While the American presidential election will be held on November 5, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are seeking to consolidate and expand their electorate by surrounding themselves with certain personalities and by discrediting each other.
The essentials
- The American presidential election will be held on November 5, 2024, but Americans have already started voting since the end of September with early voting in certain states.
- Donald Trump and Kamala Harris according to the main candidates for the American presidential election, the first for the Republican camp and the second for the Democratic party, replacing Joe Biden who gave up a new mandate under pressure from his camp. The two candidates are neck and neck in national and state poll results. In the seven swing states that even tilt the vote one way or the other, the gap is also very tight, but the advantage in these states is now for Donald Trump.
- The presidential campaign is marked by Donald Trump’s insulting attacks against his rival and the Republican encouraged his voters to imitate him by calling Kamala Harris a “shit vice president [sic]”. In response, Kamala Harris judged on MSNBC that the Republican “degrades the presidential office” and that he “should never again stand behind the seal of President of the United States, [car] he has not earned this right”.
- This weekend, Donald Trump made a name for himself by appearing at McDonalds to mock his rival, who says he worked for the brand during his studies, and took advantage of the support of Elon Musk to retain his voters’ loyalty to check cut. For her part, Kamala Harris tried to seduce the African-American electorate by surrounding herself with black stars including Lizzo, Usher and Stevie Wonder who wished her on her birthday in a church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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17:27 – Biden and Harris launch measure to make contraception easier for women
Joe Biden announced this Monday his intention to expand access to over-the-counter contraceptive products. “This new measure would help ensure that millions of women with private health insurance can access the free contraception they need,” the US president said in a statement. Current U.S. law requires most insurance plans to cover contraception free of charge, but it also allows them to require a prescription. Joe Biden’s proposal would expand coverage to over-the-counter products, including emergency contraceptives. Kamala Harris, associated with this measure, touted a proposition: President Biden and I support the majority of Americans – Republicans and Democrats alike – who support access to contraception. […] As we fight to protect and expand health care, so-called extremist leaders attack reproductive freedom at every opportunity.”
4:16 p.m. – Harris holds up in national polls, but stalls in swing states
A small wave favorable to Donald Trump can be felt in the polls carried out in each swing state in recent days. According to the latest studies published up to October 21, the Republican candidate enjoys a lead over his rival in four of the seven swing states according to the poll aggregator 270towin: he has more than a point lead in Arizona and Georgia, but by only a few tenths of a point in Nevada and North Carolina. Kamala Harris maintains the advantage, with less than a point however, in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Finally, in Wisconsin, the two candidates are almost tied, so neither can be considered to have an advantage.
This trend in state polls is starting to show up in national polls. Even if Kamala Harris maintains the advantage for the time being, her lead is shrinking. And for good reason, if the Democratic candidate was systematically leading the polls in recent weeks, in recent days there have been more studies placing Donald Trump in the lead.
15:54 – Grouping of stars around Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris held a series of meetings over the weekend and each one was an opportunity to shine alongside African-American stars. On Saturday, the Democrat was in Detroit, Michigan, for the opening of early voting, but she was not alone. The rapper Lizzo accompanied the vice-president who launched on stage: “Is America ready to have its first female president? I only have one thing to say: it’s really time!” by taking up his famous title About Damn Time.
Then Kamala Harris visited Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday and this time was with R&B singer Usher. Later, in the same state, it was Stevie Wonder who supported the American candidate. The African-American star even sang Happy Birthday to Kamala Harris who celebrated her 60th birthday this Sunday. All this support is welcome for the candidate and they are considered, because Kamala Harris seeks to win back the vote of the African-American male electorate. The latter, if it is mainly pro-democrat, sees a part of the voters turning away from Kamala Harris in favor of Donald Trump. A minority which may be enough to deprive the vice-president of victory in the presidential election.
15:31 – 1 million dollars against the Trump vote promise: Elon Musk’s new strategy
Elon Musk is taking full part in the presidential campaign and it is for the benefit of Donald Trump that the American billionaire is encouraging voters to vote. The general director of the social network X, formerly Twitter, and SpaceX does not spare money. After donating $75 million to the Republican candidate’s campaign, the man is ready to donate a million dollars to a Donald Trump supporter per day, the first donation occurred Sunday October 20 in Pittsburg , in the key state of Pennsylvania. The only considerations required to receive the check: living and voting in a swing state, being registered on the electoral roll and of course supporting the candidacy of Donald Trump. The practice which is similar to vote buying is illegal and alerted the Democratic camp which denounced it to the forces of law and order and justice, but neither Elon Musk nor the Republican Party seems to be concerned about it. worry.
3:20 p.m. – Home stretch for Trump and Harris
US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are entering the final two weeks of campaigning before the November 5 vote. Both the Republican and the Democrat seek to distinguish themselves and gain the advantage during this “money time”. Especially since the poll results are very close both at the national level and in the swing states, even if according to the latest studies Donald Trump regains a slight advantage against Kamala Harris who remained in the lead for weeks.
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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.