Harris and Trump in final push for votes ahead of 2024 Election Day: Live updates and polls
Kamala Harris to be joined by celebrities Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin, and The Roots in Philadelphia in swing state Pennsylvania
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Your support makes all the difference.Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump are making their final pitches to voters on Monday, the last full day of campaigning before Election Day.
During a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, Trump appeared to reference the infamous Access Hollywood tape which was published late in the 2016 campaign in which he said he could grab women by their genitals because of his fame.
Discussing Elon Musk’s and SpaceX’s rocket boosters, Trump said, “And those two big arms, you saw the arms, they grab that thing like you grab your beautiful baby ... Years ago, I would have said something else, but I’ve learned.”
He added: “I would have been a little bit more risque.”
The ex-commander-in-chief made similar comments over the weekend.
The vice president will be joined by celebrities Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin, and The Roots in Philadelphia this evening as Katy Perry and Christina Aguilera support her in Pittsburgh and Las Vegas.
Trump, meanwhile, is also concentrating on the pivotal swing state of Pennsylvania, delivering rallies in Reading and Pittsburgh before closing in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Will Michael Jordan endorse Trump?
There is a great deal of search interest in the above question this morning but, so far, there appears to be no indication that the NBA legend will do any such thing.
It may just be wishful thinking on MAGA’s part, envious of Harris winning LeBron James’s influential vote last week.
Harris on Trump prematurely declaring victory: ‘Do not fall for his tactic’
Rather than resort to personal insults, as the Republican himself might well have done in the same circumstances, the VP offered a cool and dispassionate message to voters yesterday about the prospect of Trumpian mendacity coming into play on election night.
Meanwhile, here’s Tim Walz and Michael Stipe of REM having some fun at the Repbulican’s expense on stage in Cobb County, Georgia, last night.
Trump struggles to energise North Carolina crowd with crude attacks
OK here’s one final collection of Trump clips from yesterday, this time in Kinston, North Carolina, his first of the day and at which he appeared just as exhausted as he did at his later events.
The Republican’s attacks on Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have been heard many times before and singularly failed to whip up the crowd.
The night before, he had been in Greensboro in the same state, where, under hellish red lighting, he welcomed a supporter’s offensive heckle about Harris.
Trump welcomes supporter’s shout that Harris ‘worked on a corner’
Donald Trump welcomed an audience member's shout that Kamala Harris "worked on a corner" as he called the vice president a liar during a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday (2 November). The former president repeated his accusations that his Democratic opponent never worked at a McDonald's, to which a person in the audience responded the vice president "worked on a corner." Mr Trump then laughed, declaring: "This place is amazing." Meanwhile, his opponent poked fun at his garbage truck struggles as she made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL).
Trump gets ‘equal time’ from NBC at Nascar rally after Harris SNL appearance
NBC gave Donald Trump’s campaign two free commercial slots on Sunday following a backlash over Kamala Harris’s Saturday Night Live appearance, with Republicans arguing that the network had flouted the Federal Communications Commission’s “equal time” rules by allowing the Vice President to appear but not the former president.
Trump took to the airwaves to deliver a bruising 60-second, pre-recorded message, which was shown towards the end of both Sunday evening’s Nascar playoff race and the big NFL Sunday Night Football game.
Sporting a red MAGA hat, Trump urged viewers to get out and vote just two days from election day, warning that Harris would trigger a “depression” across the US if she won.
Here’s more from James Liddell and Graeme Massie.
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Trump’s ad came a day after Harris poked fun at him during a surprise cameo on SNL
Trump boasts sniper would have to ‘shoot through fake news’ to get him
Perhaps an even more shocking line from the Republican yesterday was this interlude about the prospect of reporters being shot by an assassin trying to get to him, a comment perhaps suggesting he has still not properly processed what happened to him in Butler on July 13, an experience that would be traumatic for anyone.
John Bowden brings us this one.
Trump jokes assassin would have to shoot journalists as rally goes off the rails
Trump rants about journalists, Michelle Obama and the new Selzer poll of Iowa at Pennsylvania rally ahead of Election Day
Trump says he should never have left the White House in 2020
Let’s get back to the Republican’s haggard performances on the campaign trail on Sunday.
We’ve already seen Trump in Georgia but, prior to that, Trump addressed a crowd in Lititz, Pennsylvania, and openly lamented leaving the Oval Office four years ago, STILL refusing to accept what was an overwhelmingly clear defeat by Biden that his associates fought to debunk in court and simply could not for want of evidence.
