By GB News (Politics) | Created at 2024-11-05 16:10:48 | Updated at 2024-11-05 21:06:43
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Donald Trump has secured an "early lead" on the Sun Belt of the United States, as the Republicans battle Kamala Harris in one of the tightest US Presidential elections.
Both candidates are tied neck and neck in the seven key battleground states that are likely to be vital to swinging this election, with national polling also tying the White House hopefuls, as Americans race to the ballot boxes to cast their vote.
Speaking to GB News, host of the Politics Politics Politics podcast, Justin Young claimed there is "no other way" to describe the atmosphere surrounding the election other than "tight".
Detailing the "rare election move" the Republicans have adopted in this campaign, Young stated that the plan has secured them an "early lead" on the Sun Belt - which contains Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina.
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Young explained: "The mood right now is tight, there's no other way to describe it. There are seven swing states, and here's the lay of the land. Right now, Republicans have done something that they've very rarely done, and that has that's early vote.
"They are leading in the Sun Belt states, so Nevada, where Las Vegas is, Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina - those are all states that right now Republicans have early vote leads on. That normally does not happen."
Noting another election swing states, Pennsylvania, Young told GB News host Martin Daubney that Democrat supporters have so far "voted less" than Republicans in the state, but are doing "better than they've done previously".
Young said: "In Pennsylvania, where Kamala Harris spent her entire closing day yesterday, they have done better than they did before.
When asked by Martin if he believes the Republicans encouraging early voting in this election is "paying off", Young agreed, citing the "disservice" Trump did himself in 2020 by being "skeptical" about it.
Young explained: "We've seen enough of early voting from Republicans that they have kept themselves in the race, in places where it hasn't normally happened.
"In 2020, it was a gigantic disservice that Donald Trump did himself. Covid was raging, there were a lot of decisions made by state houses, but that's where Donald Trump got very upset."
Comparing the efforts of the Trump campaign to the Harris campaign, Young questioned the "enthusiasm gap" between voters for Harris and Trump, highlighting how Trump is currently leading on the Sun Belt.
Justin Young claimed that there is an 'enthusiasm gap' amongst voters for Harris and Trump
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Young said: "The Republican National Committee has been very, very active legally to try to challenge things that they believe should be altered, but there might be an enthusiasm gap here.
"The Kamala Harris campaign has talked a lot about how the difference in this election is going to be their ground game, the fact that they have more people out there in the field telling people to go vote for her. My simple question is, if they do, then why did they get outvoted in the Sun Belt? Why is the Pennsylvania early vote not what it should be?"
He added: "If you put $1billion into a ground game, usually the point is you get more votes as opposed to less.
"Both the Biden administration and the Harris campaign have tried to build a house on both sides of the river with voters when it comes to the Middle East conflict, but it doesn't appear that they have pleased anyone."
