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Race for the White House is neck and neck

ByFamagusta Gazette

Oct 31, 2024
(240911) -- PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken at the U.S. presidential debate media filing center on Sept. 10, 2024 shows U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (R) and former President Donald Trump during a presidential debate in Philadelphia, the United States. Harris and Trump faced off for the first time Tuesday night in a 2024 U.S. presidential debate in the city of Philadelphia. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

The race for the White House is neck and neck just a week before Americans cast their ballots for the next president.

Republican candidate Donald Trump leads Democratic candidate Kamala Harris by an average of 0.4 percentage points in national polls as of Tuesday, according to the U.S. election information website Real Clear Politics.

Trump leads by just a hair in many swing states, including Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and North Carolina, while Harris leads by half a point in Michigan.

The swing states are likely to determine the election outcome, and both candidates have been actively campaigning there, attending rallies to present their case to voters.

Inflation and the economy are among the main issues. While President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris have overseen an economy with low unemployment, many voters are outraged over the high prices that have taken hold during the current administration.

Besides, Trump’s campaign has been accusing the Biden-Harris administration of leading to a major increase in crime in urban areas.

 

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