“Joe Biden campaigners were forced to cancel an event in Texas on Friday as tensions flared in the key battleground state ahead of election day. Local Democrats said they were forced to pull the plug on a gathering scheduled to take place in Pflugerville – a small city about 17 miles north of Austin – due to ‘security reasons’. It came as vice-presidential candidate, senator Kamala Harris, completed a whistle-stop three-city tour of the Lone Star state in a last-minute bid for votes. President Trump has a slight lead in the state, according to FiveThirtyEight’s latest poll update. But that advantage is within the margin of error and a Biden win in Texas could be key to his path to the White House. Sheryl Cole, a Democrat running for re-election to Austin Council, said officials cancelled an event set to feature the city’s young party members and the Biden campaign.”

“‘This is a first for me,’ said Ms Cole of the decision to scrap the event. ‘Unfortunately, pro-Trump protesters have escalated well beyond safe limits. Sorry to all who looked forward to this fun event,’ she added. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, US representative candidate Wendy Davis and Austin mayor Steve Adler were among some of the speakers due to deliver remarks at the event. A Biden/Harris campaign bus made a brief stop in downtown Austin and was heckled by around a dozen president Trump supporters. It was not immediately clear if senator Harris was travelling on the bus. According to local Democrats, the same group of Trump supporters has been following the bus around the country in an attempt to disrupt events in key battleground states” – Yahoo News.