(Washington) Seven weeks before the American presidential election, Kamala Harris continued her operation to seduce voters from ethnic minorities on Wednesday, reinvigorated by a poll predicting a slight advantage over Donald Trump in two key states.
The vice president devoted part of this new day of campaigning to addressing Americans of Latino origin, after having given an interview the day before to an association of black journalists and while her campaign team multiplies the advertising spots on Spanish-speaking radios.
Invited to Washington by an organization that promotes and defends Latinos, the 59-year-old Democrat warned against the “mass expulsions” of immigrants and the “detention camps” promised by Donald Trump if he wins the November 5 election.
Advantage in Pennsylvania
The American central bank (Fed) announced on the same day that it was lowering its main interest rate by 0.5 points, a first since spring 2020 as inflation gradually returns to normal in the world’s largest economy.
It’s a boon for Kamala Harris, because it helps her defend the Democratic administration’s record, criticized by her Republican rival as the worst in decades.
The Democrat has taken a slight lead of at least 5 points over Donald Trump in Pennsylvania and Michigan, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.
A week after the debate between the two candidates, the Democrat has won 51% of the vote in Pennsylvania, compared to 45% for her Republican rival.
The swing state is considered crucial in the race for the White House because it provides its winner with more electoral votes than any of the other six most contested states.
It was logically in Pennsylvania that the two adversaries faced each other, during the debate on September 10, which could well be the only one between the vice-president and the Republican billionaire.
It was also in this state that Donald Trump was the target of a first assassination attempt, on July 13, when a shooter shot him in the ear.
Still according to this Quinnipiac survey, Mme Harris leads Mr Trump in Michigan (50 to 45%) and much less clearly in Wisconsin (48 to 47%).
The candidate who is defeated in these three states loses virtually all chance of being elected nationally. Donald Trump won them in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.