Biden maintains lead as Trump ‘plans to declare premature victory’

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has maintained his national lead in polls over President Donald Trump with just one day to go until the November third election.

Biden is ahead 51% to 43% nationally in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, with the race remaining a toss-up in battlegrounds of Florida, North Carolina and Arizona as Trump trails by 7 percentage points in key State of Pennsylvania and 10 points in Michigan and Wisconsin.

According to Press TV, the two candidates were on an eleventh-hour campaign trail Sunday across the US, including in swing states, to woo voters.

At a Philadelphia rally, Biden said, "In two days, we can put an end to a presidency that has divided this nation."

"It's time to stand up, take back our democracy. We can do this. We're better than this. We're so much better," he said.

The Democratic contender once again slammed Trump over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic following the country's worst week for new cases ever, with more than 1,000 Americans dying daily.

‘Almost criminal’

Biden said, "In two days, we can put an end to a presidency that fanned the flames of hate, poured gasoline on every opportunity he had all across this nation."

He denounced Trump's response to the virus, which has disproportionately impacted Black communities, as "almost criminal."

The former vice president said his own pandemic response would include "a plan to address the disproportionate way this virus has been hitting and devastating the Black community across America."

Biden described the election as "the most important election of our lifetimes. We're at an inflection point, so we have to vote like we never did before."

Trump, meanwhile, was sprinting through five swing states Sunday as he vowed to again defy the polls.

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