With less than three weeks left until the United States presidential election, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has been focusing most of her campaign efforts in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Harris’s campaign team has stated that despite spending a majority of her time in these three states, she has not neglected battleground states where former President Trump has an advantage such as North Carolina, Georgia, and Arizona.
Recently, Harris visited Milwaukee to seek support from college student voters. Her schedule included attending a business class at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, hosting a student rally at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and wrapping up the day with a campaign event in Green Bay.
It is expected that Harris will hold a voter engagement event in Michigan on Friday, followed by campaigning in Detroit on Saturday.
During her campaign activities in Wisconsin, Harris addressed the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. She stated that Israel’s killing of Sinwar presents an opportunity to end the conflict in Gaza.
Harris emphasized the importance of bringing justice to those responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent individuals, including recent victims and hostages in Gaza.
Protesters chanting “Free Palestine” greeted Harris as she arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus. Some accused her of genocide, claiming “40,000 dead, Kamala! Kamala! You can’t hide. We accuse you of genocide.”
Following Sinwar’s killing in Gaza, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz described it as a victory for the entire free world.
Sinwar, the mastermind behind a major attack in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which sparked warfare and escalated conflicts in the Middle East, was targeted and killed by the Israeli military.
President Trump, on the other hand, made a stop at a barbershop in the Bronx, New York City, where he engaged with patrons, predominantly African American and Latino residents of the neighborhood.
Trump is actively seeking support from male voters, including African American and Latino men, in his campaign efforts.
Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz is scheduled to appear on talk shows next Monday, including ABC’s “The View” and Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.”
Harris’s recent appearance on “The View” garnered record-high ratings for the long-running show. Walz is set to be interviewed by renowned TV host and comedian Jon Stewart on Comedy Central.
In North Carolina, early voting began statewide, with challenges remaining due to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which left thousands without power and water.
State Election Board Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell stated that over 400 polling locations in all 100 counties will be open for early voting over a 17-day period. In the hardest-hit 25 western counties, only 4 polling places remained closed due to storm damage.
Early voting in North Carolina will continue until November 2, with over 360 million ballots being cast this way in the 2020 election, comprising 65% of all votes. In 2016, 62% of the votes were cast early.
Hurricane Helene ravaged the southeastern United States three weeks ago, resulting in over 246 fatalities, with more than half occurring in North Carolina. This marked the deadliest hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
As campaigning intensifies in North Carolina, both Walz and ex-President Clinton are actively engaging with voters in the state. Clinton recently joined Harris’s campaign, focusing primarily on rural voters in the southern battleground states. Last weekend, he specifically called on African American voters to support Harris during campaign activities in Georgia.