US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden maintained his national lead in polls over President Donald Trump with just one day to go until the November 3rd election.
Biden is ahead 51% to 43% nationally in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, with the race remaining a toss-up in battlegrounds of Florida, North Carolina and Arizona as Trump trails by 7 percentage points in key state of Pennsylvania and 10 points in Michigan and Wisconsin.
The two candidates were on an eleventh-hour campaign trail Sunday across the US, including in swing states, to woo voters.
At a Philadelphia rally, Biden said, “In two days, we can put an end to a presidency that has divided this nation.”
“It’s time to stand up, take back our democracy. We can do this. We’re better than this. We’re so much better,” he said.
Biden once again slammed Trump over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic following the country’s worst week for new cases ever, with more than 1,000 Americans dying daily.
“In two days, we can put an end to a presidency that fanned the flames of hate, poured gasoline on every opportunity he had all across this nation,” he said.
Trump, meanwhile, was sprinting through five swing states Sunday as he vowed to again defy the polls.
“We’re now leading,” Trump said at a rally of supporters in Washington Township, Michigan.
“Look, we’re leading in Florida. We’re leading in Georgia… They say it’s a very close race in Texas. I don’t think so. They did that four years ago and I won in a landslide.” The US president claimed.
Also, at a rally in Hickory, North Carolina, Trump called for businesses and schools to reopen and touted signs of a recovering economy — though economists say underlying factors do not bode well.
Trump also continued his sharp criticism of Doctor Anthony Fauci, the widely respected government expert on infectious diseases.
Fauci told the Washington Post on Saturday that without “an abrupt change” in the country’s public health practices, Americans face “a whole lot of hurt ahead.”
White House spokesman, Judd Deere, said it was “unacceptable” for Fauci “to choose three days before an election to play politics.”
The Axios news site reported that Trump has told confidants he would declare victory Tuesday night if it looks like he’s ahead.
That’s even if the Electoral College outcome still hinges on large numbers of uncounted votes in key states like Pennsylvania, the report said.
Trump called it a “false report” but also repeated his argument that “I don’t think it’s fair that we have to wait for a long period of time after the election.”
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