NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It wasn't a showroom on the Las Vegas Strip, but former President Barack Obama delivered a stand-up monologue criticizing former President Donald Trump before more than 4,000 Democratic supporters here. I went there.
“Donald Trump is a 78-year-old billionaire who has been complaining about his problems ever since he rode that golden escalator nine years ago. And when he's not complaining, he's… They’re trying to sell you something,” the 44th president said Saturday evening to a packed gymnasium at Cheyenne High School in North Las Vegas.
“For Donald Trump and his cronies, freedom just means getting away with things,” Obama said. “That's his idea of freedom: 'I can do what I want and I'm not responsible for anything.'”
President Obama said President Trump “quickly says, 'Kamala, you've been president for four years, haven't you?'” “Hey, you were president for four years!”
“We don't need a president who makes matters worse to get elected,” Obama said, referring to allegations that Trump blocked a much-criticized immigration bill to make it a campaign issue.
Trump's predecessor here comes just as polls show him in a close race with a narrow 0.8 percentage point lead over Donald J. Trump, according to the latest Real Clear Politics report. made a statement. average.
The latest poll from Rasmussen Reports shows Trump with a 2-point lead in the state, with other supporters showing a 1-point lead over Harris, much closer than usual here. Nevada has not awarded its six electoral votes to a Republican since 2004.
President Obama's message to the polls was released at the start of Election Day voting, which runs through Nov. 1. Even though all Nevada voters have received mail-in ballots, many are replacing paper ballots with in-person voting.
More than 28,000 Clark County residents voted in person Saturday, including voters in Las Vegas, according to media reports. The county has 1.4 million registered voters, the most of the Silver State's 1.98 million registered voters, according to a report by the Secretary of State's Office.
Michael Thompson, 50, a black voter in Las Vegas, said he understood President Obama's earlier comment that his “brothers” (black male voters) were not rallying behind Harris.
“There is a long history of support for the Democratic Party within the Black community. At the same time, there are some who don't see much benefit or change in certain areas. [them] I’m hesitant,” said the high school behavior specialist.
The Trump campaign said there is a reason why black people are uncomfortable with the prospect of Harris becoming president.
“Black men don't support Kamala Harris because of President Trump's promises, including the lowest unemployment rate ever for black men,” Team Trump Black Media Director Janiya Thomas said in a statement. Because they already know that they have done it.”
