PHILADELPHIA – The backers of Vice President Kamala Harris tonight demonstrated considerable people power on the streets of the City of Brotherly Love, high energy from her surging candidacy on display throughout long lines along the Parkway on the same road Rocky Balboa ran to mount the stone stairs of the Philadelphia Art Museum.
These people waited excitedly to see and hear Harris later this evening on the eve of Election Day, 2024.
A man walked by grinning. On his t-shirt was the grinning face of the late Senator John McCain, a Vietnam War hero derided and demeaned by Donald Trump. Other men selling Harris for President t-shirts combed the crowd. A bicycle with an American Flag and a flag with a picture of Harris zigzagged through the lines of people wrapped around Logan Square in front of the Franklin Institute.
The people kept coming, showing confidence in battleground Pennsylvania’s largest city, the heavily Democratic Philadelphia. Harris needs huge numbers here to offset Republican rival Trump’s rural advantages as the pair vie for the commonwealth’s 19 electoral votes.
Unable to cope with losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden, Trump turned a mob on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6th, 2021 in hopes of preventing his own vice-president, Mike Pence, from certifying the results of a legitimate presidential election. Today, at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Trump continued to make unfounded accusations that Democrats would rig the 2024 election. “They’ll try, and they are trying,” Trump said onstage. “You know that.”
On Thursday night in Arizona, he told a crowd, “The only thing that can stop us is the cheating. It’s the only thing that can stop us.”
But the energy for Harris in Philadelphia looked substantial in this battleground as the massive crowd descended on the downtown area in advance of the vice president’s last rally here. “Has he tweeted about the crowd size yet,” a woman deadpanned in the swarm of people. “Has he tweeted to his supporters that this is a mirage?”
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Supporters of Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris gathered in Philadelphia on Saturday for a rally to show their support for the historic candidate. The event, which took place at the University of Pennsylvania, drew a diverse crowd of enthusiastic supporters who were eager to hear from Harris and show their solidarity with her campaign.
Harris, who is the first Black woman and the first person of Indian descent to be nominated for vice president by a major political party, has been a trailblazer throughout her career. As a former prosecutor, attorney general of California, and now a U.S. senator, Harris has built a reputation as a fierce advocate for justice and equality.
At the rally, supporters spoke passionately about Harris’s qualifications and the importance of electing her and Joe Biden to the White House in November. Many highlighted Harris’s record of fighting for criminal justice reform, healthcare access, and economic equality, as well as her commitment to upholding the values of democracy and inclusivity.
The rally also featured speeches from local politicians and community leaders who emphasized the significance of Harris’s candidacy for women and people of color. They urged attendees to mobilize their communities and ensure that every eligible voter casts their ballot in the upcoming election.
The energy at the rally was palpable, with attendees waving signs, chanting slogans, and expressing their excitement for the possibility of having Harris as the next vice president of the United States. Many supporters shared personal stories of how Harris’s candidacy has inspired them and given them hope for a better future.
As the November election draws closer, events like the rally in Philadelphia serve as a reminder of the enthusiasm and dedication of Harris’s supporters. With their passion and commitment, they are working to ensure that Harris and Biden are successful in their bid for the White House and that their vision for a more just and equitable America becomes a reality.
