Kamala Harris, 60, turned 60 on Sunday in the final round of a knife-edge election battle with Donald Trump, 78, as she urged a black congregation in Georgia to embrace compassionate values while others “spread hate, Create fear and create chaos.” ,
Harris, speaking at a Baptist megachurch near Atlanta, did not mention Trump by name, but the crowd — after wishing him “Happy Birthday” — nodded knowingly at their signs for her Republican rival.
Georgia is one of the key states expected to decide the November 5 election. Both candidates were planning events later Sunday in Pennsylvania, one of the states both sides see as must-win events.
Just two weeks before Election Day, the Democratic vice president and the Republican billionaire are in a fierce race.
Harris addressed the enthusiastic black churchgoers – typically a strong Democratic demographic – giving a restrained speech, telling the story of the Good Samaritan, but also using it to rally the crowd to vote and “shine a light in moments of darkness.” Did.
Actually, Trump is using angry and abusive language in the campaign.
He has compared undocumented immigrants to animals, threatened revenge against his perceived enemies, praised autocratic rulers like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and described America as a ruined nation that only he can fix. .
“Where we go from here is up to us as Americans and as people of faith,” Harris said. “What kind of country do we want to live in – a country of chaos, fear and hatred, or a country of freedom, compassion and justice?”
At other events, Harris has consistently raised questions about Trump’s fitness to be president.
“Now he’s avoiding debates and canceling interviews out of exhaustion,” Harris said at a rally in Atlanta on Saturday, mocking his absurd, off-script speeches.
The former president himself has sometimes surprised attendees at his rallies with bizarre references, including a ribald allusion to a famous golfer’s anatomy on Saturday.
But Trump’s age and spontaneous comments have proven no deal-breaker for voters, as polls show a close fight lies ahead.
‘Across the finish line’
Harris also tried to provoke Trump with a report on October 12 that described her “excellent health”, but the former president’s campaign insisted that she was too “ready to become commander-in-chief.” Are absolutely fine and in excellent health”.
The Republican, who is running for a second term in the White House, responded to Harris’s allegations with a marathon speech in Pennsylvania on Saturday, a day after saying she “doesn’t have the energy of a rabbit.”
Both candidates are spending their final campaign days in key states, but so are their surrogates.
Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk has personally launched the campaign in Pennsylvania, and has organized several events in the must-win state.
Speaking in the southeastern city of Harrisburg, he announced he would randomly distribute a cash prize — $1 million every day until the Nov. 5 vote — to a registered voter in the state who signed his organization’s petition. Will start.
Harris deployed surrogates in the form of pop stars Lizzo and Usher to get her point across to voters.
Lizzo expressed joy at a Detroit rally, saying America was more than ready for its first female president, referencing her own hit song, saying: “It’s about time!”
Usher, one of Atlanta’s leading stars, told voters there that “I’m counting on you” to “get Harris’s campaign over the finish line” in Georgia.
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