Biden angers GOP associating 'garbage' with Trump supporters

The remark is being compared to Hillary Clinton's 2016 "deplorables" comment.

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, Meredith Deliso, Tal Axelrod, Emily Chang, and David Brennan
Last Updated: October 30, 2024, 7:45 AM EDT

As the race reaches one week until Election Day, Kamala Harris delivered her "closing argument" on The Ellipse -- in the same spot where Donald Trump rallied his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, to march on the U.S. Capitol nearby.

Trump tried to preempt Harris's remarks, speaking to reporters Tuesday morning at Mar-a-Lago after declaring he's "the opposite of a Nazi" on Monday night in Georgia. He holds a rally later in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where there is a large population of Puerto Rican Americans.

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Oct 30, 3:03 am

More than 53 million Americans have voted early

As of 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, more than 53 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Of the total number of early votes, 27,765,237 were cast in person and 25,686,627 were returned by mail

There is now just one week until Election Day.

Voters make selections at their voting booths inside an early voting site on Oct. 17, 2024 in Hendersonville, N.C.
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Oct 29, 2024, 2:48 PM EDT

Preparations underway for Harris' speech in DC

Fencing has been installed ahead of Harris' speech at the Ellipse in Washington.

A view shows the White House between panels of a non-scalable fence around the perimeter of the Ellipse where Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to hold an event in Washington, Oct. 28, 2024.
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Metropolitan police estimate up to 52,000 people may attend the rally.

The event, for which gates open at 3 p.m. ET, has been advertised to Harris supporters with push alerts, emails and online ads.

People wait in line for Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris's speech on the Ellipse just south of the White House in Washington, Oct. 29, 2024.
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The Secret Service said in a statement to ABC News that it is “working closely with our federal and local partners to ensure the safety and security of Vice President Harris and all attendees at the campaign event on Tuesday at the White House Ellipse.

Several protest groups have announced plans to protest Harris’ speech, including a large group of anti-war and pro-Palestinian protesters from several well known Washington-based groups.

-ABC News' Beatrice Peterson

Oct 29, 2024, 2:25 PM EDT

In Michigan, Vance says Trump wouldn't give Musk's Tesla preferential treatment

Campaigning in Michigan, Sen. JD Vance was asked if, given Elon Musk's involvement in Trump's campaign, a Trump administration would give preferential treatment to Musk's Tesla over Detroit's Big Three automakers -- General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Stellantis.

Vance said no.

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio arrives to speak at Center Courts during a campaign rally, Oct. 29, 2024, in Saginaw, Mich.
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Since 2008, Saginaw County and Michigan have voted for the person who would win the presidential election. Asked by local reporters how important carrying Saginaw County and Michigan is for a path to 270 electoral votes, Vance said it was "extremely important."

"Michigan is one of, if not the very most important battleground state," Vance said.

Michigan is home to thousands of Big Three employees.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Oct 29, 2024, 2:02 PM EDT

Trump and Harris effectively tied among likely voters in 2 swing states: Polls

A set of state polls by CNN and SSRS released Tuesday found Trump and Harris to be effectively tied among likely voters in Arizona and Nevada.

The Democratic Senate candidates, meanwhile, comfortably lead in each state.

In the Senate race in Arizona, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego faces Republican Kari Lake. Lake is a Trump ally who was one of the most vocal election deniers after the 2020 election, refusing to concede that Trump had lost the presidential election and that she had lost her governor's race.

In Nevada, Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen races Republican candidate Sam Brown.

Oct 29, 2024, 1:57 PM EDT

Federal judge dismisses suit to delay ballot count for PA ex-pats

A federal judge in Pennsylvania dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday brought by five GOP congressmen who sought to segregate absentee ballots from overseas voters, including military members and their families.

On Sept. 30, Reps. Guy Reschenthaler, Dan Meuser, Glenn Thompson, Lloyd Smucker and Mike Kelly filed a suit against Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt and Deputy Secretary for Elections Jonathan Marks, accusing them of providing guidance to local election offices to not allow ID requirements for their foreign absentee voters.

They asked that the overseas ballots be segregated to ensure their validity.

Pennsylvania election law only permits ballots to be sent overseas if the applicant is eligible and the office has rarely seen any misuse, representatives from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State argued.

U.S. District Judge Christopher C. Conner sided with the secretary of state's office in his 21-page decision.

"Plaintiffs delayed too long to file their action, they lack standing, they have failed to join indispensable parties, and they have failed to articulate a viable cause of action," he said.

Similar lawsuits filed by the Republican National Committee in Michigan and North Carolina were dismissed by local courts. The plaintiffs have vowed to appeal..

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