With just a week to go until the US elections, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to supporters at the Ellipse in Washington, DC – the location where her opponent and former President Donald Trump addressed supporters before the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 .

Meanwhile, Trump was in Allentown, Pennsylvania, just two days after a comedian made racist comments about Puerto Rico from the stage at his New York rally, sparking a firestorm of criticism.

With six days to go until the Nov. 5 election, both candidates, their running mates and their surrogates are aiming to shore up support before Election Day.

What are the latest updates from the polls?

According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos polls, Harris’ lead over Trump has narrowed in the final election period.

According to the poll, she has a narrow lead of just one percentage point over Republicans, 44 to 43 percent nationally. The poll had a margin of error of about three percentage points in either direction.

The poll also shows that Harris’ lead has steadily declined since late September. An earlier Reuters/Ipsos poll from October 16 to 21 showed Harris ahead of Trump by two points.

A separate telephone and online poll by prominent US pollster Rasmussen shows Harris faces a challenge on the likeability front. According to the survey, 47 percent of likely American voters view her favorably, while 33 percent have a “very” positive opinion. However, 51 percent rate her unfavorably, and 44 percent have a “very” unfavorable impression.

National polls show Harris with a 1.4-point lead, according to FiveThirtyEight’s poll tracker — again well within the polls’ margin of error.

In the swing states – the key battlegrounds that are likely to determine the outcome of the election – the race remains even tighter.

Those seven states include Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada.

FiveThirtyEight’s daily poll shows Harris maintaining a narrow lead in Michigan, and razor-thin leads in Nevada and Wisconsin. Meanwhile, Trump has a narrow lead over Harris in Pennsylvania and larger leads in North Carolina, Arizona and Georgia.

In all seven states, the candidates are within two points of each other, well within the polls’ margins of error, putting each state in a bid for the election just days before the final vote.

What was Kamala Harris up to on Sunday?

In what her campaign billed as a final appeal to voters, Harris delivered a speech from the Ellipse in Washington, DC.

“Trump has spent a decade trying to keep the American people divided and afraid of each other. That is who he is, but America, I am here tonight to say that is not who we are,” Harris said.

A campaign official stated that the crowd at Harris’ rally was more than 75,000 people, nearly four times initial estimates.

Harris also reminded the crowd that this was the place where Trump tried to “overthrow the will of the people” on January 6, 2021. On that day, thousands of supporters of then-President Trump stormed the building in an attempt to overturn his election defeat. , forcing lawmakers to flee for safety.

“Tonight I will speak to everyone about the choice and the stakes in this election,” Harris said. “We know who Donald Trump is.

“He is the person who stood in this place nearly four years ago and sent an armed mob into the United States Capitol to overthrow the will of the people in a free and fair election.”

Harris concluded her speech, telling voters that they are “not a tool for the schemes of wannabe dictators.”

“The United States of America is the greatest idea ever conceived by humanity,” Harris said. “In seven days we have the power, each of you has the power, to turn the page and begin writing the next chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told,” she added. Harris’ supporters in Washington, D.C., said they were concerned about a week before Election Day.

“I’m just ready for her to win this,” 34-year-old Bruce Purvis told Al Jazeera, adding that he thought the Democratic candidate had done a good job and not just presented himself as a counterpoint to Trump. “I appreciate that she focused on the issues and not just the shortcomings of her opponent,” he said.

“I care most about the people – her focus on the middle class has sidelined her.”

What was Donald Trump up to on Monday?

Trump started his rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with a short message to voters: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” The audience responded with a loud “No.”

“I’m asking you to be excited again… They embarrassed us. Kamala has embarrassed us. She doesn’t have what it takes. I ask you to dream big again.”

He urged his supporters to “stand up and tell Kamala” that “you’re fired” next Tuesday — a reference to how Trump would end episodes of his reality TV show The Apprentice.

During his speech in Allentown, Trump used rhetoric aimed at immigrants, at one point saying the US had turned into a “giant dumpster” where countries like Venezuela send their criminals. “We are going to protect our men, our women and our country,” he asserted.

“We hear Donald Trump backtracking on his closing message, that Kamala basically broke it (and) Donald Trump can fix it,” said Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher, reporting from Allentown, Pennsylvania.

“He has gone through a litany of things he believes Harris is responsible for, including inflation and a ‘border invasion,’ and said that will all end on day one,” Fisher added.

According to Fisher, Trump addressed a crowd of between 10,000 and 12,000 people, and when addressing Harris’ rally, Trump said that “sometimes they bring them in, and if it’s on video, they use artificial intelligence.”

Trump has a narrow lead over Harris in Pennsylvania, according to FiveThirtyEight’s poll tracker.

What’s next for the Harris and Trump campaigns?

Kamala Harris is campaigning in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin

Harris and Trump will both visit North Carolina — another battleground state — on Wednesday.

In North Carolina, Trump has a significant lead over Harris.

With less than a week to go before the election, Harris is focusing on getting her message across in key swing states. In addition to North Carolina, she visits Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

However, experts believe that some of her arguments may not be persuasive enough to resonate with all audiences.

One of her key messages is that Trump’s victory could be a threat to democracy in the US, and experts believe this may not be convincing enough.

“I don’t think the argument that Trump is fascist and anti-democratic will move many voters… if you look at the data, most Americans are prioritizing other issues. About 60 to 70 percent of Americans think democracy is in danger in some way, but if you look at what issues they consider most important, what will drive their vote, it’s less than 3 percent who believe democracy lists,” Thomas Gift, associate professor of political science at the University College London School of Public Policy, told Al Jazeera.

“If she wants to get the tie-breaking votes, she’s going to have to appeal on the basis of the abortion issue in which the Democrats have a very significant advantage, on the economy, kind of pushing back on Trump’s accusations that this current administration is responsible for the cost of living, on immigration to ensure that she can make compelling arguments, for example on how she is going to deal with the challenges at the border,” he added.

Trump, meanwhile, has claimed that Harris has “abandoned North Carolina families.”

“Trump will put an end to this madness when he returns to the White House. He has a proven track record of economic success from his first term, and he will put more money in people’s pockets as the 47th President of the United States,” according to his website.

He will also be in Wisconsin, holding a rally in Green Bay. Harris marginally leads Trump in the state, according to the poll tracker.