Kamala Harris would need to defy certain fundamentals if she wants to defeat Donald Trump next month, and recent history suggests she has a shot.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ struggle to match previous Democratic nominees’ levels of support with union voters is coming under more intense scrutiny following decisions by the Teamsters and the International Association of Fire Fighters to withhold endorsements in the presidential race.

Trump calls Helene "the worst Hurricane Response by a president and vice president since Katrina," as Harris defends federal aid efforts.

Harris is playing it safe. Some Democrats worry that could doom her campaign.

CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten detailed how incumbent parties don't win elections when Americans' view of the country's trajectory is a negative as it is now.

Harris and Trump are still competing for votes in several tossup swing states, according to 538's polling aggregate.

Chris Monk of Montrose, who pre-loads UPS trucks and is a member of the Teamsters union, saw Trump speak in person for the second time in Saginaw Thursday after earlier attending a Trump "town hall" event in Flint on Sept. 17.

Harris herself has visited Pennsylvania more than 13 times in 2024, and seven times since launching her presidential bid. Surrogates like her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, have also campaigned in Pennsylvania.

Vice President Kamala Harris has been seeking to give Republicans who dislike the former president a permission structure to support her instead.

The latest news and live updates on the 2024 election as candidates survey Hurricane Helene damage. Follow the Trump-Vance and Harris-Walz campaigns ahead of the presidential election.