Harris, Trump Strive Hard To Influence Key States As Polls Show They Are Tied
Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump try hard to influence the battleground state of Michigan. Opinion polls from the state show the U.S. presidential candidates are essentially tied just, while the election is only 18 days away.
Democrats worry about the declining margin between support for Trump and Harris. As per public and internal campaign polls, In Michigan and other crucial battleground states, both the Republican and Democrat candidate hold a razor-thin margin over the other.
Trump visited a campaign office in Hamtramck. He was praised by the Detroit suburb’s first Muslim mayor, Amer Ghalib. The former President was seeking support from Arab Americans in Michigan disenchanted with Democrats, Harris and President Joe Biden over U.S. support for Israel in the Gaza conflict.
“We all ultimately want one thing. We want peace in the Middle East. We’re going to get peace in the Middle East. It’s going to happen very fast. It can happen with the right leadership in Washington,” Trump said.
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Both Trump and Harris have sharpened their attacks on each other in recent days.
On Friday, Trump falsely told the “Fox & Friends” program that Harris is Marxist and renewed his attacks on her intelligence.
“I don’t think she knows where she is. She’s a low-IQ person. She’s not smart,” he said. Harris said that Trump was skipping interviews and another presidential debate because he was exhausted and raised questions about his fitness for office.
“It should be a concern. If he can’t handle the rigors of the campaign trail, is he fit to do the job?” she told reporters before a rally in Grand Rapids. “That’s a legitimate question.”
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Speaking to reporters as he arrived in Detroit, Trump rejected the question.
“I’ve gone 48 days now without a rest,” Trump said.
“I’m not even tired. I’m really exhilarated. You know why? We’re killing her in the polls, because the American people don’t want her.”
Harris accused Trump of “gaslighting” the American public about the deadly attack by his loyalists on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump recently called the assault a “day of love.”
Trump won Michigan by 11,000 votes in 2016. In 2020, Biden beat Trump by 155,000 votes.
Harris is shifting the strategy of her whirlwind campaign to win over more Republicans and men of all races. She’s also enlisting popular former first lady Michelle Obama, who will campaign for the vice president in Michigan on Oct. 26.
(With inputs from agencies)
