Washington [US], October 2: Former US President Donald Trump is back in form and moving into a full-blown sprint after falling behind when the Democratic Party's election campaign switched candidates.
NBC News quoted US election observers as saying that Mr. Trump is sprinting to regain his advantage over Vice President Kamala Harris.
Race against time
Over the weekend, Mr. Trump held rallies in the battleground states of Wisconsin (September 28) and Pennsylvania (September 29). On September 30, the Trump campaign organized a fundraiser on the GoFundMe page to support those affected by Hurricane Helene. This activity was carried out after Mr. Trump visited the storm-damaged area in Valdosta, Georgia, earlier that day. Trump campaign finance director Meredith O'Rourke took on the role of fundraising, and information about this activity received support on social media , CNN reported.
On October 1 (US time), a few hours before the televised debate between the two vice presidential candidates, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz of the Democratic Party and Ohio Senator JD Vance of the Republican Party, Mr. Trump returned to Wisconsin for campaign events in two different places. On October 5, he was scheduled to go to Butler, Pennsylvania, to hold a rally at the site of the July 13 assassination attempt.
After analyzing former President Trump's campaign schedule, NBC News recorded that Trump attended a total of 26 events in September, most of them rallies. This number is higher than the combined 21 in June and July. In August, the Trump campaign held 19 campaign events.
Michigan Spotlight
While the Trump campaign ramps up its campaign, Harris 's campaign is also planning to visit the battleground states of Pennsylvania (October 2) and Michigan (October 4). Michigan is particularly important to the bipartisan candidate, especially since Fox News quoted Elissa Slotkin, a Democratic congresswoman in the state, warning that Vice President Harris has yet to make a breakthrough in the crucial battleground state in the November 5 election.
The latest New York Times/Siena College poll puts Harris at 48% support among likely voters in Michigan, compared to Trump's 47%, a gap within the poll's margin of error.
An Axios analysis predicts that if Trump wins the Sun Belt states (southern states from Virginia to Florida), the former president only needs to win Michigan, Wisconsin or Pennsylvania to win the election. Meanwhile, Harris's easiest path to the White House is to win Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
In 2016, Mr. Trump won Michigan over Hillary Clinton by 0.23%, and four years later, Mr. Biden won the state by 2.78% over Mr. Trump. This year, the situation remains extremely unpredictable.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
