Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party and former President Donald Trump of the Republican Party both held rallies in the key battleground state of North Carolina yesterday, hoping to win the support of undecided voters.
At her rally in Charlotte, Harris began by criticising Donald Trump, saying “This is someone who is increasingly unstable,” adding that Trump is “obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance, and the man is out for unchecked power”.
If Trump becomes president, he will focus on his “enemies list”, Harris said.
“Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe that people who disagree with me are the enemy,” she said.
“He wants to put them in jail. I will give them a seat at the table. That’s what real leadership looks like,” she added.
Harris said if she wins the presidential election, she’ll start working on her “to-do list”, which includes a tax cut for more than 100 million Americans, a federal ban on corporate price gauging on groceries and making sure Americans can afford a place to live.
“At the top of my list is bringing down the cost of living for you,” she added.
On the war in Gaza, Harris said “we all want that war in the Middle East to end” and “the hostages home”. The Vice President added that if she wins the presidential election, “I will do everything in my power to make it so”.
Abortion rights were also brought up. She told the crowd that this election was a “fundamental fight for freedom” so that women have “the right to make decisions about her body”.
And in a push to mobilise voters, she said: “You all will make the difference in this election. You will make the difference.”
