Trump and Harris are dueling for Pennsylvania

In a compilation from Real Clear Politics, Trump leads by 0.3 percent in the state of Pennsylvania, whose 19 electoral votes could be decisive. Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are betting big with closing campaign meetings in several cities in the state.

– It’s a knife fight. Trump is campaigning today in Reading and Pittsburgh. Tonight here in Philadelphia is a big concert where nothing is spared. Lady Gaga stands up on behalf of Harris, says Jenny Strömstedt, who reports from Philadelphia.

As in many other states, the economy seems to be the deciding factor in where voters cast their ballots.

– It’s about wallet issues. “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” It’s an old Reagan-Carter tagline that Donald Trump has used, says Strömstedt.

That’s up to Pennsylvania

Which voter groups get a high turnout on election day can be decisive for who will win the state.

– In rural areas here, one wonders: will the male young voters who traditionally choose Trump actually make it to the polls? Will the Latino population vote for Harris more heavily after this botched prank at the Madison event? says Jenny Strömstedt.

Even how the women in the state will vote can be decisive. The abortion issue could make more Republican women vote for Harris, and if women vote at a higher rate than men, it could give Harris a bigger margin.

78 million Americans have already voted early before election day, and in Pennsylvania around 20 percent of residents are said to have voted before election day, which according to the New York Times is lower than in the other swing states. In 2020, a total of 101 million of the 158 million who voted voted early.

This is how the presidential candidates spend the last day of the campaign

Donald Trump has been to campaign meetings in three states during the last day of the campaign, while Kamala Harris instead spent the entire day at campaign meetings in Pennsylvania.

– Pennsylvania has been very important, and there he has talked about how important it is that the voters go out and vote tomorrow, those who have not voted early, says TV4’s foreign commentator Lisa Grenfors.

While Trump stuck to the Pennsylvania cities of Pittsburg and Reading for his meetings, Harris bet on Scranton, Pittsburg and Philadelphia, where she is supported by Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey and Ricky Martin during a major concert being held. “We need your vote Pennsylvania,” Harris said at a rally last week.

– This shows how important the Harris campaign believes that Pennsylvania will be for Kamala Harris to win the election, says US correspondent Thomas Kvarnkullen.