Fans rally to aid Trump's dream

THOUSANDS of Donald Trump supporters paraded their patriotism for one of the former US President's final weekend election campaign rallies.

- Hanna Geissler

The most dedicated rose at the crack of dawn to queue from 8am - four hours before the doors of the Civic Centre in Salem, Virginia, opened amid tight security.

Inside, political backers whipped the 6,000-strong crowd into a frenzy before Trump, 78, arrived to thunderous applause.

Speaking for more than 90 minutes about his plans for "America's new golden age", he ticked every topic on the Trump bingo card attacking Democrat rival Kamala Harris relentlessly over her handling of the economy, migration and transgender issues.

Promising a new dawn where America is "bigger, better, bolder, richer, safer and stronger", the Republican told the enraptured audience: "If we win Virginia, we win the whole thing. It's very possible that without winning Virginia, we're going to win the whole thing." The Mother of States was an ambitious choice for a rally before tomorrow's election.

Harris, 60, is polling 6.2 points above Trump, according to statistician Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight.

However, reports have suggested that the Democrats are pulling resources from North Carolina into Virginia over fears it could be in play.

Nurse Hannah Dunn, 27, from Tennessee, - among those queuing in Saturday's 68F sunshine said she was backing Trump to build a better future for her two sons.

She said: "This is my first rally and I didn't know what to expect. But it has been great. I have a blue-collar husband, I'm a nurse, so we want the same economy as we had with President Trump." Hannah's son Jaxon, nine, proudly showed off a T-shirt saying: "If I were 18, I'd vote for Trump."

The suggestion the election may not be fair was a common theme.