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US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Rawhide Western Town and Event Center in Chandler, Arizona, on October 10, 2024. Rebecca Noble, AFP/File

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candiadte Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Rawhide Western Town and Event Center in Chandler, Arizona, on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Rebecca NOBLE / AFP)

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729413813137AFP__20241011__36JV3XF__v1__Preview__UsVotePoliticsHarris.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Rawhide Western Town and Event Center in Chandler, Arizona, on October 10, 2024. Rebecca Noble, AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Rawhide Western Town and Event Center in Chandler, Arizona, on October 10, 2024. <em>Rebecca Noble, AFP/File</em></span></span></span>ATLANTA -- Kamala Harris turns 60 on Sunday in the final stretch of a knife-edge election battle with 78-year-old Donald Trump, who is now the oldest presidential candidate in US history.</div><p>Age has been a crucial factor in a campaign that President Joe Biden quit over fears about his capacity, and where Harris has steadily taken aim at Trump&#x27;s mental fitness for office.</p><p>With just over two weeks before Election Day, the Democratic vice president and the Republican billionaire are in a fierce race that polls suggest is effectively tied.</p><p>The two candidates will on Sunday again be in Pennsylvania, the battleground that is considered a must-win among the seven key states expected to decide the November 5 election.</p><p>Biden passed the torch to Harris after a disastrous debate against Trump raised concerns in the Democratic Party about his mental sharpness.</p><p>But Trump&#x27;s age has not appeared to be a deal-breaker for voters, as polls show a close battle.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/10/19/harris-targets-trump-s-age-after-report-of-exhaustion-1407">READ: Harris targets Trump&#x27;s age after report of exhaustion</a></div><p>&quot;Now he&#x27;s ducking debates and canceling interviews because of exhaustion,&quot; Harris told a rally Saturday in Atlanta, mocking his rambling, off-script speeches.</p><p>&quot;He&#x27;s called it the weave. But we here, we will call it nonsense,&quot; she added.</p><div><strong>- &#x27;Across the finish line&#x27; -</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kkaFQwc5XkA?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Harris had also sought to goad Trump with a report on October 12 that described her &quot;excellent health&quot;, but the ex-president&#x27;s campaign noted he too is &quot;in perfect and excellent health to be Commander-in-Chief&quot;.</p><p>The Republican running for a second go in the White House countered Harris&#x27;s accusations with a marathon speech in Pennsylvania on Saturday, a day after saying she &quot;doesn&#x27;t have the energy of a rabbit.&quot;</p><p>Both candidates are spending their final campaign days in pivotal battleground states, but so are their surrogates.</p><p>Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk has personally hit the campaign trail in Pennsylvania, holding a series of events in the must-win state.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/10/18/musk-stumps-for-trump-in-key-us-swing-state-951">READ: Musk stumps for Trump in key US swing state</a></div><p>Speaking in the southeastern city of Harrisburg, he announced he would start to randomly distribute cash awards -- $1 million each day until the November 5 vote -- to a registered voter in the state who signed his organization&#x27;s petition.</p><p>Harris deployed surrogates in the form of pop stars Lizzo and Usher to make her case to voters.</p><p>Lizzo drew cheers when telling a Detroit rally that America was more than ready for its first woman president, dropping a reference to her own hit song: &quot;It&#x27;s about damn time!&quot;</p><p>One of Atlanta&#x27;s major stars, Usher, told voters there that &quot;I&#x27;m counting on you&quot; to get Harris&#x27;s &quot;campaign across the finish line&quot; in Georgia.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Kamala Harris turns 60 on Sunday in the final stretch of a knife-edge election battle with 78-year-old Donald Trump, who is now the oldest presidential candidate in US history.</p>

Kamala Harris turns 60 on Sunday in the final stretch of a knife-edge election battle with 78-year-old Donald Trump, who is now the oldest presidential candidate in US history.

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Harris turns 60, but prefers to talk about Trump's age

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Christian Monterrosa with Joshua Melvin in Washington

Published Oct 20, 2024 05:39 PM PHT

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