ATLANTA -- ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris connected Saturday criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson for suggesting that Republicans mightiness trim authorities subsidies for semiconductor manufacturing arsenic she and Republican Donald Trump embarked connected one past play quest to information up each imaginable ballot successful nan battleground states that will find nan adjacent president.
“It is my scheme and volition to proceed to put successful American manufacturing,” nan Democratic nominee told reporters successful Milwaukee, adding that Trump had mislaid manufacturing jobs during his presidency.
Harris said earlier heading to run rallies successful Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina. Trump was attending 2 rallies successful North Carolina and 1 successful Salem, Virginia, a authorities that isn't a battleground, aft his late-night rally successful Milwaukee.
“We guidelines connected nan verge of nan 4 top years successful American history,” Trump said successful remarks released by his run earlier his first event, successful Gastonia, North Carolina.
President Joe Biden, who dropped retired of nan title this summertime erstwhile it became clear he could not win, was doing his portion for nan Democrats, making 1 past 2024 run extremity successful Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Harris’ run released her closing advertisement transportation to nan American people, a two-minute spot group to aerial Sunday during NFL games broadcast by CBS and FOX, including nan Green Bay Packers against nan Detroit Lions. The advertisement shows immoderate of Harris' interactions pinch group during nan run and has her looking straight into nan camera and addressing voters.
“Now I'm asking for your ballot because arsenic president I will get up each time and conflict for nan American people,” she says astatine nan end.
Campaign head Jen O'Mallely Dillon projected assurance connected a convention telephone pinch reporters Saturday arsenic some sides entered successful nan last sprint to get retired nan vote. “If you tin perceive nan joyousness successful my sound it is because we are successful GOTV weekend,” she said.
Johnson, R-La., later walked backmost his comments astir cutting semiconductor subsidies, indicating he only meant that Republicans would “streamline” nan bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. But Harris said Johnson had only issued nan follow-up connection because “their schedule is not popular.”
The authorities has pumped billions of dollars into producing machine chips successful nan United States, supporting national jobs successful battleground states specified arsenic Michigan.
The vice statesmanlike nominees and large sanction supporters besides were retired successful force.
Harris' moving mate, Tim Walz, and character Eva Longoria were joining a get-out-the-vote arena successful Las Vegas earlier nan Minnesota politician flies to Arizona for events successful Flagstaff and Tucson. GOP vice statesmanlike nominee JD Vance was scheduled to beryllium successful Las Vegas and Scottsdale, Arizona, for events pinch Donald Trump Jr. First woman Jill Biden was campaigning successful Georgia and Hillary Clinton was appearing successful Tampa, Florida, to backmost Harris' candidacy.
The Trump and Harris planes parked adjacent each different overnight astatine nan Milwaukee airdrome and nan candidates spent nan nighttime astatine hotels conscionable 3 blocks apart. Before Harris had moreover near Milwaukee, supporters were lined up for her rally successful Atlanta.
Marzella and Darrell Pittman, who recovered retired astir nan Atlanta rally connected Friday, canceled their play plans and drove 4 hours from Alabama to attend.
Marzella thinks Harris will win, but Darrell is tense because galore of nan young Black men successful his life support Trump and are hesitatant to ballot for a female for president.
“It’s tight, and nan different side, they sewage a batch of our group believing successful that side, conscionable for illustration we judge successful Kamala,” he said.
Until nan election, “we person thing but voting connected our mind and we’re talking to everybody,” Marzella Pittman said.
There is “so overmuch connected nan line” and “no measurement we tin fto this gaffe away,” Darrell Pittman said.
Carol Hicks, who drives astir pinch a stack of Harris signs successful her backmost seat, she said was optimistic because she has “die-hard Republican coworkers” who voted for Harris because they could not tummy voting for Trump. Some group successful her life are undecided because they do not want to ballot for a woman, but she tells them “only anemic men can’t guidelines a beardown woman.
Trump supporters were arsenic passionate astir their candidate.
Nick Chakur, 68, a retired policeman from Center Line, Michigan, who attended a Friday nighttime rally successful adjacent Warren, said he was cautiously optimistic astir Trump’s chances, but said it depends connected elector turnout.
“Just for illustration sports, you gotta support going until nan whistle stops,” he said.
Stephanie Tanzini, 77, wore a bedazzled denim American emblem shot chapeau to nan aforesaid rally.
Tanzini said she plans to beryllium up “24/7″ waiting for nan results connected predetermination nighttime — enjoying chips, dip and pastry while nan results rotation successful — pinch a vessel of marshmallows connected manus to propulsion successful celebration.
“Because Trump’s going to triumph this by a landslide,” she said.
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Colvin reported from Gastonia, North Carolina. Associated Press writers Chris Megerian successful Washington, Charlotte Kramon successful Atlanta and Isabella Volmert successful Warren, Michigan, contributed to this report.
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