With Election Day fast approaching, polls show the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump to be the closest in a generation.

The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Shane Goldmacher, Maggie Haberman and Nate Cohn break down the state of the race and discuss the last-minute strategies that might tip the scales.

Guest:

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.
Maggie Haberman, a senior political correspondent for The New York Times.
Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times.

Background reading:

The state of the race: a calm week and perhaps the clearest picture yet.
Scenes of workers on strike, hurricane devastation in the Southeast and missiles over Israel pose tests for Ms. Harris.

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