In her final campaign speeches before the decision, Kamala Harris urges Americans to vote. Donald Trump promises to lead the USA towards new glorious days.
Only one day left in the most important election of our lives and our side has momentum, says Harris in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
With your vote tomorrow, we can solve every problem that our country is facing and lead America – yes, the world – towards new glorious times, says Trump in Michigan, also a swing state.
A Nail-Biter
Opinion polls suggest that Tuesday's election will be a real nail-biter – and the two presidential candidates are spending the final hours in potentially decisive swing states.
Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris made a final effort in Pennsylvania on Monday, local time. They were both in the same part of the state almost simultaneously.
If we win Pennsylvania, we win the whole thing. Then it's over, said Trump at a meeting in Reading, barely five miles from the city of Allentown where Harris held her own meeting half an hour later.
"Will Make a Difference"
Trump has a point. A Republican victory in Pennsylvania, with its 19 electoral votes, would make the "blue wall" of traditionally Democratic-voting states crumble. Then it would become significantly harder for Harris to win the 270 electoral votes needed to take a place in the White House.
We must get every single one in all of Pennsylvania to vote, said Harris at her election meeting.
You are the ones who will make a difference in this election.
Harris is putting all her energy into Pennsylvania with several election meetings during Monday – and is planning a grand finale in Philadelphia together with celebrity guests like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Oprah Winfrey.
Contrasting Tone
Trump has a somewhat more packed schedule with four election meetings in three different states: North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and finally Michigan. During his speech in Pennsylvania, Trump focused on immigration and painted a picture of a USA in decline, overwhelmed by illegal immigrants whom he described as "wild" and "animals".
If she ever won, she would have open borders the day after the election, he said about his rival.
In contrast, Harris struck an optimistic and forward-looking tone. In front of voters in Allentown, Harris promised that if she wins, she will listen to Americans who initially do not agree with her:
We are fighting for our democracy right now, and we love our democracy.
