Sept. 23 (UPI) — Though former President Donald Trump surely would be happy for the support he might receive in the state of Indiana, it’s the town of Indiana that resides in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. As such, Trump will campaign there Monday evening in a small arena as he continues to battle with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris to win the critical battleground state in this year’s presidential election.
Trump is expected to start speaking at 7 p.m. EDT at the Ed Fry Arena at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in Indiana, Pa. It seats about 5,000.
The complex sits adjacent to Indiana University of Pennsylvania and serves as the athletic facility of the university.
In his previous presidential run, Trump won 68% of the vote in Indiana County, where the rally is taking place. The Borough of Indiana, however, where the university is located with about 14,000, went for Biden by a narrow margin in 2020.
Trump is expected to travel to battleground states Georgia and Michigan after he leaves Monday’s rally.
Harris will make her trip to western Pennsylvania with a trip to Pittsburgh, about 60 miles away from Indiana, on Wednesday.
Both campaigns have called Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes pivotal in their paths to victory in November. The road to capture the White significantly narrows in voter outcome prediction models if the candidate loses the state.