The US presidential candidates campaigned in the key swing state of North Carolina on Saturday, seeking to lock in more votes for the election which is to take place on November 5.
It was not the first time that Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump visited the same state on the same day.
Both the contenders are certainly aware how votes from a few key states would impact the outcome of the polls.
As per the Election Lab at the University of Florida, more than 73 million Americans have already cast ballots as of Saturday.
Rallying in the city of Charlotte with rock star Jon Bon Jovi and R&B singer-songwriter Khalid, Harris made a surprise appearance in the highly popular Saturday Night Live show in New York.
Meanwhile, Trump made a stop in the state of Virginia, before heading to Gastonia and Greensboro in North Carolina.
Poll updates
FiveThirtyEight’s latest poll tracker showed Harris ahead by a slight 1 point, within the margin of error.
However, none of the top two contenders crossed or even touched the 50 per cent mark. Harris’s average is 47.9 percent against Trump’s 46.9 percent.
In the so-called Blue Wall states, which typically tilt Democrat but are considered swing states this year, reports suggest Trump is slightly ahead at 47.9 per cent to Harris’s 47.6 percent in Pennsylvania, while Harris is 1 per cent ahead in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Trump is ahead of Harris by 1 per cent in Nevada, 2 per cent in Georgia and North Carolina and 3 per cent in Arizona.
Surprisingly, in Iowa, a state that Trump won in 2016 and 2020, a highly respected pollster showed that Harris is 3 percentage points ahead of Trump at 47-44.
Ground reports suggest Harris has picked up support from women, particularly in older demographics and among independent voters who were not aligned with a political party.
At the same time, the polls showed that only 89 per cent of Republicans supported Trump, which means he is in trouble securing his base.
Other polls from the state, however, showed Trump still leading Harris.
It has been learnt that on Monday — the eve of the election — Trump will hit the state capital of Raleigh, North Carolina.
It is a significant investment in a state that has grown increasingly competitive in recent decades.
Recent polls have shown Trump slightly ahead of Harris in North Carolina.
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