cover of episode Swing State Polling, U.S. Letter To Israel, North Korea's Ties to Russia

Swing State Polling, U.S. Letter To Israel, North Korea's Ties to Russia

2024/10/16
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With less than three weeks until the election, the presidential race is tightening. Former President Trump is leading by a slim margin in swing states, causing concern among Democrats. Demographic shifts, including potential record gender gaps and senior voter preferences, are key factors to watch in the final weeks.
  • Trump leads in swing states by a small margin.
  • Harris called herself the underdog.
  • Trump's negative ad campaign may have halted Harris' momentum.
  • Potential record gender gap and senior voter preferences are key factors.

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With less than three weeks to go in the election the race is narrowing in the swing states — with former President Donald Trump polling slightly ahead on average. The U.S. sends a letter warning Israel to increase aid to Palestinians in northern Gaza or possibly risk access to weapons funding. And Ukraine says North Korea is military personnel to Russia, on top of the munitions it already sends.*Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter).**Today's episode of Up First was edited by Dana Farrington, Andrew Sussman, Ryland Barton, Lisa Thomson and Alice Woelfe. It was produced by Paige Waterhouse, Nia Dumas and Kaity Klein. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)