12 days until election day: what’s new?

The 2024 presidential election is just 12 days away, and both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will be campaigning in battleground states. FOX 5 NY’s Briella Tomasetti has her latest look.

NEW YORK – In recent weeks Election Day 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris is calling former President Donald Trump a “fascist” after his longest-serving chief of staff, John Kelly, said he praised Hitler while in office. Harris called the statements “an emergency call to the American people.”

This comes after a new poll shows Trump leading Harris 47% to 45%, according to a Wall Street Journal poll released Wednesday. Harris had a narrow 2-point lead in the Journal’s August poll, but both polls were within the margin of error.

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As America prepares to elect a new president — and Tri-State residents choose how to fill out their own ballots — we’re diving into the latest national and local election news, polls, campaign trail stops, maps and more.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 12 days from today.

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A man fills out a ballot at the ballot box, May 17, 2022, in Mount Gilead, North Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

  • “Trump has a slight advantage over Harris.”: In the final weeks of the race, Trump gained a slight lead in a Wall Street Journal poll (October 23)
  • “Trump is coming”: Trump also led Harris by two points, 51% to 49%, nationwide among likely voters in the HarrisX/Forbes poll (October 23).
  • “Closed Race”: FiveThirtyEight poll shows Harris leading in national polls, 1.9 percentage points ahead of Trump (October 22)
  • Reuters/Ipsos poll: A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Harris had a marginal 46% to 43% lead over Trump, with a grim electorate saying the country is on the wrong track. (October 22)
  • Vice President Kamala Harris: The Democratic nominee is expected to return to Atlanta on Thursday for a “When We Vote We Win” rally alongside President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteenwho recently endorsed her. This will be Harris and Obama’s first joint appearance on the campaign trail.

ASTON, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 23: Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during CNN’s Presidential Town Hall at Sun Center Studios on October 23, 2024 in Aston, Pennsylvania. Less than two weeks until the election D

  • Former President Donald Trump: The GOP nominee will hold a rally in Tempe, Arizona, for the second time this month, just days before running mate J.D. Vance’s rally in Peoria on Saturday.

Zebulon, Georgia – October 23: Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, comes out to speak during a faith town hall with Georgia Governor Burt Jones at Christ Chapel Zebulon Church in Zebulon, Georgia on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. ( Photo b

It takes 270 electoral votes to win the 2024 presidential election. Click on the states on this interactive map to create your own 2024 election forecast. Create a specific matchup by clicking on the party and/or name near the electoral vote counter. Source: 270toWin.

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The race for Bob Menendez’s U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched contests in the 2024 elections. Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican challenger Curtis Bashaw are vying for the seat left vacant by Menendez’s resignation following his conviction on federal bribery charges. Read more here.

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