Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump focused on the Sun Belt on Saturday as they embarked on a quest last weekend to sway all undecided voters in battleground states. They put forward competing agendas on the economy and more, each insisting that’s what Americans want.

“We have overcome every attack, every abuse, even two assassination attempts,” Trump said at a rally in Gastonia, North Carolina, outside Charlotte. “And now it all depends on it.”

Trump then traveled to Virginia, which is not considered a battleground state, but offered a similar message, telling supporters there was no way he could lose and that he was “on the verge of the greatest political victory in the history of our country.” ”

Trump predicted that he would win not only the Electoral College count but also the majority of votes cast across the country, but failed to do so in two previous attempts.

“We will win the people’s vote,” Trump told the crowd. “I think we have a really good chance to win the public vote.”

Harris, meanwhile, is urging her supporters to vote early so she can be elected and provide the “next generation of leadership” she claims to represent.

“I am ready to offer that leadership as the next president of the United States,” he said at a rally in the Atlanta Civic Center parking lot. He had to pause several times so paramedics could attend to people who had fainted after hours in the heat.

“It’s hot here, Atlanta,” the vice president said.

It was unclear whether Harris herself had voted early. Campaign spokesman Michael Tyler said Saturday that Harris plans to vote by mail but could not say whether she had returned the ballot to her home state of California. Trump was expected to vote in person in Florida on Tuesday.

“Is anyone here already voting?” he asked the Atlanta crowd, who cheered loudly in response. “Wow. My god. Thank you, thank you.”

It was part of a final, frantic effort by Harris, Trump, their running mates and their high-profile surrogates to encourage people to vote early or in person on Election Day on Tuesday.

Harris’ campaign was hoping for a “high-impact” moment with a two-minute broadcast on Sunday during NFL games on CBS and FOX, including the Green Bay Packers against the Detroit Lions, two major in-state teams. It shows Harris interacting with people and speaking directly to viewers during the campaign.

Finally, he says, “I ask for your vote now because as president, I will stand up and fight for the American people every day.”

Harris Campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a conference call with reporters on Saturday that both parties feel confident as they make their final run for votes. “If you can hear the joy in my voice, it’s because we’re on GOTV weekend,” he said.

Trump, meanwhile, has spoken wistfully, as he has at some of his recent rallies, about how his final run is nearing its end after nearly a decade of campaigning.

“I hope we meet again many times,” said the former president, who also stopped in Salem, Virginia, a non-battleground state, before returning to North Carolina for a midnight rally in Greensboro. It was the excitement of life for me and for you.”

The planes carrying Harris and Trump met on the tarmac in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the vice president ended his campaign day.

There he was joined by actress Kerry Washington and rocker Jon Bon Jovi, who played “The People’s House,” a newer song he said he wrote shortly after pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

“We still have work to do,” Harris said at the Atlanta rally, adding: “Make no mistake, we will win.”

He also described his campaign and supporters as “the promise of America.”

President Joe Biden, who withdrew from the race after it became clear he would not win this summer, was doing his part on behalf of the Democrats by making what could be his last stop in the 2024 election campaign. Biden, who turns 82 this month, struck a nostalgic tone as he tried to help turn out votes for Harris and running mate Tim Walz during an event at a carpenters’ club in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Biden went beyond the script, as he has often done lately, and made particularly frank statements. After criticizing Trump and his supporters on policy issues, the president added: “I know some of you tend to think he’s a macho guy, but seriously, these are the kind of guys you want.” spank her ass.”

Walz joined actress Eva Longoria at a voting event in Las Vegas before the Minnesota governor’s events in Flagstaff and Tucson, Arizona. GOP vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance was also in Arizona and Nevada. First Lady Jill Biden was campaigning in Georgia and Hillary Clinton was performing for Harris in Tampa, Florida.

Walz visited several homes in the Las Vegas suburbs. He and Democratic Rep. Dina Titus spoke with a couple who were excited and hopeful to see both politicians.

“We will win,” Walz said. “These final days will be momentous and edgy.”

Other voters expressed cautious optimism about the election results.

Marzella and Darrell Pittman said they canceled their weekend plans after learning Harris would be in Atlanta and drove four hours from Alabama to attend.

Marzella thinks Harris will win, but Darrell is nervous because many of the young Black men in her life support Trump and are hesitant to vote for a woman for president.

“It’s a tight situation, and on the other side, they got a lot of our people to believe in that side, just like we believed in Kamala,” he said.

Marzella Pittman said that leading up to the election, “we have nothing on our minds but voting, and we’re talking to everybody.”

Trump supporters were equally passionate about their candidate.

“Mr. Trump arrived with a garbage truck. I came with a garbage bag,” said Elmer Baber, who lives in Gastonia, North Carolina, and attended Trump’s rally. This was a reference to Trump getting on a garbage truck after Biden said Trump’s supporters were “garbage.” Biden later said he was referring to the rhetoric of a speaker at Trump’s recent event at Madison Square Garden.