US Presidential Election D-2, Trump’s Extensive Campaign Across 5 States and the North-South Border

Campaigning from 8 AM Departure at the White House until Around Midnight
Biden Focuses on Targeting the 'Rust Belt' Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump is campaigning in Georgia, his fourth rally of the day, on the 1st. After this rally, another rally is scheduled in Florida starting at 11 PM.
[Image source=AP Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] With only one day left until the U.S. presidential election, the candidates' campaigns are intensifying. President Donald Trump is undertaking a grueling campaign schedule, visiting sites from the northern to the southern parts of the continent from morning until just before midnight to make up for his lagging poll numbers. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is focusing all his efforts on Pennsylvania, considered the largest battleground state in the North.

President Trump aims to overturn his overall polling deficit against Biden by targeting key battleground states, while Biden has devised a contrasting strategy of concentrating his firepower on regions he must win while maintaining his lead.

According to Factbase, which tracks President Trump's schedule, he traveled through five states from north to south on the 1st (local time) alone. Leaving the White House at 8 a.m., he arrived three hours later in freezing Michigan's Washington and delivered a passionate speech. He appealed for support, saying, "I love you all," and "If I didn't, I wouldn't be here in this cold weather." He claimed he brought back the automobile industry to Michigan and vowed to replicate his 2016 victory.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is campaigning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 1st. [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

President Trump then continued his speeches through five states, including Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia, and finally Florida at 11 p.m.

Instead of Trump's intense schedule, Biden appears to be focusing on the northern battleground 'Rust Belt,' especially Pennsylvania, which carries 20 electoral votes. After campaigning with former President Barack Obama in Michigan the day before, Biden held rallies and events solely in Pennsylvania, his hometown and a region that has emerged as decisive in this election.

He attended the 'Soul to the Polls' event at Sharon Church in Philadelphia, appealing for support by saying, "My message is simple. Pennsylvania is very important in this election." Biden even emphasized that he was campaigning wearing a jumper of the local professional football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, putting his all into winning voters' hearts.

On the final day of the presidential campaign, the 2nd, the two candidates are expected to take contrasting approaches. President Trump plans to campaign in five battleground states starting at 11:30 a.m. Like in 2016, he is scheduled to deliver his final pre-election speech in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Considering possible delays and the length of Trump's campaign events, U.S. media predict the rallies may extend past midnight.

Biden plans to focus his final campaign efforts in Pennsylvania alongside vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Before campaigning in Pennsylvania, he is scheduled to visit Cleveland, Ohio, in the morning. Although Ohio is not a key battleground state, it holds 18 electoral votes. Biden leads Trump by 0.2 percentage points there, but their support levels are fluctuating closely.

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