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Harris in Michigan as Trump Hits 3 Swing States on Final Sunday Before Election
(Left) Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald J. Trump, speaks to the press in Asheville, N.C., on Oct. 21, 2024. (Right) Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Oct. 18, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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Harris Caps Barnstorm of Michigan With East Lansing Rally
Harris Caps Barnstorm of Michigan With East Lansing Rally
Lawrence Wilson

EAST LANSING, Mich.—A capacity crowd of some 6,000 supporters filled Jenison Field House on the campus of Michigan State University for Vice President Kamala Harris’s last appearance in the state before the Nov. 5 election.

“We have momentum,” Harris told the crowd. “It’s on our side, can you feel it?”

Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris walks on stage as she arrives for a campaign rally at Michigan State University's Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan, on Nov. 3, 2024. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris walks on stage as she arrives for a campaign rally at Michigan State University's Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan, on Nov. 3, 2024. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images
Pennsylvania Investigating Possible Fraudulent Voter Registration Forms, Top Election Official Says
Jack Phillips
Pennsylvania Investigating Possible Fraudulent Voter Registration Forms, Top Election Official Says
Mail-in ballots are secured inside a cage before Election Day, as officials host a media tour of the Allegheny County election warehouse in Pittsburgh on Oct. 30, 2024. Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images

Pennsylvania’s top election official confirmed his office is investigating potentially fraudulent voter registration applications after authorities in multiple counties reported the issue.

Noting that the discovery of possibly fraudulent registrations are “absolutely” troubling, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt told local news outlet ABC27 Sunday that “Lancaster County ... is doing what every county does,” which is to determine whether voter registration applications are legitimate.

Lancaster County officials set the problematic registrations aside and they were sent to local law enforcement, Schmidt said.

Medicare, Chronic Disease, and Drug Prices: Where Trump and Harris Stand on Health Policy
Marina Zhang
Medicare, Chronic Disease, and Drug Prices: Where Trump and Harris Stand on Health Policy
Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images, Shutterstock

Health care access and affordability seem to have received limited attention during the 2024 presidential campaigns, despite the industry accounting for more than 17 percent of the United States’ GDP.

“For perhaps the first election season since 2004, health coverage policies have had a relatively low profile,” Sharon Glied, dean of New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, wrote in an opinion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine.

John C. Goodman, health economist and health policy expert, told The Epoch Times: “The two biggest problems in health care: Millions of people can’t afford the care they need, and millions of people don’t have access to the care they need. And neither candidate is addressing these two problems in any serious way.”

Harris Confirms She Voted by Mail, Doesn’t Say If She Voted for California’s Crime Measure
Jacob Burg
Harris Confirms She Voted by Mail, Doesn’t Say If She Voted for California’s Crime Measure
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters after delivering remarks at a church service at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ in Detroit on Nov. 3, 2024. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

While campaigning in battleground Michigan on Nov. 3, Vice President Kamala Harris said her mail-in ballot was “on its way to California” and declined to say how she voted on her home state’s Proposition 36, which would enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing.

Launched by Californians for Safer Communities and supported by retail giants Walmart and Target, the measure would reverse portions of Proposition 47, which was passed by voters in 2014 to reduce prison population by lowering certain drug possession and theft charges from felonies to misdemeanors.

Harris passed on the question while speaking with reporters on Sunday.

Majority of Gen Z Are of Voting Age This Year—Here Are the Issues They Care About Most
Majority of Gen Z Are of Voting Age This Year—Here Are the Issues They Care About Most
Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images, Shutterstock

The 2024 presidential election is the first in which the majority of Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012 and currently aged between 12 and 27—will be eligible to vote.

Often called Gen Z or Zoomers, the newest generation of voters, aged 18 to 27, tend to have an outlook different from that of older generations.

Gen Zers make up roughly 20 percent of the U.S. population. But they’re greatly outnumbered in voter registration by older generations: An April study found that fewer than 40 percent were registered to vote.

Trump Praises Hurricane Victims for Early Voting in North Carolina
Jeff Louderback

KINSTON, N.C.—Early voting in North Carolina ended on Nov. 2. A day later, hours before former President Donald Trump took the stage at a rally in Kinston, the State Board of Elections reported that more than 4.2 million residents cast early voting ballots—a record number.

