US presidential election, live: Harris says she is confident, Trump mentions cheating

Last day of campaigning before "election day" of the pre ;American presidential election. Kamala Harris is confident despite results that remain very close in the polls, while Donald Trump believes that only cheating can make him lose.

The essential :

• Last day of campaigning before the “election day” of the American presidential election scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Already more than 75 million Americans have participated in the election thanks to early voting and mail-in voting.
• The results of the American presidential election are still looking tight in the polls just a few hours before the start of voting. According to polling aggregator 270towin, Kamala Harris is leading nationally, but the results in the seven swing states will be decisive in determining who wins between the Democratic candidate and Donald Trump.
• The presidential campaign has been one of the most aggressive with mutual and almost daily attacks between the two candidates in recent weeks. But for the final sprint Kamala Harris is playing the card of the contrast between her victory and the danger of a second term of Donald Trump which would involve a step backwards regarding several social rights. The Republican candidate, for his part, believes that only cheating will prevent him from being elected to the White House and lays the foundations for a challenge in the event of defeat.

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10:29 – Women with Harris and men behind Trump according to the polls

The American election could be one of the most gendered in history, according to several polls published over the weekend. Studies conducted among voters in the seven swing states show that the majority of American women support Kamala Harris, while Donald Trump is supported by half men. According to New York Times polls, conducted From October 24 to November 2, Kamala Harris is supported by 55% of women surveyed, compared to 38% of men, while Donald Trump is supported by 54% of men and 39% of women. A “gender gap” confirmed by an NBC News poll according to which Kamala Harris is supported by 57% of women surveyed, compared to 41% of men while Donald Trump appears supported by 58% of men, compared to 40% of women.

Kamala Harris does have the support of a majority of women, especially those with college degrees. Donald Trump can count on women without college degrees, Sara Sadhwani, an assistant professor of politics at Pomona College, told CNN. But women without college degrees are less likely to turn out to vote on Election Day because they “don't always see the outcome of an election as something that's actually going to benefit them.” the future” according to the specialist. Details that if they are verified could influence the outcome of the vote.

09:45 – “It doesn't bother me”: Trump “mentions shootings targeting journalists

Donald Trump's New Slip-Up ? The Republican presidential candidate did not mince his words with journalists whom he accuses of relaying false information and of being “corrupt” during his November 3 rally in Pennsylvania. But the billionaire did not stop at his usual attacks and declared that “it does not bother [him]” if someone shoots at journalists during his rallies. More specifically, Donald Trump indicated, in reference to previous assassination attempts targeting him, that it would be necessary to “shoot through journalists” to “reach him” and that he did not mind.

Comments that have since been qualified by Donald Trump's campaign team, including director Steven Cheung, according to whom the billionaire warned journalists of the threats they could receive: “President Trump has said that the media are in danger, insofar as they protect him and, consequently, are themselves in great danger, and should have died.” éalso have a glass shield."

08:58 – These polls give the advantage to Kamala Harris

Several polls published Sunday, two days before the presidential election, give an advantage, even if slight, to Kamala Harris. According to the study by the New York Times and Siena College, the Democratic candidate is given the lead in four of the seven swing states by up to three points at most: Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Georgia. But another poll also brought good news: Kamala Harris, the one conducted in Iowa by the Des Moines Register and Mediacom Iowa, which put the Democratic candidate ahead of Donald Trump by three points (47% to 44%). A surprise result since Iowa is not a swing state and historically ranks among the conservative and Republican states.

08:41 – Kamala Harris' program for the last day of the campaign

This Monday, November 4, Donald Trump offers himself a last lap in three of the seven swing states. The Republican candidate will travel to North Carolina in the morning, Pennsylvania more precisely to Reading and Pittsburgh in the afternoon and finally to Michigan in the evening. These three swing states are those with the most electors.

For her part, Kamala Harris must go to Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia for her final campaign rallies. And as at previous Democratic rallies, several personalities will be present to support Kamala Harris such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Oprah Winfrey. But the Democrat's campaign team will also be present in other states: in Phoenix, Arizona, in Detroit, Michigan and in Las Vegas, Nevada.

08:26 – Donald Trump accuses the Democratic camp of "steal" the election

Donald Trump has repeatedly accused the Democratic camp of being behind cheating in the presidential election and has said that his defeat in the election is only possible if cheating casts doubt on the integrity of the vote, particularly among Republican supporters who are spreading these accusations. The Democrats are “trying at all costs to steal” The election launched the Republican billionaire into a rally. Enough to suggest a possible wave of protests against the results in the event of Donald Trump's defeat. The Republican candidate also declared that he would “not have to leave” of the White House in 2020 after Joe Biden's victory, a result that Donald Trump never recognized, and the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

08:13 – “We have the wind at our backs” Kamala Harris assures voters

Kamala Harris gave a rally in Michigan on Sunday evening and on stage she invited voters to vote and support her. A message especially addressed to young voters, faced with global warming and violence and the decline of social rights such as the right to abortion, and to those from the very numerous Arab-Muslim community in Michigan. The latter, usual supporters of the Democratic camp, are not very inclined to vote for Kamala Harris after the positions taken by Joe Biden's administration in the Middle East war.

“We have the wind at our backs because our campaign is based on the ambitions, aspirations and dreams of the American people, because we are optimistic and enthusiastic about what we can do together, and because we know that it is time for a new generation of leaders to take up residence in America," she assured showing confidence in the outcome of the vote and to convince more.

08:00 – End of the presidential campaign in the United States

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are experiencing their last day of campaigning with the American presidential election this Monday, November 4, before the vote that will be held tomorrow in the polling stations of the United States. The two candidates continue to travel the swing states until the last minute to ensure a maximum number of votes in these states that will tip the balance in favor of one or the other. If Donald Trump has the advantage in Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina, Kamala Harris is in the lead in Michigan, the candidates are almost tied in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Note that the poll results are within the margin of error in each state, so surprises are possible.

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What you need to know

The American presidential election will take place on November 5, 2024 and is mainly between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris, despite the presence of a few other minor candidates in the race for the White House. The election promises to be particularly tight this year according to the various national polls or those conducted in each state. In the United States, it is the results of the state-by-state ballot that are decisive for the outcome of the election.

Each of the 50 states in the country represents a certain number of electors, the more populated the state, the greater the number of electors. It is ultimately these electors who vote for the future president of the United States. But the electors are not distributed to the Republican and Democratic camps proportionally to the results of the election, they all go to one and the same party: the one that obtained the highest score. To hope to win the presidential election, candidates must therefore win the ballot in as many states as possible to obtain the most electors possible. It is necessary to win 270 electors to be assured of victory.

The outcome of the election is already known in most American states that have very deep-rooted electoral habits: the territories on the east and west coasts are usually very progressive like California or New York and vote for the Democratic camp, those in the Midwest are rather conservative and mainly support the Republican party. But there are a handful of states, called swing states, which from one election to the next can swing from one camp to another. These are the states that decide the outcome of the election: Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.