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Trumpland with Alex Wagner

Trump struggles to reach beyond his base as Harris plies swing state voters

Trumpland with Alex Wagner

NBC News

News, Society & Culture

4.51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The name of the game in the final days of the 2024 election is "get out the vote." While Donald Trump struggles to find a way to communicate to anyone who isn't already in his thrall, Kamala Harris combines a rigorous ground game with a steady effort to expand her reach, especially in swing states. Ali Velshi takes a closer look at Nevada, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina.

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0:00.0

Happy Halloween to everyone joining us tonight. Hopefully you've got some candy by your side. If you dressed up, I hope your costume was a hit. To be honest, I'm not sure anybody can beat this group costume.

0:12.9

Tim Walts here, and I'm passing the phone to someone who's going to build more affordable housing.

0:17.5

Coach Walls here, and I'm passing the phone to someone who's going to fight for middle class

0:21.2

and working families.

0:22.4

Tim Walts here.

0:23.3

Now I'm going to pass the phone to someone who's going to help lower prescription drug prices.

0:27.1

Tim Walz here.

0:28.0

I'm going to pass the phone to someone who's going to grow our auto industry.

0:32.4

Those were Democratic governors from across the country who decided to dress as various

0:36.6

versions of the Democratic candidate,

0:38.7

a vice presidential candidate, Tim Walls for Halloween this year. Meanwhile, the real Tim Walls was on the campaign trail celebrating a different holiday.

0:46.5

This year, Halloween also happens to fall during Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights.

0:51.6

And so vice president candidate Tim Walz was at a Diwali service in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania today to celebrate.

0:59.0

This is what campaigning looks like on the Democratic side of the race right now,

1:02.5

trying to inject some joy into the race celebrating American diversity,

1:06.8

hunting for new votes in different swing state communities.

1:09.4

But Democrats weren't the only ones trying something new today.

1:13.4

Earlier this afternoon, Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico,

1:17.7

a state that no Republican candidate has won in 20 years.

1:22.6

There's no indication that Republicans have a chance of changing that this year.

1:26.3

There's no reason to think Donald Trump could win in New Mexico, but that may not matter to Donald Trump, because as far

1:33.0

as he's concerned, he already won the state twice. Look, I'm only here for one reason. They all said,

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