The eyes of the country are once again on Pennsylvania this election cyclewith former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris making their final pitches to Keystone State voters before Election Day.

Trump held a massive rally at Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday night in what was described as the president’s 45th final pitch to voters, while Harris made his final pitch in the nation’s capital on Tuesday , at the Elipse, located south of the White House and north of the National Mall.

Amid their high-profile closing arguments for the election cycle, both candidates continued their laser focus on Pennsylvania, which is seen as the state that will likely determine the overall outcome of the election.

Trump’s schedule this week included a rally Tuesday in Allentown, located about 60 miles north of Philadelphia, and another campaign stop Tuesday in the Philadelphia suburbs of Delaware County. A campaign official told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that the campaign expects to announce additional events in the state before Election Day, including surrogate events.

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Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee, shakes hands with former President Trump, Republican presidential nominee, during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, September 10, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

“I don’t like to speak too early, but you have to get out and vote because we … we want a big, beautiful number. We are leaders in every swing state. Because normally Republicans, they like to vote at the end, no matter what you say, they like to vote at the end,” Trump said at the Allentown rally.

RNC Chairman Michael Whatley also spoke at the rally and stated:“Donald Trump needs Pennsylvania, and America needs Pennsylvania.

“We will spread the vote. And we won’t let the Democrats stop us. Nine years ago, Donald Trump descended the escalator from Trump Tower and said he would make America Great Again by protecting our southern border. , by rebuilding our economy and making sure America is strong enough to protect our interests and our allies around the world. Tonight, at the end of that room, as we enter the final eight, seven days before this election, Donald Trump is still. fighting every day for every American, for every family and for every voter,” he said.

Harris is expected to travel to Harrisburg, the state capital, on Wednesday after visiting Philadelphia on Sunday. Harris’ rally is being touted as a get-out-the-vote initiative in the final days of the election. Prominent surrogates and supporters of the Harris campaign are also flooding the state this week, including former President Clinton joining Democratic Sen. John Fetterman for a “Unity” event in Johnstown on Tuesday and actor Martin Sheen holding a press conference in support of Harris in the future. of Trump’s visit to Allentown on Tuesday.

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Both campaigns spent more than half a billion dollars on ads in Pennsylvania alone, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported last week. Democrats spent more than $294.7 million in Pennsylvania, while Republicans spent $243.6 million in the Keystone State. The funds spent far exceed ad buys in other battleground states, including Michigan, which trails Pennsylvania’s ad spending by a total of $185 million.

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during a service at Christian Compassion Church on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

For the Trump campaign, tech billionaire Elon Musk was featured prominently in Pennsylvania. The CEO of SpaceX jumped from the events of the suburbs of Philadelphia in the hills of Amish country in Lancaster to rally support for the Republican ticket.

“I’m doing this because I think it’s critical to the future of the country. If America is going to fall, nothing else matters. We’re not going to Mars or anything,” Musk said in Pittsburgh last week. “I hope we will elect President Trump and then I will work hard to make the Department of Government more efficient.”

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Musk announced earlier this month that voters in battleground states were eligible for a $1 million donation a day after signing the pro-Constitution America PAC petition he promoted during the Pennsylvania election campaign. The initiative states that it only applies to registered voters in the states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin and North Carolina and if they sign the petition.

“The one First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. By signing below, I pledge my support for the First and Second Amendments,” the petition reads.

As the campaign enters its final days, Musk has continued to endorse X, including reminding voters in Pennsylvania that Tuesday marked the last day for in-person early voting in the state.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris (Fox News)

Since Harris emerged as the top presidential contender for the Democratic ticket in July after President Biden dropped out of the race amid growing concern about his mental acuity and age, Fox News found that the vice president had visited Pennsylvania at least 15 times as of Tuesday. Philadelphia was where Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate and where she prepared for her Philadelphia debate in September against Trump.

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Trump has also visited the state at least 15 times since late July, Fox News found. Trump’s history with Pennsylvania was underscored by an attempt on his life on July 13 in Butler, when a man named Mathew Crooks opened fire on Trump and his supporters. Trump was wounded on the side of the head in the shooting, and two other rally attendees were also injured. Local resident Corey Comperatore died protecting his family during the violence.

President Trump raised his fist and shouted “fight” to the crowd after surviving an assassination attempt in July. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Trump’s running mate, has visited the state at least 13 times since early August. Walz has visited Pennsylvania at least nine times since August, according to data compiled by Fox News.

Pennsylvania has 19 electoral votes and historically voted for Democratic presidential candidates from 1992 until Trump’s successful election in 2016. Trump won the state that year while campaigning against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

In 2020, however, Biden won the state by 1.17 percentage points. That year, Democrats had a larger margin of registered voters compared to their Republican counterparts, 4.2 million to 3.5 million. The data shows Democrats had a 685,818 voter registration lead over Republicans during the election that Biden won with 80,555 votes.

The Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery in front of the Philadelphia skyline. (Reuters/David M. Parrott)

The GOP narrowed that lead this year to a margin of 297,824. When comparing registered voters this election year to 2020, Democrats experience a net loss of 257,281 voters, while Republicans have a net gain of 428,537 registered voters.

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More than twice the number of previously registered Democrats switched party affiliation this cycle compared to the number of registered Republicans who left the party. Pennsylvania State Department data shows 54,668 registered Democrats changed their party affiliation, compared to 25,634 Republicans.

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