By Sam Brodey, Globe Staff

For Trump, it was a towering visual: thousands of supporters filling an iconic arena just days before the presidential election.

The fact that only a few of these die-hard supporters at Madison Square Garden could actually vote meaningfully for Trump was not unimportant. That was the goal.

“This is where Republicans aren’t supposed to come,” yelled former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was ordered Tuesday by a judge to sign over his Manhattan penthouse and other assets to two election officials from Georgia that he defamed in 2020. “Which is why Donald Trump came here!”

This was not the first time during this campaign that such a boastful statement could be made. In a race characterized by fierce competition for a handful of battleground states, Trump has consistently ignored political logic by campaigning in states like New York, California and Colorado, all of which Harris is expected to win handily .

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By Associated Press

Trump will hold his election night party in Florida at the Palm Beach Convention Center.

The location, announced by his campaign on Monday, is not far from his Mar-a-Lago club and residence.

By Emily Sweeney, Globe Staff

Superstar Bad Bunny lent his support to Vice President Kamala Harris on social media Sunday after a comedian at Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden made crude and racist jokes, including calling Puerto Rico an “island.” floating garbage.

The Puerto Rican artist shared a video of Harris on his Instagram accountwho has more than 45 million followers.

“There is so much at stake in this election for Puerto Rican voters and for Puerto Rico,” Harris said in the video. “And this election is not just a choice between Donald Trump and me. It is a choice between two very different visions of our nation.

Bad Bunny shared the video after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean” and said Latinos “love making babies.” Hinchcliffe’s routine at the Trump rally also included lewd and racist comments about Jews and Black Americans.

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By Associated Press

American voters are approaching the presidential election with deep unease about what could ensue, including the potential for political violence, attempts to overturn the election results and its broader implications for democracy, according to a new survey.

The findings of the survey, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, speak to lingering concerns about the fragility of the world’s oldest democracy, nearly four years after former President Donald Trump’s refusal Trump’s acceptance of the 2020 election results inspired a crowd. of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in a violent attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power.

About four in ten registered voters say they are “extremely” or “very” concerned about violent attempts to overturn the results after the November election. A similar share is concerned about legal efforts to achieve this. And about one in three voters say they are “extremely” or “very” concerned about attempts by local or state election officials to prevent results from being finalized.

By Associated Press

Biden stopped at a breakfast spot near his home outside Wilmington, Delaware, with a longtime ally who is vying to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate.

Speaker and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester visited Legend Restaurant & Bakery in New Castle. Blunt Rochester, who has served as Delaware’s only member of the House of Representatives since 2017, is attempting to become the first Black woman elected to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate.

Biden officially endorsed Blunt Rochester in a video released Sunday evening by the lawmaker’s campaign. He is expected to vote early later Monday before returning to Washington.

By Associated Press

As Trump continues to attack Harris with deeply personal insults, he also suggested she take a cognitive test.

In an interview with CBS News, Harris responded “of course” when asked if she would take such a test.

“I would challenge him to take the same one,” Harris said. “I think he’s actually becoming more unstable and unhinged and has resorted to name-calling because he actually has no plan for the American people.”

It’s the same line Trump used when Biden was still running for president as questions swirled about the 81-year-old’s age and mental acuity after his disastrous debate performance in June.

Trump is 78 years old and is now the oldest candidate to run for office.

By Associated Press

Biden plans to vote early Monday near his home outside Wilmington, Delaware, according to the White House.

Since 1970, except for a few years, Biden has held office or run during election season. But this year, his hopes rest with a new generation of Democrats, including three on the Delaware ballot, who are looking to make history.

By Associated Press

Harris says she has three immediate legislative priorities when she takes office, if elected president.

In an interview with CBS News, Harris said her first priority would be lowering costs for Americans through an expanded child tax credit and efforts to lower the cost of groceries and make housing more affordable. The second is to work to restore abortion rights protections and the third will be to work to pass a border security bill.

By Associated Press

Harris is set to tour Corning’s Hemlock Semiconductor Next Gen facility. The Saginaw company received a $325 million investment through the CHIPS and Science Act, legislation passed by the Biden administration.

She then visited a job training center in Macomb County. The election is a week and a day away, and Harris hopes to attract many different voting blocs in battleground states. On Tuesday, she will deliver a closing speech in Washington.

Monday October 28

By Associated Press

What happens in the coming days will be decisive in deciding the winner. Here are some things we monitor:

1. Will the wars in the Middle East change the focus?

It remains unclear how Iran would respond to Israel’s unusually public airstrikes on Iran on Friday. The answer could determine whether the region slides further toward all-out war or remains stable at an already devastating and destabilizing level of violence.

2. Will Harris’ closing message exploit Democrats’ anxiety?

Harris will try to ease Democrats’ anxiety on Tuesday when she delivers her “closing argument” at the Ellipse, the same location near the White House where Trump spoke on January 6, 2021, shortly before his supporters attack the Capitol.

3. Can Trump stay true to his message (relatively speaking)?

And with eight days until Election Day, history suggests that Trump is all but guaranteed to say or do something else controversial down the stretch. The only question is whether it will succeed.

4. Where will they go?

How candidates’ travel schedules evolve will tell us a lot about which battlegrounds will matter most on Election Day.

5. Will the wave of early voting continue?

More than 41 million votes have already been cast in these nationwide elections. Democrats generally have an advantage in early voting, but so far, at least, Republicans are participating in much higher turnout than in the past.

6. To what extent will Trump work to undermine the election results?

History may one day decide that the most significant thing Trump said in the final days of the 2024 election is the one many voters barely notice: his persistent warnings that this election is rigged against him .