Turnout in the 25 western North Carolina counties impacted by Hurricane Helene was 58.9 percent—around 2 percent higher than the statewide total, the state board said.

In Kinston, Trump praised the people who voted early in areas where homes and businesses were swept away by mudslides and flooding from Helene.

Trump Rallies Supporters in Amish Country in Swing Through Pennsylvania
Arjun Singh

Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump, on Nov. 3, addressed supporters in Lititz, Pennsylvania—a region known for its Amish population—to urge them to turn out on Election Day.

On average, Trump is polling slightly ahead of the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, in Pennsylvania, but that lead has slipped in recent days to just 0.3 percent. The state’s 19 Electoral College votes make it the most influential battleground state in the election, and the rally was the first Trump event of the day—at the unusual time of 10 a.m. on Sunday—as part of his tour through the state.

“Do you like it better now, or four years ago?” Trump asked the crowd as he began the rally. The central argument of Trump’s presidential campaign has been the contrast between himself and President Joe Biden’s administration on questions of inflation and border security.

Market Analysts Say Don’t Worry, Election’s Impact on Returns Will Likely Be Minimal
Kevin Stocklin
Market Analysts Say Don’t Worry, Election’s Impact on Returns Will Likely Be Minimal
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of the closing bell in New York on Aug. 5, 2024. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
As Americans go to the polls to choose their next president, senators, and representatives, many fearing economic volatility in the coming months are also wondering what to do with their savings. 

Despite recent market gains, many Americans are worried about how the upcoming election will affect their savings and investments. However, financial analysts say that, regardless of who wins, the person in the Oval Office will likely have less of an impact on market performance than people think.

“Investors should stay the course and avoid market timing,” Tim Schwarzenberger, portfolio manager with Inspire Investing, told The Epoch Times. “The party in charge doesn’t make too much of a difference.”

Harris Speaks at Church in Detroit
Jacob Burg

Earlier Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris stopped at a predominantly black church in Detroit, ahead of a campaign rally in Lansing, the state capital, later this evening.

“We have the power to decide the fate of our nation for generations to come,” Harris said to the congregation, before quoting a passage from the Bible.

“God has a plan for us. He has good plans for us, plans that will heal us and bring us together as one nation—plans for freedom, plans for opportunity, plans for justice,” she told the crowd.

Steady Turnout in Michigan's Oakland County on Last Day of Early Voting
Lawrence Wilson

WATERFORD, Mich.—Midday voter turnout was steady at the Waterford Event Center in Oakland County on the state’s last day of early voting. About a dozen people waited for check-in as about 50 others waited or cast ballots at approximately two dozen voter stations inside.

A voter pulls into the parking lot at the Waterford Recreation Center in Waterford, Mich., on Nov. 3, 2024. (Lawrence Wilson/The Epoch Times)
A voter pulls into the parking lot at the Waterford Recreation Center in Waterford, Mich., on Nov. 3, 2024. Lawrence Wilson/The Epoch Times

Candidate representative Connie Bristow of Macomb told The Epoch Times that turnout appeared heavier than previous days.

2024 Election Is 2 Days Away: Here’s What the Final Polls Show
Jack Phillips
2024 Election Is 2 Days Away: Here’s What the Final Polls Show
(Left) Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2024. (Right) Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks a town hall campaign event in Warren, Mich., on Sept. 27, 2024. AP Photo

With just two days to go before the Nov. 5 general election, multiple final polls show that the 2024 presidential race still appears to be close.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are crisscrossing the country to rally voters in the states that matter most. At the same time, each side is investing massive resources to drive up turnout for the final voting period.

What Final Polls Are Saying

Multiple final polls released by The New York Times-Siena College, Morning Consult, Rasmussen, ABC News, Atlas Intel, and NBC News show that Harris and Trump are neck-and-neck, although the picture becomes murkier when broken down by swing states.
Morning Consult’s final survey of the election shows that while Harris has a 2-point lead over Trump nationally, Trump is ahead of Harris in North Carolina and Georgia by 2 points, ahead by 1 point in Wisconsin, tied in Arizona, and tied in Pennsylvania. The only swing state where the former president is trailing is Michigan, where he is down 1 point, according to the pollster.
Epoch Times Reporters Reveal Their Most Memorable Moments Covering the Race to the White House 2024
Epoch Times Reporters Reveal Their Most Memorable Moments Covering the Race to the White House 2024
Epoch Times reporters Lawrence Wilson and Emel Akan, and national editor Ivan Pentchuokov work behind glowing screens of laptop computers in a darkened upper seating area during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. Jan Jekielek/The Epoch Times

For more than a year, Epoch Times journalists have followed presidential campaigns and candidates across the country.

