Ex-Presidents Campaign in Greater Las Vegas, Highly Anticipated Election in Two Weeks

Posted on: October 22, 2024, 11:30h. 

Last updated on: October 22, 2024, 12:20h.

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Political rallies continue this week in Nevada as upcoming votes cast for the two top presidential contenders are predicted to be neck and neck based on recent state polls.

Nevada is considered a battleground state in the race featuring former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, and the results in Nevada could help to determine the outcome of the national election.

Trump, Vance to Visit

To help boost his chances on Election Day, Trump will appear at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday.  In addition, Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) is to appear in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, former President Bill Clinton will speak on behalf of Harris on Tuesday. On Saturday, former President Barack Obama appeared in North Vegas to drum up support for Harris.

Obama Campaigned For Harris

“I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Donald Trump is a 78-year-old billionaire that has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down the golden escalator nine years ago,” Obama told a crowd assembled at a high school gym. “This man can’t think about anybody but himself.”

During the 40-minute speech, Obama was confident that Harris is prepared to be president.

“Kamala Harris doesn’t have the concepts of a plan. She’s got an actual plan to make your life better. She’s got a plan to bring down the price of things like groceries. She’ll go after corporations that are jacking up prices, just like she went after big banks and for-profit colleges when she was attorney general of California, to lower housing costs.”

Kamala will cut red tape and work with state and local governments as well as the private sector to build 3 million new homes. She has a concrete plan to do that. And then, she’ll give first-time homebuyers up to $25,000 to help with the down payment,” Obama said.

“For a lot of folks, the price of everything, from healthcare, to housing, to groceries, is still too high, it hurts,” Obama said. “The question is who’s actually gonna do something about it,” Obama asked the audience.

“Kamala,” they responded.

Obama acknowledged immigration needs to be addressed, too. He also raised the abortion issue.

“This election is also more than policies,” Obama added. “It’s about values and it’s about character.”