Kamala Harris and Donald Trump enter the final one-month race for the most dramatic US presidential election in modern history, with both candidates warning that the fate of a divided nation will depend on an outcome that is still very close.
The 2024 race has seen more twists than a Hollywood blockbuster, from Joe Biden’s shocking replacement as vice president as the Democratic nominee, to the Republican former president surviving two assassination attempts as he eyed the White House sensationally. Is on return.
Now the United States is preparing for a tight race to end in a neck-and-neck race between 78-year-old Trump and 59-year-old Harris in the polls — and the Republican is warning that if he doesn’t do so the 2020 election could be overturned. There will be a recurrence of anarchy later. Win this time.
Meanwhile the world waits anxiously to see who winds up in the Oval Office, at a time when the Middle East inches closer to all-out war and Ukraine’s fight for survival against Russia hinges on American support. Which Trump has criticized before. ,
“This is a very important election,” Peter Loge, director of George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs, told AFP.
“They (Trump and Harris) have both presented this in an apocalyptic view.”
Quite the opposite –
One thing is certain: The next four weeks will see Harris and Trump — along with fellow Democrats Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Republican Ohio Senator J.D. Vance — continue to hit the campaign trail.
America’s elite electoral college means they will fight for a few thousand votes in seven key swing states – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
And as America decides, Harris and Trump will offer voters two very different visions.
With her slogan “We’re not going back,” Harris has promised to turn the page on the era of divisive politics. Trump pledged to “Make America Great Again” as he painted a picture of a dystopian nation that only he can fix.
In Harris, Democrats have a candidate who has delivered a stellar performance as America’s first female, Black and South Asian vice president, and who promises to fight for abortion rights and what she calls an “opportunity economy.” She says.
But his meteoric rise means his character and policies remain unknown to many voters.
Trump is the first convicted criminal to run for president, but one whose right-wing base ignores the insults of “Comrade Kamala” and his promises to boost the economy and shut down his political opponents.
Most of all, he is hoping the explosive issue of immigration will help him win, with the billionaire doubling down on harsh rhetoric accusing immigrants of “poisoning” the American blood.
“Vice President Harris and Governor Walz are saying the American story is complicated, but we can get it right,” Loge said.
Trump, meanwhile, has a “very compelling story… Give the powerful man a chance, let him clear the deck, we’ll get back to democracy later. The problem is we may never get back to democracy. “
‘pass the torch’
American voters have also been in a complete state of flux.
Less than three months ago, he still faced a deeply unpopular contest between Trump and 81-year-old Biden for the title of America’s oldest president.
Everything changed in 90 astonishing minutes when Biden made clear years of Democratic fears about his age in his debate against Trump.
A month later, Biden stepped down, saying it was time to “pass the torch” to Harris.
With dizzying speed, Harris erased Trump’s lead in the polls, holding huge rallies and amassing piles of cash.
Republicans suddenly found themselves facing a very young and female candidate.
The shift was particularly sudden for Trump, coming just eight days after the Republican was shot in the ear by a gunman at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
However Harris insists she remains the “underdog” and polls predict a close race.
If there are disputed cases or legal challenges as expected, the results could take days or even weeks – meaning the US election turmoil could last until January.
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