From the attempt on the life of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, to violent protests outside the Democratic National Convention to “spin room” drama after Trump’s debate with President Joe Biden, we were there covering the news for you.

Today, we divert from our norm—putting aside our personal preferences and feelings and presenting all sides of an issue or event with neutrality—to reveal how we really felt and what we learned during one of the most turbulent presidential races in U.S. history.

Nathan Worcester: Where Cardboard Made Contact With Kevlar

Reporters live for the action: moments of chaos or of decision when the “everyday” is convulsed by history.
Final NYT/Siena Poll Shows Harris, Trump Leading in Different Key Battleground States
Jacob Burg
Final NYT/Siena Poll Shows Harris, Trump Leading in Different Key Battleground States
(Left) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump looks on at Christ Chapel in Zebulon, Ga., on Oct. 23, 2024. (Right) Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event in Greensboro, N.C., on July 11, 2024. Anna Moneymaker, Sean Rayford /Getty Images

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are leading the race in different key swing states two days before the election, according to the final poll released by The New York Times/Siena College on Nov. 3.

The poll, which queried likely voters, found Harris is leading Trump 49–46 percent in Nevada, 48–46 percent in North Carolina, 49–47 percent in Wisconsin, and 48–47 percent in Georgia. Trump leads 49–45 percent in Arizona, while both candidates are tied 48–48 and 47–47 in Pennsylvania and Michigan, respectively.

Almost all polling results fall within the margins of error, making the race for the White House a statistical tie.

FCC Commissioner Raises Concerns Over ‘Equal Time Rule’ After Harris ‘SNL’ Appearance
Jack Phillips
FCC Commissioner Raises Concerns Over ‘Equal Time Rule’ After Harris ‘SNL’ Appearance
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) and actress Maya Rudolph participate in "Saturday Night Live" at NBC studios in New York on Nov. 2, 2024. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” in the final days before the Nov. 5 election, playing herself as the mirror-image double of Maya Rudolph’s version of her in the show’s cold open.

A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner on Sunday said that the Democratic presidential candidate’s “SNL” appearance may have violated the agency’s rule about equal time being given to candidates.

“This is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC’s Equal Time rule,” FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote on the social platform X late on Saturday night.

Harris Focusing on Michigan, Trump Hitting 3 States on Sunday
Austin Alonzo

Former President Donald Trump will spend his final Sunday before Election Day racing across battleground states, while Vice President Kamala Harris will focus all her energy on Michigan. All times below are Eastern.

Harris will speak at a black church in Detroit at about noon. She will visit a restaurant in the Livernois district of Detroit and a local barbershop in suburban Pontiac, Michigan. At 6 p.m., she will appear at a campaign event in East Lansing, Michigan, home to Michigan State University.

Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will speak at a rally in Atlanta at 11 a.m. before attending a political event in Gwinnett County, Georgia. At 2:45 p.m., Walz and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will appear at a second rally in Atlanta.

Trump and Harris Transgender Policies Are Miles Apart
Trump and Harris Transgender Policies Are Miles Apart
Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines (2nd R) stands during a rally outside of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio on Jan. 12, 2023. Darren Abate/AP Photo
The two major candidates vying to become America’s 47th president differ on many policies—but transgenderism represents one of the deepest divides between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

People who identify as transgender make up about 1.6 percent of the U.S. population, the Pew Research Center found in 2022.

Yet issues surrounding transgenderism have evoked robust responses among the wider population.

Michigan Early Voting Tops 41 Percent
Lawrence Wilson

DETROIT—Early voter turnout in Michigan reached 2.9 million on Nov. 2, about 41 percent of the state’s active registered voters, according to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. About 2.4 million mail-in ballots have been requested and about 1.9 million have been returned, Benson added.

Saturday marked the highest in-person voting day yet with 146,000 votes cast. More than 1 million people in total have voted in person.

The state has just under 7.3 million active registered voters, about 1.9 million of whom are on the permanent mail-in voter list.

