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Republican candidate holds Donald TrumpToday, Saturday, a campaign rally in Pennsylvania is being watched by his rival. Kamala Harris Which begins tomorrow a bus tour of crucial states days before the General Conference For the Democratic Party To officially announce her as his candidate To the White House.
Trump is expected to use his rally in the small town of Wilkes-Barre to distract from Harris, who has had a strong start in the race since the president's surprise withdrawal. Joe Biden From the race on July 21st.
1- America's decline
Trump will focus on what he sees as US decline and hold the Biden administration responsible for it.
“Hardworking Americans are suffering because of the Harris-Biden administration’s dangerous liberal policies,” his campaign said before the rally.
2- Cost of living
Trump is also expected to talk about the cost of living under the administration of current President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris, who is aspiring to succeed him.
“Prices are painfully high, and the cost of living has increased dramatically,” the Trump campaign said.
3- Crime and immigration
Trump will also focus on rising crime rates and the influx of immigrants into the United States.
“Crime is up dramatically, and illegal immigrants are flooding into our country,” the Trump campaign added.
The Trump campaign stressed that “in Kamala Harris's America, crime is rampant,” even though statistics show violent crime has fallen sharply.
Trump will take the same message to York, Pennsylvania, on Monday.
While polls show a very close race, it is the swing states, especially Pennsylvania, that will decide the outcome under the system. US Electoral College.
Trump narrowly lost the state to Biden in 2020, but has strong support in rural areas and small towns.
Harris Tour
Harris will be watching Trump closely over the weekend before heading to the Democratic convention.
The convention, which begins Monday in Chicago, will include three days of speeches by party leaders, including Biden and former President Barack Obama, before Harris delivers her acceptance speech on Thursday.
But Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, her running mate if she wins, will begin a bus tour of western Pennsylvania on Sunday.
The campaign will kick off in Democratic stronghold Pittsburgh before hitting “two critical battlegrounds” in Allegheny and Beaver counties, according to Harris' campaign.
The goal will be to build on Biden's success in 2020, seeking to increase turnout in Democratic Allegheny “while also making inroads in historically conservative counties like Beaver.”
Harris' campaign has touted its presence on the ground, noting that it has 36 field offices in Pennsylvania, while “the Trump campaign's presence remains minimal or nonexistent.”
Also this weekend, volunteers and organizers will fan out across the country “to speak to the voters who will decide this election about Vice President Harris’ vision for moving the country forward by putting the middle class first, in contrast to Donald Trump’s dangerous and extremist agenda,” the campaign said.
Battle over the economy
With the November 5 election approaching, Harris is seeking to distance herself from Biden's unpopular policies, defying Trump's attempts to label her “communist.”
Both sides have focused this week on voters' concerns about the economy.
Earlier, Trump attacked Harris, saying she had “strong communist leanings,” and that this would “kill the American dream.”
For her part, Harris participated in an event in North Carolina on Friday, another crucial state in the electoral college calculations, in which she unveiled proposals to ease the burden of inflation after the Covid pandemic.
She pointed out that the American economy is booming, although she acknowledged at the same time that “many Americans do not yet feel this progress in their daily lives.”
“Donald Trump fights for millionaires and big corporations. I will fight to return money to working and middle-class Americans,” she added.
