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| The Countdown: Lady Gaga gets drawn in as campaign heats up | The Countdown: Lady Gaga gets drawn in as campaign heats up |
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| There is just one day left. | There is just one day left. |
| Donald Trump hit five states in a single day but Joe Biden is now focused on Pennsylvania, which is how Lady Gaga got involved in an unusual debate. | Donald Trump hit five states in a single day but Joe Biden is now focused on Pennsylvania, which is how Lady Gaga got involved in an unusual debate. |
| The news in four sentences | The news in four sentences |
| 1. Donald Trump swept through five states on Sunday - they were either swing states or states he won last time but where polls are now showing a very close race. | 1. Donald Trump swept through five states on Sunday - they were either swing states or states he won last time but where polls are now showing a very close race. |
| 2. "Fire Fauci" was the latest chant to be heard at a Trump rally - and the president hinted to a crowd in Florida he might like to do just that after the country's top infectious diseases expert criticised the White House's virus strategy. | 2. "Fire Fauci" was the latest chant to be heard at a Trump rally - and the president hinted to a crowd in Florida he might like to do just that after the country's top infectious diseases expert criticised the White House's virus strategy. |
| 3. Joe Biden focused on Pennsylvania, an important state in his path to the White House, but one which will only start counting postal votes on election day - something Mr Trump has said he could challenge in court. | 3. Joe Biden focused on Pennsylvania, an important state in his path to the White House, but one which will only start counting postal votes on election day - something Mr Trump has said he could challenge in court. |
| 4. Groups of Trump supporters in trucks were out on the streets and some of them have been accused of intimidation - the FBI is already investigating Trump supporters for harassment of a Biden campaign bus in Texas on Saturday. | |
| 'Anti-fracking activist' Lady Gaga and the Pennsylvania vote | 'Anti-fracking activist' Lady Gaga and the Pennsylvania vote |
| Lady Gaga, that well-known "anti-fracking activist", has made her way into Donald Trump's mentions. | Lady Gaga, that well-known "anti-fracking activist", has made her way into Donald Trump's mentions. |
| The 34-year-old, who is also known for being a pop superstar with several Grammy awards and one Oscar, is set to join Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday. | The 34-year-old, who is also known for being a pop superstar with several Grammy awards and one Oscar, is set to join Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday. |
| For the record, she is not famous for being an anti-fracking activist but that is how she was described in a tweet by Donald Trump's communications director Tim Murtaugh. | For the record, she is not famous for being an anti-fracking activist but that is how she was described in a tweet by Donald Trump's communications director Tim Murtaugh. |
| "Nothing exposes Biden's disdain for the forgotten working men & women of PA like campaigning with anti-fracking activist Lady Gaga," he wrote. | "Nothing exposes Biden's disdain for the forgotten working men & women of PA like campaigning with anti-fracking activist Lady Gaga," he wrote. |
| The Trump campaign statement on Lady Gaga's forthcoming appearance with Joe Biden links to an October 2012 post on Lady Gaga's official Facebook page, which posts without comment a link to the website Artists Against Fracking. Mr Trump also tweeted his outrage. | The Trump campaign statement on Lady Gaga's forthcoming appearance with Joe Biden links to an October 2012 post on Lady Gaga's official Facebook page, which posts without comment a link to the website Artists Against Fracking. Mr Trump also tweeted his outrage. |
| Lady Gaga responded, glad "to be living rent free" in their heads and asked "also, what is fracking?" | Lady Gaga responded, glad "to be living rent free" in their heads and asked "also, what is fracking?" |
| Fracking is the process of drilling into the earth to release natural gas and oil. The Trump campaign has identified it as a critical election issue in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, which has a booming natural gas industry. | Fracking is the process of drilling into the earth to release natural gas and oil. The Trump campaign has identified it as a critical election issue in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, which has a booming natural gas industry. |
| The Biden campaign says it does not have a policy to ban fracking but it would seek to end fracking leases on federal land. The Democrat has been under particular pressure on the issue since speaking about a "transition" away from oil in the final TV debate., which his team later said he didn't really mean. | The Biden campaign says it does not have a policy to ban fracking but it would seek to end fracking leases on federal land. The Democrat has been under particular pressure on the issue since speaking about a "transition" away from oil in the final TV debate., which his team later said he didn't really mean. |
| Lady Gaga did also include in her post: "Keep your jobs PA!" | Lady Gaga did also include in her post: "Keep your jobs PA!" |
| Last push for Latino votes | Last push for Latino votes |
| Both candidates are after Latino votes in a year when only half say they are "extremely motivated" to vote, compared with two-thirds of US voters overall. | Both candidates are after Latino votes in a year when only half say they are "extremely motivated" to vote, compared with two-thirds of US voters overall. |
| Mr Trump's final rally of Sunday was in Miami - and the Spanish-speaking Colombian vallenato band he brought in to warm up the crowd was a clue as to one important intended audience. | Mr Trump's final rally of Sunday was in Miami - and the Spanish-speaking Colombian vallenato band he brought in to warm up the crowd was a clue as to one important intended audience. |
| Meanwhile Democrat politician Julian Castro campaigned for Joe Biden in Arizona, where he visited a Day of the Dead altar upon which a picture of his late step-mother who recently died of Covid-19 was placed. Democrats are hoping that the state's growing Latino population could change a Republican landscape. | Meanwhile Democrat politician Julian Castro campaigned for Joe Biden in Arizona, where he visited a Day of the Dead altar upon which a picture of his late step-mother who recently died of Covid-19 was placed. Democrats are hoping that the state's growing Latino population could change a Republican landscape. |
| Stopping by a Día de los Muertos ofrenda in Phoenix, where local organizers kindly placed a photo of @JulianCastro’s stepmother, Alice. pic.twitter.com/yxDusG8iqD | Stopping by a Día de los Muertos ofrenda in Phoenix, where local organizers kindly placed a photo of @JulianCastro’s stepmother, Alice. pic.twitter.com/yxDusG8iqD |
| A simple guide to the US election | A simple guide to the US election |
| How is Donald Trump doing in the polls? | How is Donald Trump doing in the polls? |
| Who will be the next US president? You decide | Who will be the next US president? You decide |
| Why we might not get a result on election night | Why we might not get a result on election night |
| Full coverage of the US election | Full coverage of the US election |