Harris Appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as Mirror Image of Maya Rudolph
The Associated Press
Harris Appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as Mirror Image of Maya Rudolph
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris (R) appears on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" with Maya Rudolph in New York on Nov. 2, 2024. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

NEW YORK—Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” in the final days before the election, playing herself as the mirror-image double of Maya Rudolph’s version of her in the show’s cold open.

The first lines the Democratic nominee spoke as she sat across from Rudolph, their outfits identical, were drowned out by cheers from the audience.

“It is nice to see you Kamala,” Harris told Rudolph with a broad grin she kept throughout the sketch. “And I’m just here to remind you, you got this.”

Georgia Judge Dismisses GOP Effort to Halt Weekend Absentee Ballot Drop-Offs
Tom Ozimek
Georgia Judge Dismisses GOP Effort to Halt Weekend Absentee Ballot Drop-Offs
A worker at the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections processing absentee ballots at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Nov. 2, 2020. John Bazemore/AP Photo

A Georgia judge has dismissed a Republican lawsuit attempting to prevent counties from operating election offices over the weekend to accept hand-delivered absentee ballots.

The GOP plaintiffs argued that Fulton County’s decision to open the election offices on Nov. 2 and 3 where voters could hand-deliver absentee ballots directly to registrars was unsupported by state law and violated rules requiring that ballot boxes be locked after early voting, which ended Friday.

Plaintiffs said the lack of poll watchers to observe the absentee (or mail-in) ballot intake by local election officials compromised election integrity.

Georgia Logs More Than 4 Million Votes as Early Voting Period Ends
Ryan Morgan
Georgia Logs More Than 4 Million Votes as Early Voting Period Ends
People head into a polling location to cast their votes on the last day of early voting for the 2024 election in Atlanta on Nov. 1, 2024. Megan Varner/Getty Images

The Georgia secretary of state’s office recorded more than 4 million votes cast during the state’s early voting period, which concluded on Nov. 1.

In all, the office logged 4,004,588 ballots cast, including 3,761,968 in-person votes and 242,620 mail-in absentee ballots.

“As of Saturday morning, 92 Georgia counties have exceeded 50 percent turnout. This is unprecedented in Georgia history,” the secretary of state’s office said in a Nov. 2 press statement.
FBI Says It Has Been Impersonated in 2 Fake Election Security Videos
Ryan Morgan
FBI Says It Has Been Impersonated in 2 Fake Election Security Videos
The FBI headquarters in Washington on Aug. 12, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The FBI has disavowed a pair of videos purporting to be made by the bureau that raise election integrity concerns.

“The FBI is aware of two videos falsely claiming to be from the FBI relating to election security,” the bureau said in a press statement posted to its X social media page.

The FBI statement said one of the videos claims the bureau has apprehended three linked groups committing ballot fraud.

Florida Voters to Decide on Abortion Amendment to Constitution
T.J. Muscaro
Florida Voters to Decide on Abortion Amendment to Constitution
A poll worker directs a voter to a polling station set up inside of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex as Early Voting begins in Miami, Fla., on Oct. 21, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

TAMPA—Floridians will be joining voters from nine other states to decide if deregulated abortion access should be enshrined in their state constitution this election. Voters in seven other states have already said yes.

Amendment 4, known as the “Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion,” the ballot initiative has been touted as either an act of liberation or a measure based on disinformation, depending on which side is describing it.

Kelsey Pritchard, director of state public affairs for Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said “It’s all deception.”

Texas Senate Race Closer Than Expected
Texas Senate Race Closer Than Expected
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), right, speaks during a U.S. Senate debate with Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) in Dallas on Oct. 15, 2024. Shelby Tauber/Texas Tribune via AP, Pool
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is facing a tight race as liberal backers pour money into U.S. Rep. Colin Allred’s campaign, saturating airwaves with attack ads the week before election day.
The incumbent Republican is predicted by pollsters to likely eke out a win on Nov. 5 over Allred, who wants to become the first Democrat to win a statewide Texas election since 1994.
Democrats believe the reliably red states of Texas and Florida could be at play statewide and in the presidential race. Flipping Cruz’s seat would help them maintain control of the upper chamber, where they hold a 51–49 seat majority.
Correction: A previous version of this article misspelled an instance of the name Jeremy Matthews. The Epoch Times regrets the error.