With the presidential election in the final run, former President Donald Trump is gaining ground in crucial swing states as the fight for the presidency grows close. With only weeks to Election Day, fresh polls show that Trump has closed the distance in areas like Michigan and Wisconsin, which might determine the outcome of the 2024 election. These states were once considered safe Democratic strongholds, but with Trump’s emphasis on the economy and immigration, they appear prepared to vote for him.
All of Donald Trump’s campaign speech is socialism, against the country’s borders, economy, and criminality. His strategy has been effective for a large part of the population; it is mainly working-class and rural residents. On the other side, Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris has been holding up her lead by doing everything in her power to attract more young people, women, and voters of color.
Issues such as access to healthcare, reproductive rights, and climate change have headed her campaign. This does not alter the reality that the Harris campaign has every reason to believe they can hold a lead in some important demographic categories, especially among women who have gathered around Harris because of her support for abortion rights, even though she has seen a recent surge in the polls. She thinks a big enough gap between the two parties among voters for the election will be found by widening the gender gap, specifically in suburban areas where large populations live.
There is also worry among Democrats about a split government. Even if Harris is elected President, a divided Senate controlled by Republicans could stymie her efforts to pass important legislation, appoint Cabinet members, or even nominate judges to the Supreme Court. And it is both parties who are on this perilous route toward legislative impasse as a result of each party’s ambitions to control both Congress and the presidency simultaneously.
Yet, with the number of voters expected to break all prior records, both campaigns will be on the line. Since both parties will concentrate on strategic battlegrounds, swaying undecided voters in their favor and boosting voter turnout among their communities, the swing states might have the power to determine the outcome of the election.
