Welcome to the beat, I'm Ari Melber, and tonight political junkies are eyeing these key places

that the presidential election will be decided.

Seven states where either Biden or Trump could win with close margins.

That's what it's going to come down to.

If there's one thing actually that both of these campaigns agree on,

it's that this race will turn on what you see on your screen,

those key states, not on, say, New York State,

even if Trump spent most of the past month

there for his trial even holding some rallies as you see there on the left in a

state that he lost by over 20 points last time.

Any more than the state's going to be,

the race is going to be decided in Texas,

where Biden visited this year, that state

to highlight border security.

For all the focus on what the candidates are doing,

on what's happening out there as they campaign and make their

argument to talk about policy. What's actually going on in these states could

matter more right now.

And I'll tell you what people are talking about there.

Basically anything except the campaign.

Check the front pages right now in these states,

and you will see stories about

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