Both Harris and Trump make final push for NC voters | Live Blog

Election Day is a little over a week away.

As early voting continues, the Tar Heel state is seeing record turnout. Over two million North Carolinians have already cast their ballots for the 2024 election.

According to the latest ABC News IPSOS Poll, the race for the White House remains extremely tight. Vice President Kamala Harris is showing a slight lead nationally over former President Donald Trump.

Just 2 percentage points divide the two among all registered voters, 49-47%. According to the poll, Harris has a slight advantage among likely voters, 51-47%.

With just eight days to go in the 2024 Election Season, North Carolinians are turning out to the polls in record numbers.

NC State Political Science Professor Steven Greene said it's important to understand the role of polls in our election process.

"When it's a close race, asking it to predict the winner is honestly asking too much of what polls are really capable of giving us," he told ABC11. "And what they've told us is this race is really close nationally, and here in North Carolina."

Over 2.8 million North Carolinians have cast ballots in the 2024 election.

Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be back in North Carolina on Wednesday.

The vice president will hold a campaign event at 9 a.m. in Raleigh, meanwhile Walz will spend the day in Charlotte and Asheville. No other details have been released.

Last Friday, former President Barack Obama, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and First Lady Jill Biden visited NC.

First lady Jill Biden visited North Carolina with campaign events in Fayetteville and Cary.

But Biden started her busy day in Asheville, meeting with people affected by Hurricane Helene.

From there it was on to the Sandhills before heading to Chatham Station in Cary.

WATCH | Jill Biden's remarks in Cary

Full speech: First lady Jill Biden delivers remarks in Cary in campaign stop to tout Vice President Kamala Harris.

Reproductive rights was the focus of discussion for the crowd of about 200 in Cary.

"There's only one candidate in this race who will protect women's rights and that's Kamala Harris," Biden said.

The event was akin to a pep rally, with the first lady urging people to get out to vote and rallying the troops.

WATCH | Jill Biden's remarks in Fayetteville

Jill Biden delivers remarks in Fayetteville on Friday afternoon.

Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Josh Stein is continuing to campaign across the state this weekend.

Stein will be on his "NC Strong" GOTV tour this weekend as early voting is in full swing.

On Saturday, he'll be at the North Carolina Central University Homecoming Parade at Fayetteville Street and Cornwallis Road in Durham from 8:45 a.m. -noon.

At 1 p.m., he'll attend a Guilford County meet and greet at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1301 Alamance Church Road in Greensboro.

He'll wrap up with a Mecklenburg County canvass launch at 3:15 p.m. in Mint Hill.

The Harris-Walz campaign is holding a multi-city tour called the Economic Freedom Talks. On Friday evening, the event will be in Durham.

This tour aims to engage entrepreneurs and small business owners in key battleground states to discuss the challenges small business owners face and offer insights into the campaign's plans to support and expand access to opportunities for these businesses.

In Durham, Mayor Leonardo Williams, business leader Farad Ali as well as Alexsis Rodgers, Political Director of Black to the Future Action Fund and Doug Speight, CEO of AxNano will join in a panel discussion on "Empowering Small Businesses and Community Advocacy for Long-Term Impact."

The event starts at 6 p.m. and will be held at American Underground, 201 W Main St, Suite 100.

Other stops include Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, Milwaukee, and Macon

As part of the Economic Freedom Talks, the Harris-Walz campaign will award $10,000 "Foundation Grants" to select small businesses in each city.

Get more information at economicfreedomtalks.com.