Americans head to polls with historic election on a knife edge

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Recent polling has been unable to discern a clear pattern or advantage for either Harris or Trump in this electoral battleground, though most experts agree that whoever wins the Rust belt state of Pennsylvania is likely to have a clear advantage.
47% : Trump, meanwhile, has run a campaign fueled by a sense of deep grievance, both personal, at his legal travails, and the perception among many of his supporters of an ailing America that is under threat from the Democrats.
37% : In her final big signature event, Harris staged a rally of 75,000 supporters on the Ellipse in Washington - the spot where Trump helped encourage his supporters to attack the Capitol on 6 January 2021.
32% : At the same time, however, it was Trump himself who was the subject of two assassination attempts during the campaign.
30% : Trump has also put immigration and border security at the heart of his campaign pitch, painting a picture of America as overrun with crime caused by illegal immigration that has often veered into outright racism and fear-mongering.
22% : Harris has consistently centered her campaign on the autocratic threat that Trump represents.
20% : Later, in Pittsburgh, he framed the election as a choice between "a golden age of America" if he returns to the White House or "four more years of misery, failure and disaster" under Harris.Harris, 60, spent all of Monday in Pennsylvania and finished in Philadelphia, where she was joined by singer Lady Gaga and TV personality Oprah Winfrey, who warned of the threat that Trump poses to democracy.
20% : She has acknowledged that calling Trump a fascist is a fair reflection of his political beliefs and the intentions of his movement, while insisting that she represents a choice that will serve all sides of America's deeply fractured political landscape.

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