On August 17, Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, campaigned in Wilkes-Barre, northeastern Pennsylvania - a battleground state considered to play a crucial role in the presidential election taking place this November.
US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Asheville, North Carolina on August 14, 2024. Photo: Getty Images/TTXVN
During his more than 100-minute campaign speech, Trump repeatedly turned to personal attacks. Despite recent polls showing Harris ahead, Trump confidently said his opponent would be "easier to beat" than President Joe Biden. Trump also reiterated Harris's previous call for a ban on shale gas drilling, a major industry in the state. However, Vice President Harris' recent campaign has shown that she would not support such a ban. He also criticized the current administration for allowing prices to rise, saying that Harris and President Biden need to do more to deal with inflation, and attacked Harris for personal reasons. However, some political analysts say such comments could hurt former President Donald Trump himself. Winning the support of Pennsylvania voters could be the “biggest prize” in the White House race this November, as the state contributes 19 electoral votes (out of the 270 needed to win), while Michigan and Wisconsin have 15 and 10 electoral votes, respectively. According to a statistical model created by election forecaster Nate Silver, Pennsylvania is more than twice as likely to be a decisive state compared to all other states, with its electoral votes having the “power” to push one of the two candidates over the top. As a result, both candidates’ campaigns have made Pennsylvania a top priority, as evidenced by the political ads from both sides that dominate the state’s newscasts. Of the more than $110 million spent on advertising in seven battleground states since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in late July, about $42 million has been spent in Pennsylvania, more than double any other state, according to AdImpact. Both parties also spent $114 million on advertising in Pennsylvania from late August until the election, more than double the $55 million spent on advertising in Arizona, the second-highest state in terms of advertising spending. Vice President Harris is also scheduled to travel by bus to western Pennsylvania, starting in Pittsburgh on August 18, before the Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago on August 19. Both candidates have visited the state at least six times this year. Trump was shot at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. He said he would return to Butler in October, promising to outline his economic policy positions at a campaign event in York, Pennsylvania, on August 19. Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, will also speak in Philadelphia on the same day. Trump’s trip to Wilkes-Barre on August 17 will include Luzerne County, an effort to shore up support among the white voters who propelled him to victory in 2016. The county had voted Democratic for decades before 2016. Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are scheduled to make stops in Allegheny and Beaver counties on August 18. The trip will be the first time Harris and Walz have campaigned together since their first event together in Philadelphia earlier this month.
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