There are less than 24 hours before millions of U.S. citizens cast their ballots for elected officials across the country, with every candidate making a last-second push to pick up as many votes as possible.
The most important decision voters will face is whether to vote for former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election. Many polls and predictions show a split in support for both candidates, making it unclear who will ultimately win.
Trump’s campaign will host four rallies in three states on Monday. The former president will make appearances in North Carolina and Pennsylvania before finishing his campaign tour in Michigan, reported the Associated Press.
Meanwhile, on the final day of her campaign, Harris is expected to spend the entire day in Pennsylvania, traveling to Scranton, Allentown, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia, reported NBC Philadelphia.
Harris and Trump’s decision to emphasize campaigning in Pennsylvania is not surprising due to the impact it will likely have on the election. Many believe that the state’s 19 electoral college votes could swing the election in either candidate’s favor.
Emerson College Polling/The Hill conducted polling that found Trump currently leads Harris by 1% and within the margin of error, but this polling leaves the door open for either candidate to claim victory in the state.
One of the largest determining factors in Pennsylvania and multiple other swing states across the country will be the gender gap among voters, as Trump polls better with men while Harris receives more support from women.
This polling found that Pennsylvania men break for Trump by 17% while Pennsylvania women break for Harris by 13%, a common trend among nearly every swing state.
The swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wisconsin have each posted similar results, with male voters from these states breaking for Trump and female voters breaking for Harris, according to Emerson College Polling/The Hill.
Another notable decision for Texas voters will be whether to elect incumbent Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) or challenger Collin Allred to the U.S. Senate.
Current polling from 538 indicates that Cruz holds a narrow 3.4% lead over Allred in the race, which would be a larger margin of victory than Cruz had over challenger Beto O’Rourke in 2018 when he won by 2.6%.
The high stakes of this race have prompted large donations from both sides, and it has already become the most expensive Senate race in American history.
Cruz and Allred have combined to raise more than $165 million for their campaigns through mid-October, surpassing the $125 million raised by Cruz and O’Rourke in 2018, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
Spencer Kimball, the executive director of Emerson College Polling, explained that this race could still be largely affected by undecided groups, noting that Allred still has the potential to win.
“Significant portions of several key constituent groups are undecided in the Democratic Senate Primary, including Hispanic Democratic voters, Gen Z and Millennial voters, and voters without a college degree,” Kimball said, as reported by The Dallas Express.
“To avoid a runoff, Allred needs to make inroads with these voters, like he has with Democrats in their 60s and those with postgraduate degrees, 52% of whom respectively support him,” added Kimball.
