The hotly contested 2024 presidential election could be defined by the gender gap as Vice President Kamala Harris performs better among women. according to a CBS News poll from late October.

Current CBS News polls show the race between Harris and former President Donald Trump is a dispute in seven battleground states as more than 78 million Americans have already voted before Election Day on Tuesday.

Harris is counting on suburban women to help her win the presidential election. She received unexpected help from some longtime Republicans at Women4U.S. Group, an organization whose goal is to reach conservative women.

Stephanie Sharp, co-founder of the organization, is a self-described lifelong conservative. This year, however, Sharp is urging fellow Republicans to vote for Harris.

“We send Donald Trump away, and then we can get back to productive conversations and compromise on issues that matter to all of us,” Sharp said.

She said her message was aimed at women turned off by the former president's rhetoric toward women and his role in reversing the milestone Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade.

Trump recently said at a Campaign stop in Wisconsin, “I want to protect the women of our country…Whether the women like it or not, I will protect them.”

In Pennsylvania, the organization is targeting voters in the Philadelphia suburbs that helped President Biden win the state four years ago.

“There are, again, hundreds of thousands of Republican women who are willing to vote outside their party but don’t want to talk about it,” said Jennifer Horn, chief strategist at Women4U.S.

Contested states everywherePost-it notes appear in women's bathroom stalls aimed at so-called silent Harris supporters.

Campaign ads, including one featuring actress Julia Roberts' spokesperson, remind voters that their vote is private.

Some Trump supporters are skeptical of polls showing Harris with a large lead among women. They say it's about politics, not personality.

“We’re not going home with him. We don't sit at the dinner table and eat with him every night, but his actions speak louder than words and his actions are more in line with my faith, my family and the values ​​he has.” “This is close to our hearts,” said Beth Scolis, a Trump supporter.

A senior Trump campaign official told CBS News that they think even if Harris does better with women Trump's popularity among men is more effective.

On the final day of the campaign, Trump will campaign in North Carolina and Pennsylvania before holding his final rally in Michigan. Harris will pass through Pennsylvania, a key battleground with 19 electoral votes. Before her latest rally in Philadelphia, she has events planned in Allentown, Reading and Pittsburgh.