Kamala Harris held a rally in Las Vegas on Sunday night as opinion polls show little movement in favor of either candidate, making the state with six electoral votes more important in the presidential race. It was held.
Both the vice president and Donald Trump frequently visit Nevada, but Harris’s rally came two days after she visited the U.S.-Mexico border, making her a potential breakthrough for Democrats. I’m trying.
In front of a raucous Las Vegas crowd estimated at 7,500 people, Ms. Harris renewed her attack on Mr. Trump for refusing to hold another debate, saying, “I want the American people to hear us debate this issue.” I have a right. As you say here in Las Vegas, I’m doing my best.”
Harris expressed her condolences to those affected by Hurricane Helen and said her campaign would visit the affected areas as soon as it does not disrupt the emergency response to the storm that hit the southeastern part of the country.
“We will work with these communities for as long as necessary to ensure they recover and rebuild,” Harris said Sunday.
On Friday, Harris walked along a towering rust-colored border wall topped with barbed wire in Douglas, Arizona, and met with federal authorities to discuss illegal border crossings and fentanyl smuggling.
At a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, the former president tried to blame Harris for the opioid epidemic. “She even wants to legalize fentanyl,” he said.
Six in 10 Americans rate immigration as “very important,” according to the Pew Research Center, and other polls show Trump can deal with the issue more effectively than Harris. This suggests that voters trust them.
By contrast, fewer than half of voters (40%) said abortion, a key Republican weakness, was a very important issue for their vote.
In a speech in San Francisco on Saturday, Harris said the race was “as close as it could be” and a “race with a margin of error.” The Democratic candidate added that he feels he is running as an underdog.
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Democrats have also begun experimenting with new strategies to appeal to younger voters, including visitors to Las Vegas, which has long been known for its drunkenness and claims it could result from the import proposal. He is posting about “President Trump’s Tequila Tax.” Tariff.
Harris’ campaign in Las Vegas comes after both candidates said they plan to eliminate the tax on tips. Trump announced his proposal in the city in June. Harris used her own rally to make the same pledge in August.
The issue also resonates in Las Vegas, which has about 60,000 hospitality workers. The Nevada Culinary Union supports Harris.
Ted Papageorge, the Culinary Union’s secretary and treasurer, told The Associated Press that the union supported Harris’ proposal because it promised to address what it called “subminimum wage.”
“It shows she’s serious,” Papageorge said.
Trump was at the same Las Vegas venue where Harris was speaking earlier this month. In that speech, he called his opponent “a would-be president of aggression.”
