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.

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the “heroes among us” as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, her second trip in four days to the disaster zone.

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

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

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.

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.

The former president will be campaigning in key swing states to boost the Democratic nominee's bid for the White House.