Final sprint to the 2024 presidential election

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00:00Tonight, the nominees for president begin the final sprint to the election.

00:04The timeline shrinking with early voting starting next month in at least six states, including

00:09the crucial battleground of Pennsylvania.

00:12The Harris campaign announcing plans to take a bus tour through the battleground state

00:15of Georgia next week, targeting black, working class, rural and suburban voters.

00:21Both campaigns already looking beyond the election to January, setting up presidential

00:25transition teams as required by law.

00:28NBC News has learned the federal government is set to offer them office space and resources

00:33to start transition planning on Tuesday.

00:35Thank you, President Trump.

00:38Meanwhile, President Trump rallying in Arizona, appearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just

00:46hours after he suspended his independent run for president.

00:49Here's a lot of votes that he could have gotten.

00:52I think he's going to have a huge influence.

00:54We're leading now, but I think he's going to have a huge influence on this campaign.

01:00Kennedy's exit from the race, a potential game changer this election, with thousands

01:04of his supporters now looking for a place to go.

01:07What's the potential impact on the Harris campaign?

01:09Yeah, we're just looking at a sliver of the electorate, four to five percent who were

01:13backing RFK Jr. in the polls.

01:15But just a slight difference could make all the difference.

01:21In a race with only 10 weeks to go, every day and every vote matters.

01:27Aaron Gilchrist joins us.

01:29Aaron, the vice president is still calling herself the underdog.

01:32What else is the campaign doing to change that?

01:34Well, Jose, beyond the Georgia tour, Harris and her running mate, Governor Walz, are expected

01:39to do their first joint interview next week.

01:42They're also planning some major fundraisers and more swing state barnstorming around Labor

01:47Day.

01:48Jose?

01:49Thanks for watching.

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