距离选举日还有10天，唐纳德·特朗普总统和前副总统乔·拜登将于11月3日竞选，选民提前投票的人数创下纪录。
超过5650万美国人已经投票了在2020年的选举中，尽管面临着前所未有的障碍，但选民的参与程度和兴趣却非常高冠状病毒流行病。
在竞选活动的最后几周，总统仍然保持防御，因为民调显示他在全国和地区都落后几个战场州他连任希望的关键。周六，他在北卡罗来纳州、俄亥俄州和威斯康星州举行了三次集会。
拜登在全国民调中保持领先，这是他在选举中的最大优势五点三十八分的平均值周六，他的最高代理人，前总统巴拉克·奥巴马在迈阿密为他做巡回演讲。
民意调查显示拜登在选举日之前有优势，特朗普在计划于11月3日投票的人中有相当大的优势。几个月来，特朗普一直在邮寄投票过程中以及即将到来的选举结果中散布疑虑。
所有50个州加上华盛顿特区都在进行某种形式的提前投票。检验投票指南在新冠肺炎大流行期间。
特朗普在俄亥俄州站兜售十大足球回归
在周六的第二次三人集会上，特朗普在俄亥俄州切尔勒维尔与前总统巴拉克·奥巴马发生了口角，并为十大足球队的回归赢得了赞誉，该队于周六开始了比赛。
马蹄铁以南约30英里处，竞选先遣人员在集会前玩俄亥俄州的游戏，总统希望为十大足球的回归赢得荣誉。
埃文·武奇/美联社
2020年10月24日星期六，俄亥俄州切尔勒维尔，唐纳德·特朗普总统在皮卡威农业和活动中心的竞选集会上发言后指着人群。
“很高兴今天回到俄亥俄州，以52比17大胜七叶树队，庆祝十大足球队的回归。还不错。还不错，”特朗普说。“你还记得这一切是怎么发生的吗?瞌睡虫乔说川普总统不想要足球。我说，‘他到底在说什么?’瞌睡虫乔。...他说是我干的，对，他怪我。"
“我说我与此无关，”特朗普继续说道。“然后我说，‘我有个主意，如果它关闭了，我会把它打开，对吗?’事情就是这样。"
汤姆·布伦纳/路透社
2020年10月24日，俄亥俄州切尔勒维尔市皮卡威农业和活动中心，唐纳德·特朗普总统在竞选活动中发表讲话，支持者们在一旁观看。
特朗普还将目标对准了奥巴马，奥巴马周六早些时候在一次汽车集会上发表了一篇言辞激烈的演讲，抨击了他的继任者。特朗普嘲笑人群规模，并谎称只有“42人”出现，而竞选工作人员估计实际上约有200辆车和400人。
特朗普说:“我听说我们现在赢了很多，我听说他们已经放弃了俄亥俄州，你知道他们很快就会放弃佛罗里达，因为我们在佛罗里达赢了很多，我们在北卡罗来纳赢了很多。”尽管拜登“稍微受欢迎”在佛罗里达和美国北卡罗来纳州特朗普在2008年“略微受到青睐”俄亥俄州根据five 338的预测。
“你不想让瞌睡虫乔当你的总统。你知道，他画苍蝇，”特朗普说。“他们说，‘先生，先生，’这是几天前，‘先生，我有个坏消息。’什么?“奥巴马总统将为瞌睡虫乔竞选，”我说，‘这是好消息还是坏消息?’"
