ELECTION DAY is almost here (Shutterstock).

With one more day – Monday – before the official Election Day, a close election seems inevitable. Each of the major presidential candidates – Vice President Kamala Harris (Democrat) and former president Donald Trump (Republican) – made several appearances on Sunday in swing states.

According to the Associated Press, Harris had four stops in Michigan. At Michigan State University, Harris assured her audience that the voting system was secure and honest. She also struck an optimistic tone.

“We have an opportunity in this election to finally turn the page on a decade of politics driven by fear and division,” she said. We are done with that. We are exhausted with that. America is ready for a fresh start, ready for a new way forward where we see our fellow American not as an enemy, but as a neighbor.”

Trump at an airport in Lititz, Pennsylvania, called Democrats “demonic’” and said he regretted leaving the White House after his 2020 defeat by Joe Biden. “I shouldn’t have left, I mean, honestly,” he said. According to The New York Times, he said, “We did so well, we had such a great” – and stopped himself.

Trump has continually made the unsupported claim that he won the 2020 vote, but was denied the victory because of widespread voter fraud.

Averages of national polls continue to show Harris narrowly ahead of Trump 49 percent to 48 percent. The latest – and last – poll of swing states by The New York Times/Siena College indicated a shift toward Harris. Of the seven, Harris now leads in Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Georgia. Pennsylvania and Michigan are tied and Trump leads in Arizona.

Sports: Chargers, Rams post wins

It was a good Sunday for area NFL teams as both the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams won their NFL games.

Justin Herbert passed for two scores and J.K. Dobbins rushed for a pair of touchdowns as the Chargers (5-3) defeated the Cleveland Browns on the road 27-10. The victory has the Bolts in second place in the West behind Kansas City (7-0).

Later in the day, the Rams (4-4) rallied from a 13-3 deficit to grab a 26-20 overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks. Matthew Stafford threw for 298 yards and two TDs. DeMarcus Robinson caught two TD passes. Cooper Kupp caught 11 passes for 104 yards.

With the victory – their third straight – the Rams are tied for second with the San Francisco 49ers, a half-game behind the first place Arizona Cardinals (5-4).

Weather: Slighter cooler

Our West Orange County cities will experience a slow cooling trend his week. Monday is expected to see a daytime high of 76 with an overnight low of 50 under sunny skies. Tuesday will drop slightly to 75 (53) with mostly sunny conditions. Wednesday will uptick slightly to 76 (50) under partly sunny skies. then dropping to 75 (48) under sunny skies.