LAS VEGAS, Nev. — At the amphitheater where Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Thursday night, her supporters protested the spooky costumes some attendees wore and the chaos from the venue to off-site parking. I discovered something even more disturbing than the bus journey. It is said that there is a possibility of defeat. .

“Honestly, I’m scared,” Lee, a union member who moved to Las Vegas in 2005, told the Daily Caller News Foundation during the Harris rally. “I’ve talked to a lot of people and it feels very close. But my heart wants her to win, so I’m going to follow my heart.”

Both presidential candidates will make a stop in the Silver State, which locals know as Nevada Day as well as Halloween, for the final cast before the close of early voting in a close race in which the state’s six electoral votes could be decisive. I did it.

Energy and turnout were high at both events, but Trump supporters expressed confidence in a Nov. 5 victory much earlier than Harris supporters, who were hopeful but unsure.

Lee told DCNF he supports Harris because of her. schedule He praised Puerto Rico’s economic development (he noted Puerto Rican distaste for comments about Puerto Rico at recent Trump rallies) and Harris’ support for labor unions. “She’s very important to us,” he said.

Culinary union supports mass voting surgeryhas long been a key to Democratic success in the Valley.

Crowds gathered at Trump’s rally and Harris’ rally in Las Vegas today. @DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/2slnMriKWr

— Katelyn Richardson (@katesrichardson) November 1, 2024

Republicans currently have the lead in early voting and are working hard to draw out lower-propensity voters, along with Democratic-leaning groups such as Latinos and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). around it 20% and 12% vote In Nevada.

Trump’s rally in Las Vegas last week focused on outreach to the AAPI community.

“We need to be proud of our country,” Robin, a Filipino immigrant who came to the United States for the American dream, told DCNF at a Trump rally. “We’re going in the opposite direction.”

Robin, who said Trump will “definitely” win, is one of the many disillusioned Californians now living in Las Vegas. “We’re never going to bring California here,” he said.

Some of Trump’s rally attendees had flown in from California just to show their support.

“There’s nothing like a Trump rally,” Kristen, a California resident wearing a McDonald’s T-shirt and neon garbage vest, told DCNF, referring to President Joe Biden’s comments that Trump supporters are trash. . “I actually went to a rally last week, I went to a rally in Coachella, I went to a rally in Arizona.”

“If they don’t cheat, he’ll win by a landslide,” said another supporter from Los Angeles. (Related: Republican lawmakers in battleground states lean toward vote-hunting — and it seems to be working)

Two women, Maureen and Rose, also wearing neon vests, said they were confident Trump would win unless there were “tricks or subterfuges.”

“I can feel the difference in the energy. As the 5th day approaches, I can feel the energy getting stronger and stronger,” one woman said.

Dunn, who has been a Trump fan since 2016, is excited about the team he has assembled this season. “Trump will win,” he said. “100%”

“Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ‘Make America Healthy Again’ is the best news I’ve ever heard from a political candidate in my life,” Dunn said.

“Feel the atmosphere of Nevada”

Trump supporters consistently list the border and economy as their top issues. Republican campaign staff believe the message resonates with people who don’t normally vote Republican.

While some Harris supporters cited the economy and immigration as concerns, for most, those were not the main factors in their vote.

“I don’t want to say that immigration isn’t real, but I don’t think it’s as big of an issue as Republicans want people to believe,” one Harris supporter told DCNF. “Women’s rights, that’s a big issue for me.”

One rallygoer told DCNF that he did not consider Harris’ odds and that he was an unpatriotic citizen and would not vote.

Crowds at Kamala Harris rally in Las Vegas on October 31 (Credit: Daily Caller News Foundation/Katelynn Richardson)

Some Harris voters have a hard time envisioning a world in which Trump wins.

“I think our country is tired of hate,” Lindsey, a longtime Democrat, told DCNF. “All Donald Trump emits is hate. And I think we’ve gotten through it all.”

One supporter said Harris has gained significant traction since joining the race late. “I think she’s doing a great job,” he said.

Amanda, a lesbian who came to the rally with her same-sex partner, said she voted because she felt her identity was welcomed by the Democratic Party, but that the economy and abortion were important issues to her. She was confident Harris would win.

“I truly believe that. With everything that’s inside me,” she said. “I’m optimistic. If I were blindly optimistic, I’d be shocked. But I’m very positive and very hopeful.” (Related: Republicans hope unexpected battleground state candidates could flip Senate on ‘historic’ early voting turnout)

But many Harris supporters recognize the race is close. Harris doesn’t believe in “control of women’s bodies,” but she supports taxing billionaires because she believes in it. James has a “feeling like Nevada,” but it’s close. He said he knew that.

“I play hockey and half the team is Trump supporters and half the team is Kamala,” he said.

Mr. Moses, the son of immigrant parents, is voting for Ms. Harris because he wants others in her position to “have the same opportunity,” but he has no idea how the race will turn out. I can’t even afford it. “I feel like Kamala could ride a big wave or become very competitive or vice versa,” he said.

“I’m still pretty young, so I want to buy a house, but I want to make sure it’s an affordable option for me…and not just have all of my paycheck go towards things like a mortgage.” explained Moses.

Harris has proposed offering down payment assistance of up to $25,000 to first-time homebuyers, and another couple with adult children who came to the meeting said they were attracted to the policy. Ta.

A woman yells at another protester as campaign volunteers try to organize the chaotic line of rallygoers leaving the Harris rally by bus. (Credit: Daily Caller News Foundation/Katelynn Richardson)

Mr. Kenney, an independent concerned about inflation, the federal deficit and crime, attended the rally even though he doesn’t fully agree with Ms. Harris but leans toward voting for her.

“The reality is, my wife dragged me here,” he told DCNF as he stood in the grocery line outside the amphitheater.

As supporters waited to board departing buses after Harris’ rally, volunteers used candy to identify people in their cellphone contact lists who had not yet voted. Postcards with QR codes that can be scanned were distributed. The final day is the last chance for either side to woo voters like Kenney.

“In the back of my mind I think Trump would win in a close race, but everything is close right now,” Kenney continued. “But who knows?”

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