▲ Kamala Harris was on a comedy show last night with actress Maya Rudolph, who usually imitates her.Photo Ap
Jim Cason and David Brooks
Correspondents
La Jornada Newspaper
Monday, November 4, 2024, p. 25
Washington and New York. The largest ads at political rallies for Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris and her opponent, former President Donald Trump, offer a four-letter order: Vote.
Forty-eight hours before the elections, both campaigns are focused on ensuring the participation of their bases and supporters and that they, in turn, boost the vote of everyone in their surroundings in a contest that both candidates have declared “the most important of our lives.
Have you already voted?asked a woman at a Trump rally this weekend to a group of supporters (in many states you can vote before election day). The majority responded that not yet. It is very important to not only vote, but to bring 10 others with each one. People don’t like Harris, nor do they love Trump, and many might decide not to vote. It is important to get people to go to the polls and vote for our candidate.
This Sunday, Harris was clearly happy (he posted it on social media) with the media coverage of his surprise visit to the legendary TV comedy show. Saturday night livewhere she appeared in the opening with comedian Maya Rudolph, who has imitated her on the show and where both dressed identically. Allegedly seeing himself in a mirror, with the real Harris on the other side, Rudolph declared: I’m going to vote for us. (https://t.co/qQ2IJdqqFA). The real candidate asks her, “Are you registered to vote in Pennsylvania?”, in reference to the reality that it is unlikely that Harris will win the presidency without winning that state.
Harris dedicated her Sunday to another key state, Michigan, where polls show she could lose due to a combination of concerns about the state of the economy as well as the anger of the Arab-American and Muslim community in that state over government complicity. of Joe Biden and her with Israel in Gaza and its war in Lebanon.
After incessant protests and interruptions by activists of her speeches across the country throughout her campaign demanding an end to arms shipments to Israel, Harris began one of her speeches this Sunday at Michigan State University by pledging to end the war in Gaza, something that she had avoided including in previous speeches and that she only said if she was forced to address the topic.
This Monday, the last day of her campaign, Harris will dedicate the entire day to Pennsylvania.
I shouldn’t have left the White Housesays the tycoon
Meanwhile, two former Democratic presidents, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, appeared at rallies, the first in Georgia and the other in Wisconsin (both key states), in favor of Harris and trying to convince Latinos, African-Americans, Arab-Americans and young people who are hesitating to participate, let them do so to stop Trump.
On the other hand, Lady Gaga joined the long list of stars who have been appearing with the vice president at her events. Harrison Ford and Julia Roberts also appeared in new messages of support for Harris on social media, both pointing out the danger Trump represents.
In recent days, both parties are flooding the seven key states with volunteers, some paid, calling homes and even knocking on doors to try to convince those who have been identified as likely voters to go to the polls. It is no longer about convincing new people to go vote, now it is about ensuring that all your supporters are aware of where the polls are and that they have a plan for when and how they will arrive.a Democratic Party volunteer explained to The Day.
Trump was in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia this Sunday, key states, and will return to Pennsylvania and Michigan this Monday. In comments in a town in the first entity, the former president repeated the falsehood that he won in 2020 and concluded by stating that I shouldn’t have left from the White House. In fact, it was something he contemplated after his defeat, according to former collaborators.
At another point in his speech, he referred to the two assassination attempts against him this year and noted that he is now protected in these acts behind bulletproof glass barriers, and continued, commenting that now traditional media reporters in these acts could also block the view of some other assassin.
To get to me someone would have to shoot through the fake news, and that wouldn’t bother me as much, because I wouldn’t careTrump said in comments that some Democrats accused of being dangerous by suggesting that he would like to kill journalists.
There are some indications in the final polls that Harris could be in better shape than expected in some states, such as Georgia and Iowa, and that she could be enjoying greater last-minute support, which could lead her to a victory with greater margins in this contest. A victory in Iowa would be notable, since that state is considered safe for Republicans.
But both sides and their allies are racing to declare that their candidates are positioned better than ever and that they are not only optimistic, but in Trump’s case, confident of victory. In his increasingly frequent speeches, he warns that there are already maneuvers to commit fraud against him to steal the election again.
Several Democratic strategists pointed to new polls that suggest those voters who just decided on someone this week are voting for Harris over Trump by a 10-point margin. But Trump and his advisors repeat that the momentum is in their favor and remembering that the polls, both in the 2016 and 2020 races, underestimated the support he had in the end.
