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The presidential race is in the homestretch. Local voters, analyst react to upcoming election

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both officially accepted their party nominations for November.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump have both officially accepted their party's nominations ahead of the Nov. 7 general election.

With 74 days until voters decide, the two main candidates are in the home stretch.

WTOL 11 spoke with two people on Friday who are on different sides politically but have some of the same concerns. 

"I'm hoping they can do something about the inflation," Toledoan Willi Pruitt said. "That's what I'm hoping for, the inflation is terrible."

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Pruitt said he would vote for Harris, while Grand Rapids resident David Sisco said he plans to vote for Trump.

"People are struggling to put food on their table and that's not fair, that's not right," Sisco said.

The economy is the number one concern for many. Now that both party conventions are in the books, people have an idea of what their candidate stands for.

"Whoever gets in, they should take care of the people instead of worrying about the rich," Pruitt said.

While Sisco knows he's voting for Trump, he's looking forward to hearing from both candidates. 

"I'm looking forward to the debates, I really am," Sisco said. "I look forward to see what they're going to do different."

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Sam Nelson, a political analyst and political science professor at the University of Toledo said people should be prepared for a big push from both candidates with only a couple of months until Election Day.

"Right now, we're just going to see a lot of busy campaigning and we're going to start to see a lot of general election advertising as well," Nelson said.

Nelson said voters should focus more on what candidates will do for them.

"If you care about abortion rights or the environment or tax rates or national security or immigration, that's something people really about to start to get enough information so they can start to make those judgments," Nelson said.

With such a tight race expected, many voters already have their minds made up.

"I usually don't vote, but if I had to choose, it would probably be Kamala," Pruitt said.

Sisco said he's looking for a change.

"Whoever makes the presidency, I will vote for Trump absolutely, but as long as it's not who's running the country now," Sisco said.

The last day to register in Ohio is Oct. 7. To register, you can find information on the Ohio Secretary of State's website.

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