Two weeks before the American presidential election, Donald Trump can count on billionaire Elon Musk, who spares no expense, to favor him. At the same time, intelligence is worried about Russian interference in favor of the Republican in the campaign.
The essentials
- The US presidential election will be held on November 5, 2024, but Americans have already started voting since the end of September with early voting gradually opening in the different states.
- Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are the main candidates in the US presidential election. They are neck and neck in national and state poll results. In the seven swing states that will tilt the vote one way or the other, the gap is also very tight, but the advantage in most of these states is now for Donald Trump.
- Kamala Harris is trying to specifically address “Latino men” these days. She gave an interview to Telemundo on Tuesday evening. “Part of the program that I put in place, I’m very aware of the impact that could have on Latino men,” he said, citing business start-up support.
- At a meeting in Detroit last night, Barack Obama made a speech pointing out Donald Trump’s weaknesses. He also rapped on a song by Eminem, who came on stage to defend the Democrat.
- The Republican candidate is focused on obtaining the support of a male electorate extended to Latino and African-American men, some of whom are turning away from the Democratic camp represented by Kamala Harris. He also courts Christians with a very conservative speech. But he casts a wider net and can count on Elon Musk’s electoral incentive strategy, which is organizing a daily lottery until election day by promising $1 million to a person pledging to support Donald Trump. The billionaire also goes so far as to relay accusations of electoral fraud against the Democratic Party.
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09:11 – Barack Obama raps Eminem in a rally for Kamala Harris
Barack Obama is very involved in this campaign to support Kamala Harris. The former president held a rally last night in Detroit, was introduced by rapper Eminem at the rally in Michigan, and briefly rapped the opening lyrics of the song “Lose Yourself.” “I’ve been to a lot of meetings. So I’m not usually nervous, but I felt a little bad after Eminem. Now I notice my palms are sweaty. My knees are weak, my arms are heavy. I already threw up mom’s spaghetti on my sweater, I’m nervous But on the surface I look calm and ready to drop bombs, but I keep forgetting!’, Obama declared to the cheers of the audience. . “I thought Eminem was going to perform on stage. I was going to start jumping. I love Eminem,” he continued.
This large gathering in Detroit was still Barack Obama’s fifth for Vice-President Kamala Harris. during his biggest campaign since leaving office. He and Kamala Harris are expected to make their first joint appearance this Thursday in Georgia. The former Democratic president has never been so present in a campaign since he left the White House.
10/22/24 – 11:30 p.m. – Kamala Harris’ fear after the election
END OF LIVE – During an interview granted this Tuesday to NBC News, the Democratic candidate was asked about her battle plan in the event that Donald Trump declared his victory prematurely. “We will take care of election night and the following days as they come,” said Kamala Harris, saying she was “very anchored in the present”, before however suggesting that her teams were ready for any eventuality . Relaunched on the fact that she considers the scenario possible, the candidate declared: “Of course. This is a man, Donald Trump, who tried to destroy a free and fair election, who continues to deny the will of the people, who incited a violent mob to attack the United States Capitol, and 140 law enforcement officers were attacked, some were killed. This is a serious matter.
10/22/24 – 10:55 p.m. – For Barack Obama, Donald Trump will not “shake things up” if he arrives at the White House
Campaigning for Kamala Harris on Tuesday, the former Democratic President of the United States said she understood voters who feel they are in difficulty and want change, before pointing out: “What I don’t understand is why anyone might think Donald Trump is going to shake things up in a way that’s good for you.” And Barack Obama takes down Donald Trump: there is “absolutely no proof that this man thinks of anyone other than himself”, arguing moreover that “when [Donald Trump] doesn’t complain, he tries to sell things”, like watches or sneakers with his image.
10/22/24 – 10:18 p.m. – Who is Harris or Trump favorite among young voters?
The polls concerning the results of the American presidential election are very close: Kamala Harris maintains the advantage at the national level, but she is neck and neck with Donald Trump in the swing states. However, the Democratic candidate appears to be the favorite of younger voters according to the new CNBC/Generation Lab poll. According to the study, the vice-president would have a lead of 20 points over her rival among voters aged 18 to 34 (60% voting intentions for Harris, against 40% for Trump). This is more than the last study of its kind dating from July in which only 46% of young voters surveyed said they wanted to vote for the Democrat and 34% for the Republican. The fact remains that despite this advance, young Americans do not seem very enthusiastic before the presidential election: when asked “what do you think of the list of presidential candidates?” 38% of respondents say they are disappointed, 41% say they are neutral and finally 20% consider themselves enthusiastic about the duel between Harris and Trump.
10/22/24 – 9:33 p.m. – More than 19 million Americans have already voted two weeks before the presidential election
Across the Atlantic, early voting is authorized in many states, which explains why 15 days before the American presidential election, set for November 5, more than 19 million people have already cast their ballot, revealed this Tuesday the University of Florida Election Lab. A solution mainly chosen by voters over 41, and slightly more popular with women than with men and with Democratic voters than with Republicans. A figure, however, well below that recorded in 2020, during the previous election. At the time, the Covid-19 pandemic was in full swing and more than 150 million Americans had opted for this solution 15 days before the vote. But the context was very different.
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What you need to know
The US presidential election will take place on November 5, 2024 and will mainly be between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris, despite the presence of a few other small candidates in the race for the White House. The election promises to be particularly close this year, according to the various national polls or those carried out in each state. In the United States, it is the results of the state-by-state vote that are decisive for the outcome of the election.
Each of the country’s 50 states represents a certain number of electors; the more populated the state, the greater the number of electors. It is ultimately these electors who vote for the future president of the United States. But the major voters are not distributed to the Republican and Democratic camps in proportion to the results of the vote, they all go to one and the same party: the one which obtained the highest score. To hope to win the presidential election, candidates must win the vote in as many states as possible to obtain as many electors as possible. You must win 270 electoral votes to be assured of victory.
The outcome of the election is already known in most American states which have very ingrained electoral habits: the territories on the east and west coasts are usually very progressive like California or New York and vote for the Democratic camp. , those in the Midwest are rather conservative and mostly support the Republican Party. But there are a handful of states, called swing states, which can swing from one camp to another from one election to another. These are the states that decide the outcome of the election: Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.