Four weeks before the election, the American vice-president received 49% of voting intentions nationally in a New York Times opinion survey published Tuesday, compared to 46% for her Republican rival.
Anything but a guarantee of victory on November 5.
In the United States, the presidential election is organized by indirect universal ballot and is actually played out in a handful of highly contested states, from Arizona to Michigan, including Pennsylvania, Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia and Wisconsin.
And despite a series of unprecedented twists and turns — from the criminal conviction of Donald Trump, to the withdrawal of Joe Biden in favor of Kamala Harris — the two candidates remain engaged in a breathtaking standoff, poll after poll.
– Dictator –
This presidential election, as crazy as it is indecisive, is fueling tensions in an American society already on edge.
I’m literally losing hours of sleep over what’s at stake in this electionsaid Kamala Harris in a radio interview on Tuesday, warning of the risks of a new Trump presidency.
I think Donald Trump has this desire to be a dictatorshe warned, while accusing her Republican rival of being manipulate by the strong men.
A similar story from the Republican candidate, who brushed aside the idea of take even the slightest day off before the November 5 election. I would feel guiltyhe told a podcast, comparing his rival to a childor a person with a very low IQ.
In addition to making numerous media appearances, often with interviewers sympathetic to their causes, the two candidates for the White House are plowing the ground day after day to win the votes of undecided voters.
– Delicate score –
Kamala Harris is notably attempting a seduction operation with moderate Republicans, betting that some of them do not want a new presidency from the 78-year-old billionaire, known for his excesses.
Espousing a program with vague outlines, but resolutely centrist, last week she organized a campaign meeting with former Republican elected official Liz Cheney, repudiated by Donald Trump. And reiterated on Tuesday her intention to appoint a Republican to her government if she was elected.
The strategy has, in part, borne fruit: in the New York Times poll, carried out with the University of Siena College, the 59-year-old candidate made a breakthrough with Republicans, 9% of whom supported her compared to 5% previously. .
The candidate also plays a very delicate role with regard to the conflict in the Middle East.
The fifty-year-old does not want to openly break with the line of Joe Biden, who has given Israel almost unconditional support. But she is well aware that this line could cost her votes, particularly among American Muslims, in an election where every ballot – or almost – counts.
A large pro-Palestinian movement, until now very critical of the Democrats, came out strongly against Donald Trump on Tuesday, without explicitly supporting Kamala Harris.
The former Republican president is multiplying his campaign meetings across the country this week, zigzagging from Colorado to Nevada, even in a Democratic stronghold on Saturday: California.
On Wednesday, he will attack the Democrats’ record on Joe Biden’s land, organizing an event focused on the economy from Scranton, the US president’s hometown, in Pennsylvania.
