Obama to follow Harris as Trump returns to White House
WASHINGTON — With a month to go until Election Day on Saturday, presidential campaigns have little time to convince voters that their vision for the country offers the best path forward before polls close.
Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump will spend much of the day attacking each other, even as they also rely on high-profile allies to shore up voter turnout efforts and help sway the dwindling number of undecided voters. voting voters.
Former Democratic President Barack Obama to rally supporters in battleground states next month Departing from Pittsburgh, PAOctober 10th.
Obama is expected to certify that Harris is “ready for the job.”
“This is a man who has spent his life fighting for those who need a voice and an advocate,” Obama will say, according to prepared remarks shared by the campaign. “Kamala was not born into privilege. She has to fight for what she deserves. She has everything she has and she actually cares about what other people are going through.
The campaign has not revealed which other states Obama may visit, but it is certain that he will travel to swing states such as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
Trump is Supporters will rally in Butler, Pa.Saturday, return Go to where one of the gunmen had climbed onto the roof. take some photos July at Trump.
The rally included numerous members of Congress and the family of Corey Comperatore, who was killed by a gunman.
Competore’s widow, daughter and sister are expected to attend Trump’s rally, as will several people who attended the rally where the shooting broke out, according to a statement from the campaign.
Trump’s running mate, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, is expected to attend along with billionaire Elon Musk; Missouri Republican Senator Eric Schmidt; Pennsylvania Representatives Mike Kelly, Dan Meuser, Guy Reschenthaler and Glenn Thompson; Florida Rep. Corey Mills; Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson; and several Pennsylvania officials.
Separately, Vice President Harris will travel to North Carolina on Saturday to receive a briefing on the situation. recovery effort Track Hurricane Helene and survey the damage caused by the storm.
Former President Trump is expected to speak in Juneau, Wisconsin, on Sunday.
Biden warns election results will be rejected
President Joe Biden unexpectedly said at a White House news conference on Friday that he expected the November election to be fair and free, even as he expressed concern about the potential for violence.
“I don’t know if this is going to be peaceful,” Biden said. “What Trump said and what he said the last time he didn’t like the outcome of the election is very dangerous.”
Biden criticizes Vance for refusing to speak at this week’s meeting vice presidential debate He will accept the election results.
“They haven’t even accepted the results of the last election,” Biden said. “So I worry about what they’re going to do.”
Trump has falsely claimed for years that he won the 2020 presidential election, although multiple lawsuits failed in the court system due to a lack of evidence and many Republican officials said there was no evidence of widespread fraud.
Special counsel Jack Smith is prosecuting Trump, accusing him of trying to overturn the election results, including actions he took before and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
this The latest filing of the casewhich includes new details, was released this week.
Congressional control
Democrats and Republicans are also eyeing the race for control of Congress in the final weeks of the campaign season.
Republicans are expected to take back the Senate, most likely by picking up seats in West Virginia and Montana and campaigning in Michigan and Ohio Ranking for craps Cook and Amy Waters political reporting.
The House could go either way, although Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, has repeatedly said he wants to keep the chamber red and increase his slim majority.
have 26 toss games That will determine control of the House for the next two years, according to the Cook Political Report. The remaining 409 House districts were rated as leaning, likely or firmly Republican or Democratic.
Which party controls the House and Senate will determine how much the next president can actually accomplish.
Leaders of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said on a conference call Friday that they were coordinating efforts to support Harris and Democratic candidates in the coming weeks.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison, DSCC Chairman Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, and DCCC Chair Rep. Susan DelBene of Washington highlighted some of these efforts to mark the anniversary of November 5th. months time.
“I think we have probably one of the most coordinated efforts that we’ve ever seen, at least in my memory, where the three committees are working together to make sure that we’re using our resources as effectively and efficiently as possible to make sure that we’re comprehensive Win,” Peters said.
Harrison said party leaders are focusing on dozens of races “from school board to the White House.”
“When I became chairman of the Democratic National Committee, I was committed to implementing a strategy that would reach 57 states and territories,” Harrison said, adding that he was proud to say, “We have taken that commitment to the next level. , complementing our mission to once again provide electoral investments to all 57 states and territories to support the next election cycle.
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