Kamala Harris Distances Herself from Biden in Final Campaign Push, While Trump Urges Early Voting
2min read With less than two weeks left until the U.S. election day on November 5th, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are both scrambling to secure swing states in the final stretch of the campaign to increase their chances of victory.
On Wednesday, Harris visited Pennsylvania, while Trump campaigned in another crucial swing state, Georgia. As two of the seven key swing states in this election, both candidates are likely to spend a lot of time visiting these states during the remaining campaign events.
Harris Is Trying to Distance Herself From Biden
Harris spoke at the Pennsylvania City Hall, stating that her administration would be different from Biden's. This statement indicates that she is trying to create some distance from Biden, as recent polls have shown that he has become a drag on her campaign.
"My administration will not be a continuation of the Biden administration," Harris said, "I bring to this role my own ideas and my own experience. I represent a newborn generation of leadership on a number of issues and believe that we have to actually take new approaches."
Harris also promised to address the issue of high grocery prices, stating that it is time to end the wars in the Middle East, and referred to Trump as a fascist, "a danger to the well-being and security of America."
Harris also repeatedly stated that if elected president, she would not ban hydraulic fracturing, which is the opposite of her position when she first ran for president in 2019.
Trump Begins to Encourage Early Voting
According to tracking data from the University of Florida's Election Lab, nearly 25 million voters have already cast their ballots through in-person early voting or mail-in voting this year. Last week, several states, including North Carolina and Georgia, set records on their first day of early voting.
At a religion-themed event held in Zebulon, Georgia, Trump said: "The votes in Georgia are at record levels. The votes in every state, frankly, are at record levels. We're doing really well and hopefully, we can fix our country."
Since 2015, Trump has made campaign rallies a mainstay of his political career. With the election day approaching, Trump has less than two weeks left for campaign rallies.
He stated in Sea Island that his time as a political campaigner is coming to an end, which "in many ways it's sad." He mentioned, "We've been doing this for nine years, and it's down to 12 days."
He had previously stated that if he wins on November 5th, he will complete his second and final term.
Trump also spoke at another rally in Georgia, attended by country music star Jason Aldean, where he encouraged attendees to vote early - after condemning the practice of early voting for years, he is now slowly encouraging it.
