As the presidential campaign enters its final weekend, Republican nominee Donald Trump is set to hold a controversial rally in Salem, Virginia, on Saturday, Nov. 2. The move is raising eyebrows as candidates make their last push in key battleground states.
Joe Biden won the state by nearly 10 points in 2020 and most pundits have put Virginia, and its 13 electoral votes, in Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris’ column in 2024. However, a new poll paints a picture of a very close race in Virginia.
The Rasmussen survey of 1,014 likely voters has Harris up by just two points at 48%, while Trump sits at 46%, with 3% of voters undecided. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin went on Fox News this week proclaiming that Virginia is very much in play.
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Susan Swecker, chairwoman of the Democratic Party in Virginia, not only downplayed the possible closeness of the race, she name-called and criticized Trump.
Swecker told The Associated Press, “Kamala Harris will win Virginia convincingly, as he knows, and any visit from this deranged lunatic will only widen the margin.”
Another state that is suddenly getting attention is New Hampshire. A poll, out this week for the New Hampshire Journal, showed Trump with a narrow lead over Harris, 50.2% to 49.8%. Joe Biden won the state in 2020.
In addition, RealClearPolitics has now moved New Hampshire, and its four electoral votes, into the toss-up column.
