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Joe Biden and Donald Trump are hitting the swing states of Florida and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, with just three weeks remaining until Election Day.
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President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are courting voters in the key battleground states of Pennsylvania and Florida on Tuesday, with just three weeks to go until Election Day.
Taking aim at Trump in the critical Sunshine State, Biden spoke in Pembroke Pines, Fla., about his vision for older Americans and was scheduled to attend an event in Miramar to encourage residents to make a plan to vote.
Biden criticized as “dishonest” Trump’s plan for $200 drug-discount cards for Medicare recipients, since they would be paid for from a Medicare trust fund, “which seniors have already paid into.” He also asked the audience how many of them had been able to hug their grandchildren during the pandemic.
Trump visited Florida on Monday, returning to the campaign trail despite unanswered questions about his health. On Tuesday, Tim Murtaugh, the Trump 2020 communications director, said Biden was lying about the president, “who has steadfastly protected Social Security and Medicare and who has pledged to always do so. ”
The president will be in Johnstown, Pa., where he’ll give a rally Tuesday evening. Polls show Biden leading in Pennsylvania, a state Trump carried by a thin margin in 2016.
Betting markets tracked by RealClearPolitics on Tuesday were giving Biden a 66.6% chance of winning the election, while Trump was at 33.8%.
| Data point | |
| Polling avg. in top swing states | Biden +4.9 as of Tuesday vs. Biden +4.4 a week ago |
| National polling avg. | Biden +10 as of Tuesday vs. Biden +9 a week ago |
| Betting markets | Biden 66.6%, Trump 33.8% as of Tuesday vs. Biden 64%, Trump 35.2% a week ago |
| S&P 500 SPX, -0.63% | -0.7% Tuesday, +3.2% in 1 month |
| CBOE Volatility Index VIX, +3.98% | +3.9% Tuesday, +1.8% in 1 month |
Sources: RealClearPolitics, FactSet
In Pennsylvania, RealClearPolitics’ poll average has Biden at 51.1% to Trump’s 43.8%, while in Florida Biden leads 48.4% to 44.9%.
Polling average for top swing states
U.S. stocks traded lower Tuesday as investors parsed earnings from some of the biggest financial institutions, to start the third-quarter earnings reporting season.
Wall Street participants also were watching a number of corporate events, including the start of Amazon’s AMZN, +0.02% two-day Prime Day sales event and Apple’s AAPL, -2.65% rollout of its latest iPhone lineup.
