Trump stumps in Nebraska, pleads: 'Get the heck out and vote'
President Donald Trump stumped in Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday, urging his supporters to vote while slamming Joe Biden with familiar attacks regarding the economy and the coronavirus pandemic.
"I am standing here, freezing — I ask you one little favor," Trump told the crowd. "Get the heck out and vote."
Trump is trailing in national polls but is ahead in Nebraska. At the rally, he blasted Biden for the size of his rallies and also hit former President Barack Obama.
"They are trying to figure out like if Trump is getting these crowds and Biden is getting like 12 people, you know the circles. He fills in the circles," Trump said. He went on to claim that the coronavirus is not the reason for small numbers of people attending Biden's in-person events. "That's not the reason, okay? That's not the reason. It's a hell of an excuse but it's not the reason,” Trump said.
Trump is spending time in the final stretch of the campaign in Nebraska because if the Electoral College is down to a single vote to the winning 270, unlike most states, which use a winner-takes-all system, Nebraska divides its Electoral College votes. It gives two to the winner of the statewide vote and one to the winner of each congressional district. Maine, where Trump has also spent time in the final days, has the same system.
5 things to watch in the final week of the 2020 campaign
The flood of information coming to voters in the final week of an election can seem overwhelming.
Most of them just want to know one data point: the name of the winner. That information will have to wait at least until Election Day on Tuesday — and possibly beyond that. But there are ways to sift through bluster, spin and punditry to get a sense of how things are going between now and then.
In that vein, here's what to keep an eye on over the next week.
Democratic presidential effort poised to outspend Republicans in race's final days
President Trump's campaign looks to be heavily outspent on TV and radio ads in the final six days ahead of Election Day.
Trump's campaign has $10.1 million booked on television and radio between Wednesday and Election Day, compared to Biden's $46.9 million, according to Advertising Analytics, an ad-tracking firm.
The president can still count on a big assist from the Republican National Committee, which is spending another $12.6 million in key swing states, and from outside groups set to spend tens of millions more.
But when all aligned outside groups are combined with the campaign's future spending, Democrats are set to outspend Republicans $93.4 million to $40.7 million on the presidential ad airwaves in the closing days.