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Voters in several states expected to decide the US election hold huge sway over whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris becomes the next president.

Here’s what some voters in key battleground states told AFP ahead of the Nov. 5 election:

Pessimism in Nevada

Leticia Chaparro, a 62-year-old bed and breakfast employee from Dyer Township, said she sees “a lot of division” now and expressed concern about the future.

“I want a better life for everyone, because I’m very afraid for the children, for the future.”

“The new generations, you know, I feel sorry for them.”

Stamp dealer Nadia Beekun from Goldfield, who thought her age was “too old”, expressed her frustration at the choice but said she hoped people could start “working together”.

“Right now, I don’t like any of the candidates that have been presented to us.”

“It’s going to have to be a choice of who is the lesser of all evils, and I don’t know who that is yet.”

“I’ll have to hold my nose and choose.”

Abortion and prices in Arizona

At 18, medical student Madeline Tena, who identifies as Latina, will cast her first vote for Kamala Harris, saying women’s rights are a key factor.

“I’m worried about women’s rights and women’s health care in particular. It’s like they’re already trying to take away our right to abortion, what else can they take? What’s next?”

“I’m going to vote for Kamala because based on what I’ve seen on social media, Kamala is much better looking than Trump. She’s very well read and much better looking than Trump. He seems really childish at times.”

Graduate student Whitney Brown, a 35-year-old African-American, similarly said abortion rights played a key role in her decision.

“The main thing for me is abortion rights, so I will vote for Kamala.”

“I have two daughters, now 11 and 13, and I want them to be able to have autonomy over their own bodies when they grow up and not have the government in the exam room with them.”

On the other hand, health sciences student Drew Roby says he will likely vote for Trump, expressing concern about high prices but reservations about some of the former president’s radical supporters.

“This is my first election, but I’m not too excited,” said the 21-year-old African-American.

“I’ll probably go with Trump, because I see how the country has been run for the last four years, and frankly, it was better when he was president.”

“Life is very expensive now, between rent, shopping and gas, I don’t have much to spend on myself.”

“I worry that hatred and racism are spreading in this country.”

“I only have a choice between Trump and Kamala, so I go with his policies, but Trump has crazy fans who really take it too far.”

Immigration to Michigan

Brenda Adams of Sterling Heights, a 53-year-old hospital worker and part-time bakery employee, will cast her ballot for Trump after switching from Democrat to Republican four years ago.

“A lot of it has to do with border patrol and inflation.”

“Things haven’t changed at all in the last four years. It’s gotten worse. So hopefully this year we can make a difference.”

“Hopefully food, food, gas prices, hopefully things are starting to stabilize.”

“Do What’s Right” in North Carolina

Shelley Hughes, 64, of Swannanoa, a mountain town recently hit by a major hurricane, said she has some concerns about Trump but will still vote for him.

“I don’t care for a lot of things he’s done in the past, or even his personality sometimes,” but “I feel like he’s going to do a better job.”

“I just always feel that he’s going to do what’s right, regardless of what other people in government tell him. He is not a puppet.”

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