Two US presidential candidates race to the finish line

As of yesterday, more than 13.5 million Americans had cast their ballots early to choose president, according to data from the Election Lab project at the University of Florida (USA). Both candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, are making last-minute efforts to influence the decisions of undecided voters as the main election day on November 5th approaches.

Strange tactics

Over the past week, Vice President Harris and her allies have made efforts to attract the votes of Republicans who do not support former President Trump. On October 17, Ms. Harris campaigned with Republicans who support her in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, then gave her first interview to Fox News, a television station with a large right-leaning audience.

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Political action groups supporting the Democratic candidate also launched a multi-million dollar advertising campaign against Mr. Trump in swing states, according to The Hill . Recently, Mr. Trump's side also held events in states that traditionally support Democratic candidates such as California, New York, or Colorado and Illinois, where Mr. Joe Biden won 4 years ago.

Two candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

Observers say both candidates are targeting voters outside their traditional territories to narrow the gap and make up for potential losses among other groups. Republican strategist Mike Madrid said Harris’s efforts won’t make much of a difference, but even a 1% swing could be a deciding factor. Madrid is co-founder of the Lincoln Project, a group of moderate conservative activists and former Republicans who oppose Trump. “That’s what they’re doing. They’re playing the small margin game,” Madrid said.

A September New York Times /Siena College poll found that Trump had 89% support among Republicans, while Harris had 96% support among Democrats. However, a survey by the two organizations released earlier this month found that 9% of likely voters who identify as Republicans said they would vote for Harris, up 4 percentage points from a month earlier.

Celebrity campaigners

Over the weekend, Ms. Harris invited famous singers such as Lizzo and Usher to participate in campaign events to stir up the atmosphere and also as a way to create a contrast with Mr. Trump, a 78-year-old opponent she said was exhausted. At an event in Atlanta (Georgia) on his 60th birthday on October 19, Ms. Harris accused Mr. Trump of avoiding debates and canceling interviews "because he's exhausted," according to AFP. "When he answers a question or speaks at a campaign rally, do you see him often wandering off script and not being able to finish a thought? He calls it interweaving topics but we would call it nonsense," Ms. Harris said.

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At an event the same day in Nevada, former President Barack Obama compared Mr. Trump to an elderly grandfather with strange actions. "You would be worried if your grandfather acted like that. What's even more frightening is that those actions come from a person who wants unchecked power, wants the most powerful position on earth with the nuclear codes," Mr. Obama attacked his successor.

Meanwhile, Mr. Trump continued his habit of personally attacking political opponents at an event in the city of Latrobe, Pennsylvania. In his speech of more than 90 minutes, the Republican candidate even used extremely vulgar language towards Ms. Harris and discussed the sensitive areas of the late local golf legend Arnold Palmer.

Billionaire Elon Musk rewards voters with $1 million a day

Billionaire Elon Musk on October 19 promised to reward any voter who signs his petition supporting the Constitution with $1 million. The prize will be awarded every day until Election Day, and the winner on October 19 was Mr. John Dreher, who was awarded at the billionaire's event in Pennsylvania. The petition that Mr. Musk called on people to sign supports freedom of speech and the right to bear arms under the First and Second Amendments of the US Constitution, The Reuters reported.

Mr Musk is using his vast wealth to help Mr Trump win the election. The world’s richest man has created a political action group called America PAC to woo voters in battleground states. The billionaire has donated at least $75 million to the group.

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