Kamala Harris and Donald Trump enter the final race
After their parties have invested in their victories, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump enter the final stretch of the US presidential election on November 5. Next up for the candidates: a September 10 debate in Pennsylvania, a key state in the race for the White House.
According to several polls, Kamala Harris has a slight lead but nothing is decided. Particularly in the seven “swing states,” the most contentious states, where large swaths of voters appear to be backing the former Republican president. The Democrat has made it clear she will not be lulled by the convention euphoria. “We have 75 days to go,” she told CBS after her speech Thursday night. “It’s been good, but now we have to move on.”
Everything remains to be done to achieve victory.
Nothing is decided yet. Who knows how much more turmoil this crazy campaign has in store, after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13 and Joe Biden’s surprise withdrawal on July 21? Yesterday, there was some good news to boost the Democrats’ record. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell opened the door to the institution’s first interest rate cut in September, which should lower the cost of borrowing for American businesses and households.
For his part, Donald Trump continues his tour of the country. This Friday, he will travel to Nevada and Arizona, two states on the list of “swing states.” At noon, he will meet for the first time at a Las Vegas restaurant (El Toro y La Cabra) to talk about his plan to eliminate taxes on tips. He will leave shortly after for Arizona to meet with a “surprise guest.”
Donald Trump with the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
This is Robert Kennedy Jr., who received between 4 and 5% of voting intentions, and the independent candidate decided to support Donald Trump. However, the impact of this increase is still uncertain, according to several surveys. However, Nicole Shanahan, Robert Kennedy Jr.'s vice presidential candidate, confirmed on Channel X that “Democrats are terrified of the idea of uniting our movement with Donald Trump.”
If Kennedy’s support does not guarantee Donald Trump’s victory, the Democrats have not yet won because of the Biden administration’s foreign policy. Indeed, the “Ditch Biden” campaign, which campaigned to defeat the Democratic candidate because of his unconditional support for Israel, warned that it is continuing to mobilize against Kamala Harris to impose sanctions on an administration “complicit in genocide.”
Can Democrats be punished?
These divisions could cost the Democratic Party valuable votes in some key states, especially Michigan, which has a large Arab Muslim community sensitive to the plight of the Palestinians. And that’s not all, because Democrats could also be victims of the triumphalism that emerged during the national convention.
In Chicago, the party’s leading voices, led by Obama and Clinton, warned against any tendency to triumph. “We’ve had more than one election slip away when we thought it was impossible, because people were overconfident or preoccupied with false issues,” Bill Clinton warned. Nothing has been decided yet, 75 days before the election. The Sept. 10 debate will be a chance for the candidates to step up and capitalize on that advantage.