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Monday 19 october 2020
Trump, Biden go on offense in states they're trying to flip

By BRIAN SLODYSKO, JILL tional racism and promised
COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT to help build wealth in the
Associated Press Black community.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Presi- He noted that Trump had
dent Donald Trump and said at one of his rallies that
Democratic rival Joe Biden the country had turned the
went on offense Sunday, corner on the pandemic.
with each campaigning in "As my grandfather would
states they are trying to flip say, this guy's gone around
during the Nov. 3 election the bend if he thinks we've
that is just over two weeks turned the corner. Turning
away. Trump began his the corner? Things are get-
day in Nevada, making a ting worse," Biden said.
rare visit to church before a In addition to public polling
fundraiser and an evening that indicates Biden has
rally in Carson City. Once an edge, the former vice
considered a battleground, president enjoys another
Nevada hasn't swung for considerable advantage
a Republican presidential over Trump: money. Over
contender since 2004. the past four months, his
Biden, a practicing Catho- campaign has raised over
lic, attended mass in Dela- $1 billion, and that has
ware before campaigning enabled him to eclipse
in North Carolina, where Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak during a Trump's once-massive cash
a Democrat hasn't won in campaign event at Riverside High School in Durham, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. advantage.
the White House race since Associated Press That's become apparent
Barack Obama in 2008. With Trump seated in the president a second win,'" with us," and he urged in advertising, where Biden
Both candidates are trying front row at the nonde- she said, telling Trump, "you people to "get out there on and his Democratic al-
to make inroads in states nominational International will be the president again." Nov. 3 or sooner" to vote. lies are on pace to spend
that could help secure a Church of Las Vegas, the Trump offered brief re- He dropped a wad of $20 twice as much as Trump
path to victory, but the senior associate pastor, marks, saying "I love go- bills in the collection plate and the Republicans in the
dynamics of the race are Denise Goulet, said God ing to churches" and that before leaving. closing days of the race,
remarkably stable. Biden told her the president is the it was "a great honor" to Despite the pandemic, according to data from
enjoys a significant advan- apple of his eye and would attend the service. The there were no efforts to so- the ad tracking firm Kan-
tage in national polls, while secure a second term. president also said that "we cial distance or limit sing- tar/CMAG.
carrying a smaller edge in "At 4:30, the Lord said to have a group on the other ing, which health officials Though Trump has pulled
battleground surveys. me, 'I am going to give your side that doesn't agree classify as a high-risk ac- back from advertising in
tivity. Few attendees wore Midwestern states that se-
masks inside the church. cured his 2016 win, he's in-
Trump also attended a vested heavily elsewhere,
fundraiser at the New- including North Carolina,
port Beach home of top where he is on pace to
GOP donor and tech mo- slightly outspend Biden in
gul Palmer Luckey, which the days ahead.
raised $12 million for his In Nevada, which Trump
election. The Beach Boys came close to winning in
performed. 2016, Democrats are set
The message was far dif- to outspend Trump in the
ferent later in the day, closing days by a more
when Biden attended a than 3-to-1 ratio. Trump's
virtual discussion with Afri- visit to the state is part of
can American faith leaders an aggressive schedule of
from around the country. campaign events, where
Biden held up a rosary, he has leaned heavily into
which he said he carries in fear tactics. As tries to keep
his pocket every day, and more voters from turning
described it as "what the against him, Trump has
Irish call a prisoner's rosary" sought to paint Democrats
since it was small enough as "anti-American radi-
to be smuggled into pris- cals" on a "crusade against
ons. "I happen to be a Ro- American history." He told
man Catholic," Biden said. moderate voters they had
"I don't pray for God to a "a moral duty" to join the
protect me. I pray to God Republican Party.
to give me strength to see If elected, Biden would be
what other people are only the second Roman
dealing with." Catholic president in U.S.
Earlier, at a drive-in rally in history and first since John
Durham, North Carolina, F. Kennedy. Biden speaks
Biden focused heavily on frequently about his faith
promoting criminal justice and its importance in his
changes to combat institu- life.q