US Elections: 6 Days To Go – What the Polls Say, What Harris and Trump Are Up to | 2024 US Election News

With just one week left until the US election, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to supporters from the Ellipse in Washington, DC – the site where her opponent and former President Donald Trump addressed supporters before the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Meanwhile, Trump was in Allentown, Pennsylvania, just two days after a comedian made racist remarks about Puerto Rico from the podium during his rally in New York, sparking a firestorm of criticism.

With six days to go until the Nov. 5 vote, both candidates, their running mates and their surrogates are pushing for support on Election Day.

What are the latest updates from the polls?

According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos polls, Harris’ lead over Trump has narrowed in the final stretch of the election.

She has a narrow lead of just one percentage point over Republicans, 44 percent to 43 percent, nationally, according to the poll. The measurement had a margin of error of approximately three percentage points in both directions.

The poll also indicates that Harris’ lead has steadily declined since late September. An earlier Reuters/Ipsos poll from 16-21. October showed Harris leading Trump by two points.

A separate telephone and online poll by prominent US pollster Rasmussen suggests Harris faces a challenge for sympathy. According to the survey, 47 percent of likely American voters view her favorably, while 33 percent have a “very” favorable view. However, 51 percent view her negatively, and 44 percent have a “very” unfavorable impression.

National polls show Harris leading by 1.4 points, according to FiveThirtyEight’s poll tracker — again well within the margin of the vote.

In swing states – the key battlegrounds that are likely to decide the outcome of the election – the race remains even tighter.

These seven states include Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada.

FiveThirtyEight’s daily poll tracking shows Harris maintaining a slim lead in Michigan and razor-thin advantages in Nevada and Wisconsin. Meanwhile, Trump has a slight edge over Harris in Pennsylvania and has more significant leads in North Carolina, Arizona and Georgia.

In all seven states, the candidates are within two points of each other, well within the polls’ margins of error, giving each state a toss-up just days before the final vote.

What was Kamala Harris doing on Sunday?

In what her campaign said was a final appeal to voters, Harris gave a speech from the Ellipse in Washington, DC.

“Trump has spent a decade trying to keep the American people divided and afraid of each other. That’s who he is, but America, I’m here tonight to say that’s not who we are,” said Harris.

A campaign official stated that the crowd at Harris’ rally exceeded 75,000 people, nearly four times the original estimates.

Harris also reminded the crowd that this was where Trump attempted to “overturn the will of the people” on January 6, 2021. That day saw thousands of supporters of then-President Trump storm the building in an attempt to overturn his election defeat. , forcing lawmakers to flee for safety.

“Tonight I want to talk to everybody about the election and the stakes in this election,” Harris said. “We know who Donald Trump is.

“He is the person who stood in this very place almost four years ago and sent an armed mob to the United States Capitol to overturn the will of the people in a free and fair election.”

Harris concluded his keynote speech by telling voters that they are “not a vessel for the schemes of wannabe dictators”.

“The United States is the greatest idea ever conceived by mankind,” Harris said. “In seven days we have the power, each of you has the power, to turn the page and begin writing the next chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told,” she added. Harris supporters in Washington, DC, said they were feeling anxious with a week to go before Election Day.

“I’m just ready for her to win this,” Bruce Purvis, 34, told Al Jazeera, adding that he thought the Democratic nominee had done well and not simply presented herself as a counter to Trump. “I appreciate that she focused on the issues and not just on the opponent’s shortcomings,” he said.

“I like the people the most – her focus on the middle class has been what has set her aside.”

What did Donald Trump do on Monday?

Trump started his rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with a brief message to voters: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” The audience responded with a loud “No”.

“I’m asking you to be excited again … They’ve embarrassed us. Kamala has embarrassed us. She doesn’t have what it takes. I’m asking you to dream big again.”

He urged his supporters to “stand up and tell Kamala” next Tuesday that “You’re fired” — a reference to how Trump would end episodes of his reality TV show, The Apprentice.

Throughout his speech in Allentown, Trump included anti-immigrant rhetoric, at one point saying the United States had turned into a “giant garbage can” where countries like Venezuela send their criminals. “We will protect our men, our women and our country,” he asserted.

“We’re hearing Donald Trump backtrack on his closing message that Kamala essentially broke it (and) Donald Trump can fix it,” said Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher, reporting from Allentown, Pennsylvania.

“He’s gone through a number of things he believes Harris is responsible for, including inflation and a ‘border invasion’ and said all of this will end on day one,” Fisher added.

According to Fisher, Trump spoke to a crowd of between 10,000 and 12,000 people, and when he addressed Harris’ rally, Trump said that “sometimes they bus them in and when it’s on video, they use artificial intelligence”.

Trump has a narrow lead over Harris in Pennsylvania, according to the FiveThirtyEight pollster.

What’s next for the Harris and Trump campaigns?

Kamala Harris campaigns in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin

Harris and Trump are both visiting North Carolina — another battleground state — on Wednesday.

In North Carolina, Trump has a significant advantage over Harris.

With less than a week to go before the election, Harris is focused on getting his message across in key swing states. In addition to North Carolina, she will visit Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

However, experts believe that some of her arguments may not be convincing enough to resonate with all audiences.

One of her key messages is that Trump’s victory could be a threat to democracy in the United States, and experts believe that this may not be convincing enough.

“I don’t think the argument that Trump is a fascist and anti-democrat will move many voters … when you look at the data, most Americans prioritize other issues. About 60 to 70 percent of Americans believe that democracy in some way is at risk, but if you look at what issues they rank as the most important, what’s going to drive their vote, it’s less than 3 percent that shows democracy,” Thomas Gift, associate professor of political science at University College London School of Public Policy, told Al Jazeera.

“If she wants to get the swing votes, she’s going to have to appeal based on the abortion issue, where Democrats have a very significant advantage, on the economy, and kind of pushing back on Trump’s accusations that this current administration is responsible for the cost of living crisis, on immigration to ensure that she can make the compelling case, for example, on how she will deal with the challenges at the border,” he added.

Trump, meanwhile, has claimed that Harris “has abandoned North Carolina families.”

“Trump will put an end to this madness when he returns to the White House. He has a proven track record of economic success from his first term, and he will put more money in people’s pockets as the 47th President of the United States,” his website said .

He will also be in Wisconsin holding a rally in Green Bay. Harris leads Trump by a margin in the state, according to the pollster.