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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Trump aides confident in his chances – but admit results are anyone’s guess

Trump, wearing a suit and tie, raises his hands as he speaks at a podium during an event
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Gastonia, North Carolina, on Saturday. Photograph: Chris Carlson/AP

Donald Trump’s aides are bullish about their prospects with their internal polls showing them ahead of his rival Kamala Harris during the final weekend of the presidential campaign, even as they also concede they actually have no idea how the November election will ultimately break.

The confidence is mainly coming from two places: some polls that show Trump ahead in every battleground state and Republicans holding on to early vote leads in places like Nevada, which they extrapolate to read that the Sun belt states may be increasingly out of reach for Harris.

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