Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump addressed a campaign rally at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris campaigned in Michigan on Sunday, while her Republican rival, Donald Trump, planned stops in three eastern battleground states in the final days of an election that could hinge on a small segment of American voters.
Opinion polls indicate a historically tight race, and both campaigns are uncertain about the outcome in the seven states likely to decide the election on Tuesday. A poll showing Harris leading in Iowa—a state Trump won convincingly in the past two elections—raised the prospect of an unforeseen result, though another poll showed her trailing there.
Harris is scheduled to campaign in East Lansing, Michigan, a college town in an industrial state considered crucial for the Democrats. She faces skepticism from some of the state's 200,000 Arab Americans, who are disappointed that the sitting vice-president has not done more to end the war in Gaza and reduce aid to Israel. Trump visited Dearborn, the heart of the Arab American community, on Friday and pledged to end the wars in the Middle East.
Trump is set to hold rallies in three smaller cities that could help him mobilize rural voters, a key part of his base. He begins the day in Lititz, Pennsylvania, before heading to Kinston, North Carolina in the afternoon and concluding with an evening rally in Macon, Georgia. This marks the first day since last Tuesday that the two candidates are not campaigning in the same state. On Saturday, their planes shared a swath of tarmac in Charlotte, North Carolina, where both candidates held rallies.
In the campaign's final days, Harris has sought to reassure voters that she will lower the cost of living—a major concern after years of inflation. She has also depicted Trump as dangerous and erratic, urging Americans to move beyond Trump's divisive political approach.
Trump, on the other hand, has argued that Harris, as the sitting vice-president, should be held accountable for rising prices and high levels of immigration, which he portrays as a threat to the country.
At least 75 million Americans have already cast their ballots, according to the University of Florida's Election Lab, nearly half of the 160 million votes cast in the 2020 election. However, the winner might not be known for several days, as states like Pennsylvania will need time to count mail-in votes.
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