‘Women love me’: Donald Trump makes bold claim at North Carolina rally

Donald Trump has made a bold declaration at a North Carolina rally — addressing a key concern among Republicans about his election odds.

Welcome to news.com.au’s election coverage. It’s three days out from Americans heading to the polls and the two candidates are making one final push in the southern swing states as the campaign wraps up.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a nail-bitingly close US presidential election race.

The latest national polls which have been averaged by Real Clear Politics shows Donald Trump maintains the lead. He’s in front by a narrow 0.5 points, at 48.5 to Ms Harris on 48.0.

America’s Electoral College system means the next president will be decided by voters in seven battleground states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and North Carolina.

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