Breaking news: Key states that could decide Harris-Trump showdown next month

After Bidens sudden exit this summer Harris steps up to challenge Trump in next months election. Eight swing-states become main battlegrounds where both candidates fight for crucial electoral votes

October 30 2024, 06:10 PM  •  910 views

Breaking news: Key states that could decide Harris-Trump showdown next month

After Joe Bidens unexpected withdrawal this summer Kamala Harris became the democratic nominee facing Donald Trump in a tight race thats just weeks away. Eight key states might decide who gets the keys to the White House

The concept of swing-states isnt official but these battle-grounds (where both parties have similar support) are crucial for victory: Arizona‚ Florida Georgia Michigan Nevada North Carolina Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. The winner-takes-all system means even tiny margins can decide everything — just like when Biden won Georgia by a super-small gap last time

We have not seen a runaway re-election landslide like the kind that Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon had

Christopher Galdieri‚ politics professor at Saint Anselm College

Some states show interesting shifts: Arizona which mostly picked republicans since the 70s went blue in 2020; Georgia switched sides after twenty years of being red. Florida once a close-call state now leans towards the GOP especially with its governor Ron DeSantis influence

The industrial mid-west presents a special challenge for Harris: Pennsylvania and Michigan (democratic strongholds since the 90s except once) might need a different voter approach than Bidens. Political experts say she wont have age-related issues but might struggle to connect with white working-class voters who liked Bidens style