Harris Holds Rally in Milwaukee, 80 Miles From DNC, in Show of Force - The New York Times
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Via: jbb • 2 months ago • 4 commentsBy: Nicholas Nehamas and Reid J. Epstein (nytimes)
Vice President Harris and Tim Walz were at a giant campaign rally in Milwaukee last night, but they appeared on big screen at DNC!
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The two-city rally, with Democrats celebrating at their convention in Chicago and an arena in Milwaukee, was a pointed rejoinder to Donald Trump and a significant flexing of the party's muscle.
Harris Campaigns in Milwaukee During Day 2 of D.N.C.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, rallied the crowds the critical battleground state of Wisconsin.
We are so honored to be your nominees. This is a people-powered campaign, and together we will chart a new way forward. So Wisconsin, we have 77 days until the election — 77 days. And look, we know this is going to be a tight race until the very end. We have some hard work ahead of us. We have hard work ahead of us, but we like hard work. Hard work is good work. And with your help this November, we will win. We'll win. We will win. We will win.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, rallied the crowds the critical battleground state of Wisconsin.CreditCredit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times
By Nicholas Nehamas and Reid J. Epstein
Nicholas Nehamas reported from Kamala Harris's rally in Milwaukee. Reid J. Epstein reported from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- Published Aug. 20, 2024Updated Aug. 21, 2024, 1:03 a.m. ET
Democrats managed to be in two places at once on Tuesday night, holding a ceremonial roll-call vote at their Chicago convention to celebrate Vice President Kamala Harris as their party's nominee, while she herself rallied supporters roughly 80 miles north in Milwaukee.
Ms. Harris's choice to appear in Milwaukee, the largest city in a crucial battleground state, was intentional and pointed: She stood onstage in the same arena where former President Donald J. Trump accepted the Republican nomination last month.
For much of the evening in Milwaukee, the Harris campaign used the arena's Jumbotron to pipe in the events taking place in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention. But after Gov. Gavin Newsom of California announced his state's votes for Ms. Harris, ending the roll call of 57 states and territories, Ms. Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, marched onto the stage in Milwaukee.
For a moment, she was speaking to two packed arenas at the same time, celebrating the roll-call vote in front of tens of thousands of people, with millions more watching on screens. The two-city rally represented a significant flexing of Democratic muscle with the presidential election just 76 days away.
"We are so honored to be your nominees," Ms. Harris said. "Together, we will chart a new way forward."
The Milwaukee rally was just the latest event at which the Harris campaign filled a major arena with Democrats. For more than a year, they had largely stayed away from events featuring President Biden, who drew crowds only in the low thousands.
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If you can't stay up past 7:00, Harris was in Milwaukee last night!
A double header.
MAGA who did not watch know everything that (Did Not) happen!
The Democrats are having a lovefest as the MAGA hate on them.
Kamala Harris was in two places last night, Chicago and Milwaukee!
So are both Trump and his MAGA who are in Desperation and Denial.