Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are heading west on Thursday, Oct. 31, to campaign in two key battleground states. Each candidate has appearances scheduled in Nevada, where six electoral votes are at stake, and Arizona where 11 electoral votes are in play.
Harris will appear in Las Vegas with pop star Jennifer Lopez. Joe Biden won Nevada in 2020 by about 2.5%. However, RealClearPolitics polling has Trump ahead in Nevada by a half a percentage point this time around, making the race essentially a dead heat. Latinos make up approximately 20% of registered voters statewide.
Trump will be campaigning in Henderson, Nevada, outside of Las Vegas. About 850,000 voters have voted early in Nevada. Around 39% are registered Republicans, 35% are registered Democrats. John Ralston, editor of the Nevada Independent, told Newsweek, “thanks to a rural tsunami, the GOP has moved out to a substantial ballot lead.”
Later, Trump will head to Glendale, Arizona, for an appearance with conservative host Tucker Carlson. Harris will be in Phoenix for a rally with the Mexican band, Los Tigres del Norte. Latinos make up 25% of the vote in Arizona. Joe Biden won the state by less than 11,000 votes in 2020.
NBC News is reporting that 1.7 million Arizonans have voted early, with 42% Republican and 34% Democrat. That’s a big change from 2020 when Democrats outnumbered Republicans by close to 10,000 in early voting.
Polls show Donald Trump leading in Arizona by a small enough margin that the state is considered a toss-up.
