Skip next section New voting laws could trigger post-election chaos
10/30/2024October 30, 2024
New voting laws could trigger post-election chaos
Following the , Trump and many high-profile Republicans refused to accept the outcome of the vote, triggering recounts in several states and weeks of uncertainty.
New laws put into place since then could make the process of counting votes even harder. Several states with Republican-controlled legislatures have made it easier for districts to bar some people from voting.
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Skip next section What to expect on Wednesday
10/30/2024October 30, 2024
What to expect on Wednesday
Vice President Kamala Harris has multiple campaign stops planned in swing states where polling between her and former President Donald Trump remains in a dead heat. First, she will stop and speak to supporters in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and then in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Many analysts have pointed to Pennsylvania as the key to winning the entire election due to its many votes and the uncertainty of which way it will swing.
Trump will also appear in North Carolina, as well as Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Both candidates are expected to continue campaigming at a breakneck pace until .
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10/30/2024October 30, 2024
Tuesday recap: Harris speaks at the Ellipse, Biden’s ‘garbage’ row, Trump’s tariffs
held a rally that was described as the “closing remarks” for her campaign. Organizers said some 75,000 people had attended. She promised to “put the country above party and above self,” comparing herself to Trump, who is “obsessed with revenge.”
Her choice of venue was considered significant. The Ellipse, a park near the White House, was where Trump addressed supporters shortly before they stormed the US Capitol on .
In a Zoom meeting with Latino voters, referenced a moment from a Monday Trump rally wherein a comedian called US territory Puerto Rico “a floating pile of garbage.”
The President said “the only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters.”
Biden’s comment prompted outrage from Republicans. He later clarified he specifically meant the comedian who made the original comment.
Former President spoke at an event in Pennsylvania where he promised to significantly raise tariffs on good from the . Economists have warned that due to complex supply chains, such a move would significantly raise consumer prices in the US and globally.
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