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1.45am: Kamala Harris’s strong focus on the dangers facing the United States if Donald Trump were to win a second term could endear voters. This is the conclusion reached by a new study quoted by the US magazine “Newsweek”. As a result, the potential dangers of a second Trump presidency to American democracy will likely resonate with undecided voters. Harris recently warned urgently about the dangers to American democracy if Trump moved into the White House again.
An analysis of posts written between October 10th and 20th by the US company Impact Social found that the topic “threat to democracy” was the top priority among social media users, ahead of topics such as the economy , crime and abortion. Additionally, the study found that 53 percent of social media posts that mentioned Harris and democracy portrayed the current vice president negatively, while 47 percent portrayed her in a positive light.
However, this value was significantly higher for Donald Trump: 88 percent of users associated him with a negative attitude towards democracy. The extent to which these attitudes have an impact on citizens’ voting decisions has not been investigated.
1.35am: Donald Trump once again railed against illegal immigration at a campaign rally in Arizona. When it comes to immigrants, he said America has become a “garbage dump.” “We are like a trash can for the world,” he said at the campaign rally in Tempe on Thursday. Arizona is one of the most hotly contested states in the US election campaign.
Trump made the statement deliberately, as he said afterwards: “You know, this is the first time I’ve said this. But every time I talk about what they (immigrants) have done to our country, I will “I get angry and angrier. That’s the first time I’ve said trash can. But you know what? That’s a very accurate description.”
1:16 a.m.: Kamala Harris has megastars like Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift on her side, and Donald Trump has the richest man in the world. According to experts, support from celebrities has little influence on voters’ decisions when it comes to the question of the future US president. But celebrity appearances in the election campaign make headlines and excite supporters. This could increase voter turnout, which could be decisive in the currently extremely close race for the White House.
The Democratic candidate Harris wants to bring two superstars onto the stage in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday: the rock singer Bruce Springsteen and, for the first time, ex-President Barack Obama. Georgia in the southeast of the United States is one of the seven so-called swing states, those hard-fought states in which the election on November 5th will be decided – probably with razor-thin majorities.
That’s why, so close to election day, “the real goal must be to get your supporters to go to the polls,” says communications professor Megan Duncan from the University of Virginia Tech. Among other things, Harris relies on “The Boss,” as Springsteen is commonly called. The rock legend’s songs are often about the struggle of the working class; over the years, Springsteen became a quasi-composer for the Democratic Party. He is one of the most popular artists in the USA and has also campaigned for Democrats John Kerry, Obama, Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden.