It's the home stretch in the race for the White House! In the running to succeed Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are engaged in a merciless duel and trying to rally the last undecided voters. The Democrat and the Republican are neck and neck in the polls, and the outcome of Tuesday evening's vote is more undecided than ever.
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News of the day
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been traveling across America for several weeks without meeting. Except September 10 for the debate between the two candidates at the White House. And there, this Saturday, on the tarmac of the Charlotte airport, in North Carolina, the planes of the two rivals crossed paths. This did not give rise to a second debate.
But a few short sentences were still distilled in this key state in the southeast. Donald Trump called it a “low IQ Kamala”. And according to him, a possible Democratic presidency would trigger “a depression of the type of 1929”.
Kamala Harris' little sentence, we serve it to you just below in the “punchline of the day”.
Punchline of the day
« [Il faut] finally turn the page on a decade of Donald Trump. » »
In Atlanta (Georgia), the Democratic candidate was optimistic: “We will win because you know what you stand for.” Then in Charlotte, before an enthusiastic crowd, Kamala Harris recalled: “In less than 90 days, it will be him or me in the Oval Office. »
The number of the day
15.000. Demonstrators in Washington to defend women's rights and in particular the right to abortion. Other protests were held across the country to defend this fundamental right and support Kamala Harris.
With a pink “Angry Grandma” sign in hand, Sheridan Steelman came from Michigan (north) with her two sisters. “Staying on the sidelines is what I’ve always done, but today there are too many issues,” proclaimed this 74-year-old English teacher.
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What do the polls say?
While the majority of polls announce a tie between the two candidates, the one commissioned by the Des Moines Registera newspaper headline from Iowa, caused a stir. Indeed, he announces in this Midwestern state three points ahead for Harris against Trump: 47 vs. 44. And this, in a state known to be the barometer at the start of the presidential campaign with its famous “caucus of Iowa.”
In 2016 and 2020, Donald Trump won this state. He was credited with an 18-point lead in June against Biden, and four points more than Harris in September.
On the agenda for the next few hours
Who says country Sunday, says passing by a church. Kamala Harris will visit one of them in Detroit (Michigan) before a meeting at a university in the state. This is one of the seven swing states announced for this election, particularly for its Arab-American population.
Donald Trump returns this Sunday to the crucial states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia. He multiplies the allegations of “cheating”.