彭斯举行首日涨势，并未提及激增的COVID案例
副总统迈克·彭斯在佛罗里达州的莱克兰举行了当天的第一次集会，晚了一个多小时，他在开始发言时告诉选民，该州今年将支持“佛罗里达州居民”唐纳德·特朗普总统。
“2016年，你对唐纳德·特朗普总统说好，”他说，在选举中最关键的一个州陈述了自己的观点。“我知道佛罗里达将在2020年对佛罗里达州常驻总统唐纳德·特朗普说好。”
彭斯告诉选民，“我们将给予美国人民建立在自由和自由市场基础上的医疗改革，”尽管特朗普政府没有提出自己的全面医疗计划来取代《平价医疗法案》。
这次集会在户外举行，数百人出席，尽管大多数人没有戴口罩，也没有社交距离。白宫冠状病毒工作队负责人彭斯(Pence)没有谈到目前在全国范围内发生的任何冠状病毒激增，只是吹捧特朗普的回应和过去的疫情。
“我们处理了东北部和太平洋西北部的疫情，”彭斯说。“我们在阳光地带解决了这个问题，因为这个州和整个地区的人民都给予了同情。因为我们不可思议的医生、护士和急救人员。”
佛罗里达周三记录了5557例病例，这是自8月15日以来单日最多的病例。
拜登和乔恩·邦·乔维在家乡集会
乔·拜登(Joe Biden)在宾夕法尼亚州卢塞恩县发表讲话时，情绪非常激动，他在讲话的大部分时间里都在公园大道(Park Avenue)和斯克兰顿(Scranton)传递消息，重点是餐桌问题和经济。
拜登转向新冠肺炎，对着麦克风大喊，抨击特朗普没有适当警告全国注意病毒，并嘲笑特朗普是“稳定的天才”
“你知道这一切真正令人难过的是什么吗?总统早在一月底就知道这种病毒有多致命，他把它藏起来不让全国知道。但这就是他所做的，你知道，记得当他继续的时候——他决定要让鲍勃·伍德沃德相信他是一个多么聪明的人。所以他继续-是的，聪明的家伙。“稳定的天才，”拜登说，利用了人们对称特朗普“聪明”的反应。
凯文·拉马克/路透社
在宾夕法尼亚州达拉斯的达拉斯高中，乔恩·邦·乔维在民主党总统候选人乔·拜登的免下车竞选活动中做出反应。，2020年10月24日。
在拜登讲话之前，乔恩·邦·乔维为观众表演了三首歌曲:《谁说你不能回家》、《靠祈祷生活》和一首以新冠肺炎为主题的新歌《尽你所能》。"
拜登称赞乔恩·邦·乔维是“国宝”，并感谢他的表演。
拜登在邦·乔维的《无限》中出场和退场
Election 2020 live updates: Trump takes credit for return of Big Ten football, slams Obama
With 10 days to go until Election Day, and President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden racing toward Nov. 3, voters have turned out in record numbers to cast their ballots early.
More than 56.5 million Americanshave already votedin the 2020 election, reflecting an extraordinary level of participation and interest despite unprecedented barriers brought on by thecoronaviruspandemic.
In the final weeks of campaigning, the president has remained on defense as polls show him trailing nationally and inseveral battleground stateskey to his reelection hopes. He has three rallies across battleground states Saturday -- in North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Biden, maintaining a lead in national polls -- his largest of the election, according toFiveThirtyEight's average-- has deployed his top surrogate, former President Barack Obama, to stump for him in Miami Saturday.
Polls indicate a hugepre-Election-Day edge for Biden and a sizable Trump advantage among those who plan to vote on Nov. 3. Trump has sowed doubt in the mail-in ballot process -- and imminent election results -- for months.
All 50 states plus Washington, D.C., have some form of early voting underway. Check outFiveThirtyEight’s guide to votingduring the COVID-19 pandemic here.
Trump touts return of Big Ten football in Ohio stop
At his second rally of three on Saturday, Trump ripped former President Barack Obama in Circleville, Ohio, and took credit for the return of Big Ten football, which opened its schedule Saturday.
Just about 30 miles south of the Horseshoe, with the campaign advance staff playing the Ohio State game ahead of the rally, the president looked to take credit for the return of Big Ten football.
President Donald Trump points to the crowd after speaking during a campaign rally at Pickaway Agricultural and Event Center, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Circleville, Ohio.
