US Poll: Harris Takes Arizona by Storm, Criticizes Trump’s Border Policies

Kamala Harris intensified her rapid tour of battleground states by bringing the heat to Arizona on Friday, where she took aim at opponent Donald Trump on his favored issue: immigration.

Meanwhile, the former president, in a rare rally of the week, sought to boost a Senate candidate.

With the presidential election just three months away, Trump’s light schedule—holding a rally every four or five days—stands in stark contrast to the packed itinerary of Harris, who is nearly 20 years his junior. This also differs from Trump’s energetic campaigning style seen in 2016.

The 78-year-old former president has held only five rallies since the Republican National Convention ended in mid-July, one fewer than Harris plans to stage this week alone. No events have been announced for Trump next week.

After stops in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, Harris spoke to a crowded stadium in Arizona—a racially diverse state bordering Mexico that President Joe Biden narrowly won in 2020 by about 10,000 votes.

Sticking to her established talking points, Harris sharpened her critique of Trump’s immigration policies.

“Donald Trump does not want to fix this problem. Be clear about that,” Harris declared. “He talks a big game about border security, but he does not walk the walk.”

Harris highlighted a significant immigration proposal that seemed poised to pass Congress after extensive bipartisan negotiations, but ultimately failed after Trump, cautious of giving Biden a legislative win, opposed it earlier this year.

“Trump tanked the deal because he thought by doing that, it would help him win an election. But when I am president, I will sign the bill,” Harris said to applause. “We know our immigration system is broken, and we know what it takes to fix it—comprehensive reform that includes strong border security and an earned pathway to citizenship.”

Harris also revisited the issue of abortion, a pivotal topic that Democrats hope will galvanize voters in November.

Arizona is one of several states that implemented restrictions on abortion following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to reverse the nationwide right to the procedure. Harris noted that Trump appointed three of the six justices who voted to overturn the nearly half-century Roe v. Wade precedent.

“Now, in over 20 states in our nation, there is a Trump abortion ban, many like Arizona, with no exceptions, even for rape or incest,” she emphasized.