He also had some other disturbing remarks to make about climate change, Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Obamas, asylum seekers and the bizarre fantasy prospect of college wrestlers battling illegal immigrants.
Here’s more from Rhian Lubin.
Trump says he should never have left the White House in 2020
Much of the speech in Lititz, Pennsylvania was spent repeating unfounded claims of voter fraud and election interference
New York Times Editorial Board attacks ‘unfit’ Trump on election eve
Without mentioning Kamala Harris by name, the newspaper’s editorial board comes out strongly against the Republican nominee with the following statement:
“You already know Donald Trump. He is unfit to lead. Watch him. Listen to those who know him best. He tried to subvert an election and remains a threat to democracy. He helped overturn Roe, with terrible consequences. Mr. Trump’s corruption and lawlessness go beyond elections: It’s his whole ethos. He lies without limit. If he’s re-elected, the G.O.P. won’t restrain him. Mr. Trump will use the government to go after opponents. He will pursue a cruel policy of mass deportations. He will wreak havoc on the poor, the middle class and employers. Another Trump term will damage the climate, shatter alliances and strengthen autocrats. Americans should demand better. Vote.”
Given that rival outlets like The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and USA Today have controversially declined to offer an endorsement either way, this is strong stuff from the NYT.
Here’s more.
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Harris leading in four swing states in respected late poll
The Harris campaign is cheering the news that its candidate has taken a marginal lead in several key swing states in the final New York Times/Siena College poll, making gains in Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Georgia.
Harris leads Trump by 49 percent to 46 in Nevada, 48 to 46 in North Carolina, 49 to 47 in Wisconsin and 48 to 47 in Georgia, which means it all remains extremely tight down there.
Trump, meanwhile, is thought to be ahead by 49 to 45 in Arizona and, perhaps most agonisingly of all, the two candidates remain deadlocked in Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Here’s the very latest from Rachel Sharp.
New poll spells hope for Harris as she leads Trump in four key swing states
The poll comes off the back of a shock new survey which found Harris is ahead in Iowa – a state Trump easily won in both 2016 and 2020
Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, Katy Perry and Christina Aguilera among celebrities campaigning for Harris on final day
Having already enlisted the likes of Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B to appear at her events, the Harris campaign is going out with a bang on Monday.
Kamala’s final event of the campaign season in Philadelphia tonight will see her joined on stage by Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin, The Roots, Fat Joe, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Cassidy, Jazmine Sullivan and Adam Blackstone but there are plenty of other famous faces coming out to support her today.
In Pittsburgh, Katy Perry, D-Nice and Andra Day will all be performing.
Meanwhile in Harrisburg in the same state, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and legendary actors Robert De Niro and Sam Waterston will take part in a New Way Forward Get-Out-The-Vote rally.
Over in Las Vegas, Christina Aguilera, Los Tigres Del Norte and SOFI TUKKER will take to the stage while actress Eva Longoria will deliver remarks.
Actors and advocates Dulé Hill and Rosario Dawson will likewise launch canvasses across Vegas.
In Detroit, Tim and Gwen Walz will be supported with musical performances by the Detroit Youth Choir, Jon Bon Jovi and The War and Treaty.
And in Atlanta, a huge election eve convert is taking place featuring 2 Chainz, F.L.Y., Joy of Jesse & Joy, Keyshia Cole, KP The Great, Morehouse House of Funk Marching Band, Pastor Troy and Tamar Braxton.
Where are Harris and Trump campaigning on Monday?
This is where the candidates are spending their final hours of the campaign today.
- Kamala Harris will concentrate all of her remaining energies on Pennsylvania, appearing today in Allentown, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, joined by a number of mega-celebrities along the way (more on which in a moment).
- Donald Trump will begin his day with an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, before speaking in Reading and then Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania before capping off with a late evening closer in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Harris’s running mate Tim Walz will start his day in St Paul, Minnesota, before hitting La Crosse, Stevens Point, and Milwaukee in Wisconsin
- Trump’s running mate JD Vance will meanwhile close out his campaign in Flint, Michigan, Atlanta, Georgia, and Newtown, Pennsylvania.
- Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will also be on the trail, delivering remarks at a canvass launch in Greenville, North Carolina, before joining his wife for final two events in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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