2024 showdown: Harris, Trump hold dueling Texas rallies to hammer home these key issues

HOUSTON, TX - With 11 days to spell until Election Day and 2 starring nationalist polls indicating a deadhead successful nan title for nan White House betwixt Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, nan awesome statement nominees clasp run events successful Texas wherever they'll elevate 2 combustible issues arsenic they make their closing arguments.

Harris, who has agelong leaned into nan rumor of reproductive rights, will blasted Trump for an highly restrictive abortion law successful Texas, arsenic she holds what's expected to beryllium a ample rally successful Houston.

Trump, who has spotlighted forbidden migration ever since he launched his first White House tally 9 years ago, was successful Austin to make comments connected separator security.

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Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump arrives to speak astatine a news convention astatine Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, successful Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

While Texas isn't 1 of nan 7 important battleground states whose razor-thin margins decided President Biden's 2020 triumph complete Trump and are apt to find if Harris aliases nan erstwhile president wins nan 2024 election, it is location to a cardinal Senate title that's among a fistful that will determine if nan GOP wins backmost nan chamber's majority.

Conservative firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz joined Trump astatine nan day arena successful Austin, while Democratic challenger Rep. Collin Allred will speak astatine nan Harris rally hours later.

The extremity by Harris in Houston is nan first clip successful decades that a Democratic Party standard-bearer will clasp a awesome run arena successful Texas successful nan location agelong up of Election Day.

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The travel doesn't mean nan Harris run thinks Texas is successful play successful nan White House race. Even though Biden narrowed nan spread to a 5 and a half constituent shortage successful nan 2020 statesmanlike election, apical Harris advisers don't harbor immoderate illusions astir flipping nan state.

Instead, nan travel is astir elevating abortion, which has been a winning rumor for Democrats ever since nan blimpish mostly connected nan Supreme Court successful nan summertime of 2022 overturned nan landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, which had legalized abortion for decades.

Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks astatine a run rally astatine James R. Hallford Stadium, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, successful Clarkston, Ga. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Harris will reiterate her connection that Trump, who named 3 blimpish justices to nan precocious tribunal during his 4 years successful nan White House, is to blasted for nan abortion rule successful Texas, wherever nan process is banned aft six weeks of pregnancy.

Ahead of nan rally, nan Harris run unveiled a caller advertisement that uses a clip of Trump taking in installments for his domiciled successful nan blockbuster Supreme Court abortion decision, arsenic good arsenic different commercialized that features a Texas mates straight impacted by nan state's ban.

And Harris will talk nan value of reproductive authorities successful nan 2024 predetermination successful an question and reply while successful Texas pinch Brene Brown, a celebrated podcaster pinch a predominantly female audience.

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The Harris run says nan vice president will beryllium joined astatine nan rally by a number of group who will stock their stories of nan consequences they person faced owed to nan Texas abortion ban.

Expected to execute astatine nan rally are legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist Willie Nelson and intermezo superstar Beyoncé, who is considered a taste icon. Beyoncé's deed opus "Freedom" has been adopted by nan vice president arsenic her run way anthem.

Trump, astatine his arena successful Austin, based on that Harris had "picked nan incorrect place" to sojourn arsenic he alluded to her extremity successful Houston.

"Today she’s successful Texas to swipe shoulders pinch woke celebrities," he charged.

Harris, speaking pinch reporters successful Houston connected Friday afternoon, chided Trump for his comments, arguing that "it's conscionable different illustration of really he really belittles our country."

Two caller nationalist polls released Friday bespeak that erstwhile President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are successful a dormant power up of Election Day. (AP/Alex Brandon/Mike Stewart)

For Trump and Republicans, migration and separator information has been a winning issue, arsenic they person blasted President Biden and Harris for 3 and a half years for nan influx of migrants crossed nan confederate border.

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Trump, who has many times pledged to behaviour wide deportations if he wins backmost nan White House, charged during a run arena successful Arizona connected Thursday that arsenic a consequence of Biden management migration policies, nan U.S. is "like a garbage tin for nan world."

While successful Texas, Trump will besides beryllium for a recorded question and reply pinch highly celebrated nationally known podcaster Joe Rogan.

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