Historic showdown: Last-minute twists in Harris-Trump election battle

A nail-biting presidential race between **Donald Trump** and **Kamala Harris** reaches its peak today. Both candidates aim to make history while seven swing-states hold the key to White House victory

November 5 2024 , 12:02 PM  •  440 views

Historic showdown: Last-minute twists in Harris-Trump election battle

The high-stakes presidential match-up between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris hits its climax today‚ as millions of US voters make their choice in this ground-breaking election (which has already seen more than 80-million early votes)

The race remains super-tight in seven key states: Arizona‚ Georgia Michigan Nevada‚ North Carolina Pennsylvania; and Wisconsin. Recent polls show a clear split — Harris leads with female voters by 12 points while Trump gets 7 points more support from men

Trumpʼs campaign focuses on economic issues and border control but his message often goes off-track: questioning Harrisʼ heritage and making bold statements about protecting women “whether they like it or not.“ Meanwhile Harris builds a wide-ranging coalition targeting liberals independents and moderate-republicans

  • Taylor Swift and Beyonce back Harris
  • Elon Musk supports Trump

The past 6 months brought major shake-ups — Trump faced legal troubles in NY and survived an assassination try while President Biden stepped down due to age worries. After Bidens exit Harris jumped in raising over $1-billion in just three months

The winner will make history: Harris could become first woman Black woman and South Asian-American president or Trump might be first to win non-back-to-back terms since the 1890s. Both sides worry about vote counting delays in close states — Trump hints at declaring early victory despite millions of uncounted ballots

Congressional control hangs in balance too with republicans having better odds in Senate races while House results look uncertain. The deep split between parties shows in their different approaches: Trump uses dark end-of-world style talk while Harris warns about democracyʼs future under her rival