On the airwaves
Trump could have sensed — or polled — bother because the presumptive Republican nominee sat for a distant interview with 6ABC on main day. He mentioned Biden was chargeable for an “open border,” took credit score for overturning Roe v. Wade and making abortion entry a state-by-state determination, and attacked Michael Cohen, his former lawyer and a witness within the “hush cash” trial now underway in New York — probably violating the choose’s gag order.
“Now the entire states are making their determination,” Trump mentioned concerning the patchwork of abortion entry throughout the nation. “Pennsylvania is making its determination. They’re all making their determination. And that is what individuals have wished… It’s tailormade, and it’s actually figuring out effectively for individuals, and so they’re very, very joyful.
The Biden-Harris marketing campaign despatched WHYY Information an announcement in response.
“Persons are not ‘joyful,’” mentioned marketing campaign spokesperson Ammar Moussa. “Due to Donald Trump, girls are being turned away from emergency rooms and compelled to attend till they’re getting ready to demise earlier than receiving the care they want. Youngster rape victims have to depart their states to get well being care.”
Voter points
On the polls and numerous occasions, voters often cited abortion, the financial system, immigration and threats to democracy as their high points, typically decided alongside partisan traces.
“I’d say reproductive well being rights might be crucial one to me,” Laura Mantini, a Philadelphia highschool senior who was voting for the primary time in her life, informed WHYY Information.
On the opposite facet, Kim Crowley, a resident of Bensalem and a Trump supporter, mentioned she was involved about border safety and inflation.
“We’re in such a state of despair in America immediately that our solely hope is Trump,” she mentioned. “I work 40, 50 hours per week, and I might barely afford groceries, or fuel from my automobile. And everyone is struggling.”
Inflation has been a problem for the Biden administration, hitting file ranges throughout and following the pandemic however has decreased within the final yr, in line with U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics knowledge.
