Kamala Harris he is four points ahead of Donald Trump. This is what emerges from a survey by PBS News, NPR and Maristaccording to which the vice president has 51% of the vote against Trump’s 47%. The lead is larger than the margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
Trump-Harris, America voting amidst poisons and tensions
THE’America goes to the polls for a duel to the last vote in a climate very tensewith the spectrum of accidents, riots And legal challenges. THE’alert is maximum, with new highs metal fences And barricades around the White Housea Capitol Hill and to the residence of the vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris: measures reminiscent of those taken after infamous attack on Congress of January 6th by the Donald Trump fan.
While the national guard has already been mobilized for this purpose precautionary in some Statesincluding Washington And Oregon where dozens of containers were set on fire in recent days ballot papers – but also in that in balance of Nevada. Some fears are related to reorganization of right-wing pro-Trump groupsincluding i Proud Boysin the foreground inattack on the Capitol.
And what could happen if the tycoon will declare victory regardless ofoutcome of the votepreparing to challenge a possible one defeated in the courts and perhaps also to Congress. Renewing the accusations of fraud launched in 2020 – this time with the sounding board of Elon Musk and its platform X – particularly against that early voting with which about half Village (him included) has already expressed his preference: 80 million votersagainst i 158 overall of 2020. At stake is not only theelection of the new president but also the renewal of Congress (there Room in full, the Senate for a third), which will be decisive to strengthen or limit and control the powers of commander in chief.
The most powerful democracy in the world arrives at November 5 at the end of one electoral campaign very long, very poisonous and rich in twists and turnsBetween processes And attacks on Donald Trump and the candidacy of Kamala Harris after forced withdrawal of Joe Biden following the disastrous debate with the tycoon. A race that holds with breathless all the world and that will score a however, a historic crossroads in America: Kamala it could become the first womanmoreover colorto enter the White House While The Donald would be the first president since the 19th century to win again after losing the second consecutive termand the first with a criminal conviction.
But for many average And analysts it could also be a crossroads for American democracyafter the repeated ones alarms on the risk of one authoritarian drift with an encore from Trump. The duel remains one unprecedented head-to-head both at level national (where the vice president is slightly ahead) and in seven states in the balancethose decisive for victory, with discards always inside the margin of error. In their latest country day the two challengers they launched theirs final appeals to conquer them undecided and mobilize the basic.
Harris he chose to do two rallies in Pennsylvaniait State in the balance most important: first a Pittsburgh and then to Philadelphiathe cradle of American democracytogether with Lady Gaga And Oprah Winfreytwo of the many exponents of star system who supports it. His staff leaked it signs of recovery and optimismaccusing Trump to close his campaign «totally between darkness and anger». In fact the tycoonalso in Pennsylvania after a stop in North Carolina (where he threatened 25% duties on Mexican imports if it doesn’t stop the migrants) and before final rally in Michiganhe raised the tones.
Maybe too much even in his opinion countrysidewhich he fears may have compromised one victory already in his pocket. So much so that in one email to staffthe campaign manager Susie Wiles uses phrases like «if we were to be victorious», «regardless of theoutcome of the elections» and «God willing», recognizing second Axios that the race it could also end not in favor of Trump. While Nikki Haley it was spent in a editorial in the Wall Street Journal to defend the tycooninviting them undecided who love his policies but not his tones and his excesses to consider the cost of the last four years Of Biden-Harris.