Iowa voters.

busy schedule

On November 2 (local time), Mr. Trump campaigned in Gastonia City (North Carolina) and Salem Town (Virginia), before ending the campaign day in Greensboro City (North Carolina).

Mr. Trump campaigned in North Carolina on November 2.

In Gastonia, he continued to claim that illegal immigrants were taking jobs from Americans, without providing evidence. In Salem, he vowed to protect and expand the child tax credit policy. "We won in Virginia, we will win in the end without any doubt," the former president said, adding that he came to Virginia because he believed he would win this state. In Greensboro, he reiterated his support for in vitro fertilization and mentioned economic and immigration issues. In addition, he praised the large number of early voters. More than 4 million voters in North Carolina have voted, of which 50,000 are Republicans compared to Democrats. Currently, more than 75 million American voters have voted early, according to AFP.

The New York Times calls on American voters not to vote for Mr. Trump

According to Mr. Trump's campaign website, the former president will continue campaigning in Lititz (Pennsylvania), Kinston (North Carolina) and Macon (Georgia) on November 3, before traveling to Raleigh (North Carolina), Reading and Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) on November 4. He will have his final campaign rally in Grand Rapids (Michigan) on the evening of November 4, the night before the election.

Media views

The New York Times editorial board on November 2 published an article calling on American voters to vote to "end the era" of former President Donald Trump.

"You know Mr. Trump. He is unfit to lead. Look at him. Listen to those who know him best," the article said, calling the former president a "threat to democracy." The opinion piece was published while many newspapers in the US, including major publishers such as The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times, decided not to

which candidate to support in this election. The decision of the two newspapers caused great controversy and caused them to lose a large number of readers.

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