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2024 election updates: Trump blasts Harris ahead of her trip to the border

Trump says Harris is 'playing right into the hand of her opponent.'

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, Oren Oppenheim, and Tal Axelrod
Last Updated: September 23, 2024, 10:11 AM EDT

With less than six weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are campaigning in battleground states this week and making their case for why they should lead the country.

Harris will be in Washington on Thursday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and deliver remarks on gun violence. On Friday, she will travel to Arizona for some campaign events and to visit the southern border, according to a source familiar with her plans.

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Trump slightly leads in Arizona, about even in North Carolina: Polls

A set of New York Times/Siena College polls found Trump slightly leads Harris in Arizona and they are about evenly matched in North Carolina.

Among likely voters in Arizona, Trump leads Harris 50% to 45% in a head-to-head matchup. In a six-way matchup with other candidates, Trump still leads Harris 48% to 43%.

In North Carolina, Trump also leads Harris among likely voters 49% to 47%. He also leads by 2 percentage points in a six-way matchup. The lead, however, is within the poll's margin of error.

Arizona and North Carolina are considered crucial battlegrounds this election, along with Georgia. According to 538’s polling average, Trump is ahead slightly in each of the three Sun Belt states.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Aero Center Wilmington on Sept. 21, 2024 in Wilmington, N.C.
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