"It's great to be back in Ohio to celebrate the return of Big Ten football with a big victory today for the Buckeyes, 52 to 17. Not bad. Not bad," Trump said. "Do you remember how this all happened? Sleepy Joe said President Trump didn't want to have football. I said, 'What the hell is he talking about?' Sleepy Joe. ... He said I did it, yeah, he blamed me."
"I said I had nothing to do with it," Trump continued. "So then I said, 'I got an idea, I'm going to get it open if it's shut down, right?' That’s what happened."
Supporters look on as President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign event at the Pickaway Agriculture and Event Center in Circleville, Ohio, Oct. 24, 2020.
Trump also targeted Obama, who earlier on Saturday delivered a blistering speech at a drive-in rally blasting his successor. Trump mocked the crowd size and falsely claimed only "42 people" showed up when campaign staff estimated it was actually about 200 cars and 400 people.
"I hear we are winning big now and I'm hearing they gave up on the state [of Ohio] already and you know they're gonna give up on Florida very soon because we are winning big in Florida, we are winning big in North Carolina," Trump said, though Biden is "slightly favored"in FloridaandNorth Carolinaand Trump is "slightly favored" inOhio, according to FiveThirtyEight's forecast.
"You don't want Sleepy Joe to be your president. You know, he draws flies," Trump said. "They said, 'Sir, sir,' this is a few days ago, 'Sir, I have bad news.' What? 'President Obama is going to campaign for Sleepy Joe.' And I said, 'Is that good news or bad news?'"
Pence holds 1st rally of day, doesn't mention surging COVID cases
Vice President Mike Pence held his first rally of the day in Lakeland, Florida, running well over an hour late, and started his remarks by telling voters that the state will support "Florida resident" President Donald Trump this year.
"You said yes to President Donald Trump in 2016," he said, making his case in one of the most critical states of the election. "And I know that Florida is going to say yes to Florida resident President Donald Trump in 2020."
Pence told voters, "We’re gonna give the American people the kind of health care reform that's built on freedom and free markets," despite the fact the Trump administration has offered no comprehensive health care plan of its own to replace the Affordable Care Act.
This rally was held outdoors and hundreds of people were in attendance though a majority were not wearing masks and there was no social distancing. Pence, head of the White House coronavirus task force, did not talk about any of the coronavirus surges happening right now across the country, only touting Trump’s response and past outbreaks.
"We dealt with the outbreak in the Northeast and out in the Pacific Northwest," Pence said. "We dealt with it across the Sunbelt, because of the compassionate care of the people of this state and all across this region. Because of our incredible doctors and nurses and first responders."
Florida recorded 5,557 cases on Wednesday, its most cases in a single day since Aug. 15.
Biden rallies with Jon Bon Jovi at hometown event
A very fired up Joe Biden gave the hometown pitch during his remarks in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, doubling down on the Park Avenue versus Scranton messaging for a good chunk of his remarks, which focused on kitchen table issues and the economy.
Turning to COVID-19, Biden, shouting into the microphone, slammed Trump for not properly warning the country about virus, and mocked Trump for being a "stable genius."
"You know what's really sad about all this? The president knew back at the end of January how deadly the virus was and he hid it from the country. But here's what he did, you know, remember when he went on -- he decided he was going to convince Bob Woodward what a smart guy he was. So he went on -- yeah, smart guy. Stable genius," Biden said, picking up on the crowd's reaction to calling Trump "smart."
Jon Bon Jovi reacts during a drive-in campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at Dallas High School in Dallas, Pa., Oct. 24, 2020.
Before Biden spoke, Jon Bon Jovi performed three songs for the crowd: "Who Says You Can’t Go Home," "Livin' On A Prayer" and a new COVID-19-themed song, “Do What You Can."
Biden praised Jon Bon Jovi as "a national treasure," and thanked him for performing.
Biden entered and exited the stage to Bon Jovi’s "Limitless."
