CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris and republican donald trump They concentrated on the Sun Belt on Saturday as they embarked on a mission from last weekend to influence all the undecided voters in the battleground states. They presented rival agendas on the economy (and more), each insisting it’s what Americans want.

“We have overcome every attack, every abuse and even two assassination attempts,” Trump said at a rally in Gastonia, North Carolina, outside Charlotte. “And now it all comes down to this.”

Harris has been urging her supporters to vote early so she can get elected and provide the “next generation of leadership” she says she represents.

“I stand ready to provide that leadership as the next president of the United States of America,” she said during remarks at a rally in the parking lot of the Atlanta Civic Center. He had to take several breaks to allow doctors to tend to people who had fainted after spending hours in the heat.

“It’s hot out here, Atlanta,” the vice president said.

It was unclear whether Harris herself had voted early. Campaign spokesman Michael Tyler said Saturday that Harris plans to vote by mail, but could not say whether she had returned her ballot to her home state of California. Trump was expected to vote in person on Tuesday in Florida.

“Has anyone here voted yet?” he asked the Atlanta crowd, who applauded loudly in response. “Oh, wow. Oh my God. Thank you, thank you.”

It was part of a last-ditch push by Harris, Trump, their running mates and their high-profile surrogates to encourage people to vote early or in-person on Tuesday, Election Day.

Harris’ campaign was hoping for a “high-impact” moment with a two-minute ad that would air Sunday during NFL games on CBS and FOX, including the Green Bay Packers against the Detroit Lions, two state swing teams. It shows Harris interacting with people during the campaign and speaking directly to viewers.

“Now I ask for your vote because as president I will get up every day and fight for the American people,” she says at the end.

Harris campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon projected confidence Saturday in a conference call with reporters as both sides embarked on the final race to get out the vote. “If you can hear the joy in my voice it’s because we’re on GOTV weekend,” he said.

Meanwhile, Trump spoke wistfully, as he has at some of his recent rallies, about how after nearly a decade of campaigning, his final race is coming to an end.

“I hope we meet again many times,” said the former president, who also stopped in Salem, Virginia, not a battleground state, before returning to North Carolina for an evening rally in Greensboro. “This has been the thrill of a lifetime for me and you.”

The planes carrying Harris and Trump met on the tarmac in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the vice president ended her campaign day.

She was joined there by actress Kerry Washington and rocker Jon Bon Jovi, who performed a newer song, “The People’s House,” which he said he wrote shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol. of pro-Trump insurrectionists.

“We still have work to do,” Harris said at his rally in Atlanta, adding, “Make no mistake, we will win.”

He also called his campaign and his supporters “the promise of America.”

President joe bidenWHO he dropped out this summer When it became clear he couldn’t win, he was doing his part for Democrats by making what could be his final campaign stop in 2024. Biden, who turns 82 this month, struck a nostalgic tone as he tried to help turn out the vote for Harris and his running mate Tim Walz during an event at the Carpenters Local in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

And as he is done frequently latelyBiden also went off script to offer some especially strong statements. After criticizing Trump and his supporters over political issues, the president added: “I know some of you are tempted to think he’s a macho guy… but I’m serious, these are the kind of people I hate.” they would like to hit.” the ass.”

Meanwhile, Walz joined actress Eva Longoria at a get-out-the-vote event in Las Vegas ahead of the Minnesota governor’s events in Flagstaff and Tucson, Arizona. Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance appeared in Las Vegas and Scottsdale, Arizona, with Donald Trump Jr. First lady Jill Biden was campaigning in Georgia and Hillary Clinton was running for Harris in Tampa, Florida.

Walz visited some homes in the Las Vegas suburbs. He and Democratic Rep. Dina Titus spoke with a couple who were excited to see both politicians and were hopeful.

“We’re going to win,” Walz said. “These last days matter and will be marginal.”

Elsewhere, other voters expressed notes of cautious optimism about the election outcome.

Marzella and Darrell Pittman said they canceled weekend plans after learning Harris would be in Atlanta and drove four hours from Alabama to attend.

Marzella believes Harris will win, but Darrell is nervous because many of the young black people in his life support Trump and are hesitant to vote for a woman for president.

“It’s difficult, and on the other side, a lot of our people believe in that side, just like we believe in Kamala,” he said.

Until the election, “we have nothing left to think about voting and we are talking to everyone,” Marzella Pittman said.

Trump supporters were equally passionate about their candidate.

“Mr. Trump came in a garbage truck. I came in a garbage bag,” said Elmer Baber, who lives in Gastonia, North Carolina, and attended Trump’s rally. It was a reference to Trump riding in a garbage truck afterward. of Biden saying Trump supporters were “trash.” Biden later said he was talking about rhetoric from a speaker at Trump’s recent event at Madison Square Garden.

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Colvin reported from Gastonia, North Carolina, and Superville from Washington. Associated Press writers Chris Megerian in Washington, Matt Brown in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Charlotte Kramon in Atlanta and Isabella Volmert in Warren, Michigan, contributed to this report.