Key states, pivotal states, swing states… whatever their name, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been crisscrossing them for several weeks, and will continue to do so during this final weekend of the campaign. For the fourth day in a row, they will meet again, Saturday, November 2, in the same territory, North Carolina.
Three days before the election, more than 70 million people have already voted early, the polls are still unable to decide between the two candidates and, as noted by Washington Post, “many of our fellow citizens are gripped by fear and worry ahead of the outcome of what they consider to be the most important and tiring presidential election in recent memory.”
The Democrats want to mobilize in big cities. Kamala Harris will participate in two meetings, the first in Atlanta, Georgia, and the second in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 60-year-old vice-president will again call on celebrities, as in the majority of her meetings, this time with director Spike Lee and concerts by rapper 2 Chainz and Jon Bon Jovi. Former first lady Michelle Obama will be campaigning for her in Philadelphia, along with singer Alicia Keys.
These two states have 16 electors each. If the Democratic candidate is not the favorite, Donald Trump’s lead in the polls is there, as in the others swing statesminimal. Early voting was very popular in these two states: more than 4 million people used it in Georgia as of Friday, and nearly half of the 7.8 million voters registered on the lists in North Carolina did the same. Democratic strategists are counting on a strong mobilization on November 5 in major cities to hope to snatch victory down to the wire.
Donald Trump is no longer leaving North Carolina. The Republican candidate will be a few kilometers from his rival on Saturday in the city of Gastonia, before making a stop in Salem, Virginia, then ending the day in Greensboro, again in North Carolina. Trump will no longer leave this state, with daily meetings until November 5.
The Republican general staff knows that a final victory requires a victory, first in North Carolina, alone swing state that Trump won in 2016 and 2020 (that year by just 1.3 points).
For some local Democratic elected officials, this seems like desperate gestures. “These repeated appearances may be a sign that the Trump campaign is in trouble”opines Marcia Morey, elected official from County Durham, quoted by the Associated Press.
