Biden plans 11th hour Ohio campaign stop as he believes state now ‘within reach’
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Joe Biden is set to campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday as his campaign believes the state is now ‘within reach.'
Lady Gaga will join Mr Biden for an election day eve event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, while John Legend will perform at Kamala Harris event in Philadelphia.
The Texas Supreme Court also ruled against attempts by Republicans to block 126,000 “drive-through” votes in Harris County, Texas.
A record 90 million Americans have voted early in the US presidential election, data showed, as Donald Trump and Joe Biden launched a campaign frenzy in the days leading up to the election on Tuesday.
The high number of early voters, representing around 65 per cent of the total turnout in 2016, reflect both an intense interest in the contest and the concerns over exposure to the coronavirus at busy voting places on Tuesday.
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Trump holds first of five rallies
Donald Trump has held the first of five rallies today at Total Sports Park at Washington Township, located in Macomb County, in the suburbs of Detroit, our man in Michigan, Andrew Buncombe reports.
Macomb County is one of the most celebrated political bellweathers in the nation.
Reports suggest gubernatorial or presidential elections have gone to the winner here in the last seven election cycles.
During the 1980s, Macomb County was the political petri dish of pollster Stan Greenberg. He discovered voters there had voted 63 per cent for John F Kennedy in 1960, but 66 per cent cast ballots for Ronald Reagan in 1984.
He hatched the name “Reagan Democrats”, and concluded traditional, white working class voters no longer saw Democratic Party as champions of their interests, but had rather prioritised the concerns of groups such as the very poor, feminist and African Americans.
Races for governor takes top billing in Missouri and Montana
Races for governor take top billing in Missouri, Montana
The Republican governor's response to the coronavirus pandemic could be giving the Democratic challenger traction in this year's race for top executive in Missouri
Trump advisor says counting all votes is ‘stealing’ election
Donald Trump advisor Jason Miller went on ABC’s This Week and claimed that Democrats will try and “steal” the election by counting all ballots.
Joe Biden campaign believe Ohio ‘within reach’
Joe Biden is set to campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday with his campaign reportedly believing that winning the battleground state is ‘within reach’ according to the Washington Post.
Donald Trump won the state by eight points in 2016 but Mr Biden now believes Ohio is in play and will give it fresh focus to expand his potential map to the White House.
Surge in virus creates concerns for polling places
A spike in coronavirus cases in key election battleground states is reportedly creating concerns for poll workers and political parties ahead of election day.
Joe Biden holds 14-point advantage with women in Pennsylvania
Mr Biden has a huge advantage with women in the battleground state but he and Donald Trump split the male vote, according to ABC News.
The former vice president also has an 18-point lead among independent voters, a group the president won by 7 per cent in 2016.
Texas Supreme Court denies Republican bid to throw out 100,000 votes
The Texas Supreme Court has stopped Republican attempts to have more than 100,000 votes thrown out in Harris County because they were cast in drive-through lanes, reports the New York Times.
Bernie Sanders urges supporters to ignore positive polling
Vermont Senator tells supporters to work hard for next three days to get out every vote for Joe Biden and defeat Donald Trump.
Trump campaign spokesman attacks Fox News polling
Donald Trump’s campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh criticised Fox News polling as “notoriously bad” and claimed it was a “Democrat polling firm.”
AOC takes shot at Lyndsey Graham
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has accused South Carolina Senator of folding on his values “like a wet napkin.”
AOC accuses Lindsey Graham of ‘folding on his values like a wet napkin’
‘Let’s not get started on your climate denial,' New York congresswoman tweets
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