As the race for the White House tightens, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are pulling out all the stops in key battleground states, with celebrity endorsements playing a pivotal role in rallying voter support. Polls suggest a near-deadlock as both campaigns vie for crucial votes in swing states like Pennsylvania and Michigan.

This weekend, the vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump will host starkly contrasting celebrity surrogates to energize their bases. In Detroit, multi-Grammy winner Lizzo will take the stage to support Harris’ campaign, while tech billionaire Elon Musk, an outspoken supporter of Trump, will rally for the former president in Pennsylvania.

Harris is also set to appear alongside R&B icon Usher at a get-out-the-vote event in Atlanta, Georgia. These high-profile appearances are part of a broader effort to boost early voting turnout, particularly among younger and minority voters.

Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration since acquiring Twitter (now X), and has donated nearly $75 million to Trump’s political organization, America PAC. His endorsement has added significant visibility to Trump’s campaign in recent months.

Meanwhile, Harris has been backed by a star-studded lineup of surrogates, including former president Barack Obama and rapper Megan Thee Stallion, following her nomination as the Democratic candidate in place of President Joe Biden in July.

Early Voting Momentum

With less than three weeks until Election Day, Harris is intensifying her critique of Trump’s mental fitness, questioning his ability to serve as president. This comes after reports suggested that Trump was “exhausted” and skipping interviews, a claim refuted by his campaign.

Both candidates are concentrating their final efforts in swing states where early voting is already in full swing. Encouragingly for Harris, early voting numbers show a strong turnout, particularly among Democrats. By Friday, nearly 12 million votes had been cast, with approximately a third coming from the seven swing states likely to determine the election’s outcome.

In states like Georgia and North Carolina, record-breaking early voting numbers are being reported. Democrats currently account for about half of the total ballots cast, while Republicans make up about one-third—a gap that Harris hopes to widen as early voting continues.

As Election Day approaches, both campaigns are fighting fiercely to secure votes in what is shaping up to be one of the closest presidential races in U.S. history.