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With its 19 electoral votes, the commonwealth is the largest prize among the battleground states and an important […] </p> <div class="carousel-card__page-link"> <span class="btn btn--text btn--action btn--small"> Read more </span> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <a href="https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2024/biden-goes-off-script-again-causing-a-distraction-for-harris-in-campaigns-home-stretch/" class="carousel-card carousel-card__page"> <div class="carousel-card__page-image"> <picture alt="Text article thumbnail" class=" behave-as-bg"><source media="(min-width: 992px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/33431/AP24303697832123-1-856x435-f51_14.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/33431/AP24303697832123-1-1024x520-f51_14.jpg 1.196x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/33431/AP24303697832123-1-416x252-f51_14.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/33431/AP24303697832123-1-832x504-f51_14.jpg 2.000x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/33431/AP24303697832123-1-416x252-f51_14.jpg" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/33431/AP24303697832123-1-416x252-f51_14.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/33431/AP24303697832123-1-832x504-f51_14.jpg 2.000x" alt="Biden" width="856" height="435" class=""></picture> <div class="image-credit"><div class="image-credit-content">President Joe Biden speaks during an event about his Investing in America agenda, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore. 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