2024-10-28
8 分钟I'm Shane Goldmacher.
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From the New York Times, it's the headlines.
I'm Tracy Mumford.
Today's Monday, October 28th.
Here's what we're covering.
With eight days to go until the election, the race for the presidency remains extraordinarily tight.
The polls show Donald Trump and Kamala Harris effectively tied, and it will be a race to the finish for both candidates.
Yesterday, Trump put on what his team billed as a capstone event for his campaign, though he did not hold it in a battleground state.
I just want to say a very big hello to a special place, New York, and to an incredible arena, Madison Square Garden.
Incredible.
The Trump team held the rally in Manhattan, where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 10 to 1, making the event more about putting on a show than winning over voters.
Kamala, you're fired.
Get out.
Get out.
You're fired.
For Trump, the importance of this rally was to come back to a city and a state that he feels rejected him and show that he could attract a crowd and fill the stadium.
Times political reporter Maggie Haberman was at the Pact rally, which featured a parade of speakers including Elon Musk, Hulk Hogan, Robert F.