Trump, Biden Make Final Push in States Seen as Key to Victory

Both candidates are spending time in Pennsylvania on Monday
Trump plans five rallies while Biden also travels to Ohio

Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Nov. 2. — Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Nov. 2.
Photographer: Brian Blanco/Getty Images

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By Jordan Fabian, Mario Parker, and Tyler Pager

November 2, 2020 at 5:23 PM UTC

Updated on

November 2, 2020 at 8:55 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden capped their bitter race with a final blitz of campaigning Monday in states critical to deciding the outcome of a contest marked by the coronavirus pandemic that pummeled the world’s biggest economy.

The two candidates traded insults and displayed contempt for each other before cheering and honking audiences. The president kicked off a run of five rallies in four states: North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. Biden is spending most of the day in Pennsylvania, a state critical to each candidates’ hopes of victory. The Democrat stopped in Ohio, projecting confidence he has a chance to flip a state Trump won handily in 2016.