(NewsNation) — With just eight days until the election, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump’s campaigns are making one last push to win over voters.
The race is still neck and neck, with Harris gaining a slight edge over Trump in the latest Decision Desk HQ polling.
Pollsters say the campaigns’ ability to rally voters in this final stretch — particularly in the swing states — could decide the election.
Harris is driving home her plans for health care and the economy, while Trump is focusing on immigration and economic issues.
Mobilizing voters
With the election just more than a week away, candidates are encouraging Americans to register and vote early or show up at the polls Nov. 5.
Harris and Trump have been visiting battleground states. The vice president was in Michigan Monday after campaigning in Texas.
Meanwhile, Trump had two appearances scheduled Monday in Georgia on the heels of his rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Will Biden campaign with Harris?
President Joe Biden cast his ballot on Monday in Delaware, but it’s unclear whether he’ll appear alongside his vice president as she makes her final pleas to voters this week.
Some analysts say Biden’s presence would be an advantage to Harris’ campaign in places like Scranton or Erie, Pennsylvania. Others say Biden could be a disadvantage to Harris on the campaign trail.
What are Harris, Trump’s messages at this stage?
Both candidates tried to spread messages of joy over the weekend.
Harris has tried to paint Trump as a dark force while positioning herself as a positive, new light.
“For the next nine days, no one can sit on the sidelines,” Harris said at a weekend rally. “There is too much on the line and we must not wake up the day after the election and have any regrets about what we could have done in these next nine days.”
Trump similarly framed his potential win as an optimistic outcome for the country.
“Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” Trump asked the crowd at Madison Square Garden. “I’m here today with a message of hope for all Americans.”
