Donald Trump will be campaigning in the storm-battered areas of western North Carolina, where Hurricane Helene caused the most devastation and some people are still without clean water, internet service, or power. The area is a Republican stronghold, with 25 counties designated as disaster counties having a 61% Republican to 39% Democratic vote share in the presidential race.
North Carolina is one of seven key battleground states that could determine the election, a place Democrats have invested heavily this election cycle, having barely lost the state in 2020 by just 1.4%. Recent polling suggests the race in North Carolina is a tie between Trump and Harris.
The Economist's electoral win model predicts Donald Trump to have a slight edge over Kamala Harris for the first time in two months. The model now projects Trump as having a 54 in 100 chance of winning the election, while Harris is shown as coming out on top 45 times out of 100.
The model indicates that many undecided and third-party voters are now supporting Trump, with Trump's chances of returning to the White House now 8% higher than last Friday.
The vice-president, Hillary Clinton, is planning town hall appearances in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin with former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, moderated by Republican strategist Sarah Longwell and conservative commentator Charlie Sykes.
These events are similar to those held by former Republican presidential candidates like Mitt Romney or George W. Bush.
Harris is aiming to convince independent and Republican voters in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Detroit, and Milwaukee to support the Democratic ticket.
If she can convince college-educated professionals who have previously supported the Republicans, it could offset Trump's gains among blue-collar, minority, and union voters. This demonstrates the dramatic shift in coalitions supporting the two major parties in the era of Donald Trump.
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