The stakes are high, the tone turned up and the stakes many.
In the final sprint of The US election monitored and analyzed every step the presidential candidates take.
But it’s really only Kamala Harris who has something to lose until election day, according to USA expert Andreas Utterström.
– A big scandal doesn’t bite Trump, while Harris’ numbers can appear if something turns up, he says.
Donald Trump has mixed and given over the past week. A protracted dance show and an anecdote about an old pro golfer’s genitalia have been mixed with suggestions of deploying the military against political opponents and statements that the storming of the Capitol was “a day of love.”
Kamala Harris, for her part, has questioned Trump’s form and doubted whether the 78-year-old can handle another presidential term.
According to the USA expert Andreas Utterström, there is nothing really surprising, but he believes that we are now in some kind of vacuum because there are no longer any given program items until election day.
– They have ended up a bit in their old greatest hits. Trump continues to make unexpected moves that reinforce the image of him as a non-traditional politician who shoots from the hip, while Harris is stuck criticizing Trump, he says.
Continues to grow among young men
According to Utterström, Harris’s possible recipe for victory, and the explanation for the focus on Trump, depends on seeing a chance to win over undecided voters in the swing states who doubt Trump as a person.
Meanwhile, polls show the 78-year-old ex-president continues to grow among young men — a group that pollsters have missed in calculations ahead of previous elections, and which could lead Trump to a win.
– He embraces the caricature of himself, almost like a cartoon character. There are many who are attracted by it and who are tired of plain old politicians and want to see someone who stirs the pot or blows up the system from within, says Utterström.
Two things can affect the outcome of the election
With just weeks to go until the record-breaking election, it is often described as the smallest vote can make the difference. But in the end, Andreas Utterström sees that there are really only two things that can affect the outcome.
The capricious weather in the United States – or a scandalous revelation about Kamala Harris.
– The sofa cover can decide. If there’s half a gale in a swing state or torrential rain, and everyone who hasn’t voted early chooses to stay home. That or something is revealed about Harris, like a corpse in the closet or that she’s not who she pretends to be. It can affect. History shows that scandals don’t bite Trump, he says.
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