Harris and Trump Focus on Pennsylvania in Final Campaign Push
Posted on 11/04/2024
The exhausting, eventful and excruciatingly close election of 2024 converged on Pennsylvania on Monday for the last day of campaigning, as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump try to nail down the commonwealth’s 19 electoral votes, which could make or break their presidential ambitions.
But Mr. Trump began the penultimate day in Raleigh, N.C., the capital of a state he won in 2020 but where the latest New York Times/Siena College poll showed Ms. Harris with a slight edge. His voice was raspy, his demeanor fatigued, as he meandered through remarks in an arena that wasn’t full. He did not project enormous confidence, as he told the crowd, “This will be our final moment.”
“I think we’ve got it under control,” he said, trudging through a meandering speech that extended past two hours but broke little new ground.
Mr. Trump rehashed familiar grievances about former President Barack Obama, who has been campaigning heavily for Ms. Harris, and the news media. He continued to assail the Biden-Harris administration over its handling of the economy and immigration before making another digression: He said he felt slighted for not receiving credit for prison reform during his presidency.
Ms. Harris dropped by a door-knocking operation in Scranton, Pa., early in the afternoon, rallying her Democratic troops but declining to mention Mr. Trump’s name, calling him simply “this other guy.” Glen Arthur, a local carpenter, introduced her as the “M.V.P.” and a “champion of workers.”
Both campaigns on Monday insisted that early vote totals going into Election Day on Tuesday boded well for their candidates, but Pennsylvania, the largest of the seven swing states that will choose the next president, also has the lowest early vote total.
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But Mr. Trump began the penultimate day in Raleigh, N.C., the capital of a state he won in 2020 but where the latest New York Times/Siena College poll showed Ms. Harris with a slight edge. His voice was raspy, his demeanor fatigued, as he meandered through remarks in an arena that wasn’t full. He did not project enormous confidence, as he told the crowd, “This will be our final moment.”
“I think we’ve got it under control,” he said, trudging through a meandering speech that extended past two hours but broke little new ground.
Mr. Trump rehashed familiar grievances about former President Barack Obama, who has been campaigning heavily for Ms. Harris, and the news media. He continued to assail the Biden-Harris administration over its handling of the economy and immigration before making another digression: He said he felt slighted for not receiving credit for prison reform during his presidency.
Ms. Harris dropped by a door-knocking operation in Scranton, Pa., early in the afternoon, rallying her Democratic troops but declining to mention Mr. Trump’s name, calling him simply “this other guy.” Glen Arthur, a local carpenter, introduced her as the “M.V.P.” and a “champion of workers.”
Both campaigns on Monday insisted that early vote totals going into Election Day on Tuesday boded well for their candidates, but Pennsylvania, the largest of the seven swing states that will choose the next president, also has the lowest early vote total.
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