It’s one of the most intense fights there is, where – almost – any shot is allowed: the one that allows the winner to enter the White House. In less than a month, on November 5, Americans will elect their next president. Face to face: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
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News of the week
The weeks follow one another and are similar, and natural disasters continue to appear in the final stretch of the campaign. After the passage of Hurricane Helene at the end of September, which left more than 230 dead in half a dozen American states, Milton landed in Florida on Wednesday evening, bringing chaos in his turn.
As with Hélène, the two political camps are passing the buck. In the wake of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris is closely following developments in the situation and showing her support for the affected populations. Opposite, Donald Trump repeats his criticisms of the government in the management of this double crisis. Without any proof, he accuses the Democratic camp of having “stolen money” from Fema, the emergency management agency, to give it to “illegal immigrants”. “Dangerous” comments, retorted Kamala Harris.
Punchline of the week
« The last time I had a beer was at a baseball game with Doug [son mari]. » »
Kamala Harris was a guest on the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Tuesday evening., on CBS, and treated himself to a small can of Miller High Life live. If she wins on November 5, she will bring foam to the White House, unlike her predecessors (Joe Biden and Donald Trump do not drink).
The Democrat therefore continues her media offensive off the beaten track. After talking a few weeks ago about the firearm she has at her home, she spoke in recent days about sexuality and mental health with Alexandra Cooper in the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.. But also cereals and Lewis Hamilton in the “Howard Stern Show”.
Movie of the week
The ApprenticeOf course ! For once, a biopic on one of the two presidential candidates is released on screens a month before the election. Taking the title of the show of which Donald Trump was the hero in the 2000s, Ali Abbasi’s feature film retraces the first years of the Republican’s career. And therefore his rise in America in the 1970s and 1980s alongside his mentor, the sulphurous Roy Cohn. A way – subjective – to better understand the character, as human as he is outrageous, and his thirst for power. The film is released this Friday in American theaters and should tickle a certain number of American voters.
The latest information on the 2024 American presidential election
What do the polls say?
A quick glance at the Project 538 graphs shows us that Kamala Harris’ national lead hasn’t really changed for a month. She is 2.5 points ahead (48.4% vs 45.9%) as of October 9, compared to 2.6 points on September 9.
In the swing states, which will decide everything or almost everything, Trump takes the lead in voting intentions in Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina. Harris leads in Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. But in five of these seven key states, the gap between the two is less than one point. Nothing is over!
To the agenda
Donald Trump arrives this Friday in Aurora, Colorado, against a backdrop of controversies regarding immigration. He will then be found in Reno (Nevada), Coachella (California), and Sunday in Prescott Valley (Arizona). Note that the Republican is planning a mega-maga meeting at Madison Square Garden in New York at the end of October.
Visiting Phoenix (Arizona) and Las Vegas (Nevada) last night, Kamala Harris is due to go this weekend to Greenville, North Carolina, a state she had already visited a few days ago. Then at the start of the week, direction Erie for its… tenth trip to Pennsylvania since the start of the campaign.
