US election extra: the state of the race

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🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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As the polls tighten, Chris Michael joins Lucy Hough to discuss the state of the race, in the first instalment of a daily series of short updates on the election. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:30.0	This is U.S.
0:33.0	The Guardian.
0:37.0	From the Guardians today in focus, this is U.S US election extra with me Lucy Hoff.
0:45.6	We'll be bringing you daily updates from the campaign trail right up until election day in the state on November the 5th.
0:52.0	So today with just over three weeks to go, the race for the White House is effectively a tie.
0:58.0	Polling puts Kamala Harris and Donald Trump neck and neck.
1:01.0	So with her campaign feeling jittery,
1:03.5	Harris has been trying to let her guard down in a media blitz.
1:06.7	Okay, the last time I had beer was at a baseball game with Doug.
1:11.6	So, okay, cheers.
1:13.0	There you go.
1:14.0	And Donald Trump has been going even harder on his message about immigration.
1:18.0	And we will put these vicious and B
1:27.7	bloodthirsty criminals in jail or kick them out of our country.
1:28.0	Well with me is Chris Michael.
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