WASHINGTON: With only a month remaining in a fiercely competitive US presidential election, former President Donald Trump visited the battleground state of Wisconsin on Sunday, while Vice President Kamala Harris embarked on a week-long media blitz to bolster her campaign.
Polls indicate a neck-and-neck race between the Republican and Democrat candidates, creating an intense scramble for crucial undecided voters across seven key states likely to determine the election outcome on November 5.
Trump, who lost Wisconsin in the 2020 election, is making his fourth visit to the state in just eight days. His campaign aims to regain momentum following a theatrical return to Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, where he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in July.
Addressing a crowd behind bulletproof glass, Trump said that his political adversaries may have orchestrated the assassination attempt, stating, “Those who want to stop us … have slandered me, impeached me, indicted me, tried to throw me off the ballot, and who knows, maybe even tried to kill me.”
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The gunman, a registered Republican, was shot dead, and investigations revealed no political motives linked to the incident. Trump also reiterated unfounded claims that the Biden-Harris administration misallocated Hurricane Helene relief funds to support migrant programs, a narrative promoted by billionaire Elon Musk to his vast audience on social media.
Meanwhile, Harris has focused her efforts on connecting with voters in North Carolina, where she met relief workers and residents affected by Hurricane Helene, which recently devastated several states and resulted in over 220 fatalities.
As part of her strategy to engage undecided voters, Harris is set to make a series of appearances on popular television, radio, and podcast platforms throughout the week.
Her media tour kicked off on Sunday with an appearance on the popular podcast “Call Her Daddy,” where she is expected to highlight reproductive rights—a key issue that resonates with many female voters.
Harris will also be featured on ABC’s “The View,” “The Howard Stern Show,” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” platforms generally perceived as favorable to her campaign.
Former President Barack Obama is poised to lend his support by campaigning for Harris in critical swing states starting Thursday. Obama remains a significant figure within the Democratic Party, having garnered enthusiastic receptions during his speeches at the party’s national convention in August.
