A packed closing rally for Harris in Philadelphia featured music from Ricky Martin and Girl Gaga, and a speech from Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff. TV megastar Oprah Winfrey additionally spoke, introducing Harris to an ecstatic crowd.
The viewers, numbering within the tens of hundreds, joined within the singing on the “Rocky Steps” main as much as the Museum of Artwork, town landmark made well-known by Sylvester Stallone’s boxing movie. Individuals had waited round 4 hours for the vp.
Harris described the well-known steps as a tribute to these “who begin because the underdog” and climb to victory. “The race ain’t over but,” she mentioned. “And we should end sturdy. And this could possibly be one of many closest races in historical past. Each vote issues.”
“You’ll resolve the result of this election, Pennsylvania.”
Closing his marketing campaign, Trump recommended Harris ought to attempt a boxing bout in opposition to Mike Tyson, the previous heavyweight champion and a convicted rapist. “Put Mike within the ring with Kamala. That will likely be fascinating,” he mentioned.
The shadow of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on Capitol Hill has loomed over the entire marketing campaign.
Trump and his supporters, together with Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, have noisily and repeatedly claimed that vote irregularities are undermining the election — as if to arrange the bottom for an additional tried revolt in opposition to the formally declared end result.
Safety forces are preparing in case there’s violence on Election Day. The Nationwide Guard’s unit in Washington, D.C., could have reinforcements prepared for the inauguration of the following president in January, officers mentioned on Monday. Army guardsmen are additionally reportedly on standby in Washington state, Oregon and Nevada.
