Harris and Trump focus on sunbelt states during final weekend push for votes

After their stops in North Carolina, the presidential candidates will turn their attention to the US Southwest in a bid to win votes

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Campaign signs for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris are seen on Route 33 in Bartonsville, Pennsylvania. Photo: AFP

Published: 10:08am, 3 Nov 2024Updated: 1:28pm, 3 Nov 2024

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump zeroed in on the Sun Belt on Saturday as they embarked on one last weekend quest to sway every undecided voter in the battleground states. They pitched rival agendas on the economy – and more – that each insisted is what Americans want.

“We have overcome every attack, every abuse and even two assassination attempts,” Trump said at a rally in Gastonia, North Carolina, outside Charlotte. “And now it all comes down to this.”

Later, Trump headed to Virginia, which isn’t considered a battleground state, but offered a similar message, telling supporters that there is no way he can lose and is on the cusp of “the greatest political victory in the history of our country.”

Trump predicted he would win not just the Electoral College count but also a majority of votes cast across the country, which he failed to do in two previous tries.

“We’re going to win the popular vote,” Trump told the crowd. “I think we have a really good chance to win the popular vote.”

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump walks off stage at the conclusion of a campaign event in Salem, Virginia. Photo: AFP

Harris, meanwhile, has been urging her supporters to vote early so she can be elected and provide the “new generation of leadership” that she argues she represents.