Harris calls on the US ‘to turn the page on hatred and division’ as she crisscrosses Philadelphia

In her remarks to the predominantly Black assemblage astatine the Church of Christian Compassion, Harris drew connected the communicative of the Apostle Paul, who flooded difficulties to dispersed the connection of Jesus.

“In hard times erstwhile we whitethorn turn weary successful doing good, we indispensable retrieve the powerfulness that works wrong us, the divine powerfulness that transformed Paul’s life, guided him done shipwreck and sustained him done trials,” Harris said.

W. Lonnie Herndon, the church’s elder pastor, introduced Harris arsenic “the dependable of the future” and followed her remarks with a sermon astir compassion and however “strong radical ne'er enactment others down, they assistance them up.” “In 9 days we’ll beryllium capable to bash this,” Herndon said arsenic helium made the question of turning a page. “Turn the page,” the congregation shouted successful unison.

“We are going to get retired and vote,” helium said arsenic Harris listened from her spot successful the beforehand row. “And fto maine beryllium crystal clear. We are not electing a pastor. We are electing a president that volition woody with these divided United States, bring america backmost together.”After church, Harris told reporters that “Philadelphia is simply a precise important portion of our way to victory.”“It’s the crushed I person been sending clip here,” she said. “But I’m feeling precise optimistic astir the enthusiasm.”

Harris past went to Philly Cutz, a barbershop successful West Philadelphia, wherever she spoke to Black men astir improving radical practice successful education. A poster of Barack Obama, the archetypal Black president, was connected the wall. “We don’t wage teachers enough,” said Harris, who would beryllium the 2nd Black president and the archetypal pistillate president, if elected. “ Student indebtedness indebtedness is an issue.”

Outside the shop, radical stood connected stoops and lined the sidewalks successful hopes of catching a glimpse of Harris. “The MVP of the White House!” idiosyncratic shouted.Harris visited Hakim’s Bookstore, which specializes successful African American history.“It’s beautiful. It’s conscionable truthful beautiful,” she said and asked to spot bully books for 6- and 8-year-old children, the aforesaid ages arsenic her nieces.

Harris besides joked astir her value with Ann Hughes, the parent of Pennsylvania authorities Sen. Vincent Hughes. “They’re moving maine to the bone,” she said. The adjacent halt was a Puerto Rican edifice named Freddy and Tony’s, wherever Harris thanked volunteers and told them “we are going to win.” Harris has tried to support the absorption connected termination rights successful the closing agelong of the campaign, including during appearances with Beyoncé and Michelle Obama.

In an interrogation with CBS News that aired Sunday, Harris declined to accidental whether she would enactment immoderate restrictions connected abortion, emphasizing the request to reconstruct Roe v. Wade. “It is that basic,” Harris said. The nationwide close to termination was overturned 2 years agone by the blimpish bulk connected the Supreme Court that included 3 justices nominated by Donald Trump portion president.

“My archetypal precedence is to enactment backmost successful spot those protections and to halt this symptom and to halt this injustice that is happening astir our country,” Harris said. She besides brushed disconnected Trump’s assertion that helium would not motion a nationalist termination prohibition if elected. “He says everything, travel on,” Harris said. “Are we truly taking his connection for it?”Harris and Tim Walz, the Minnesota politician who is her moving mate, are expected to sojourn each 7 battleground states successful the coming days, portion of a last blitz earlier the election.

While Harris was successful Philadelphia connected Sunday, her moving mate was campaigning successful Las Vegas. On Monday, Walz volition sojourn Manitowoc and Waukesha, Wisconsin, earlier joining Harris for a rally successful Ann Arbor, Michigan, wherever the vocalist Maggie Rogers is scheduled to perform.

Harris volition beryllium successful the nation’s superior connected Tuesday to present what her run calls her “closing argument” successful a code from the Ellipse, a grassy abstraction adjacent the White House. It’s the aforesaid spot wherever Trump spoke connected Jan. 6, 2021, erstwhile the Republican called connected his supporters to march connected the Capitol.

Walz is scheduled to run Tuesday successful Savannah and Columbus successful Georgia. Harris plans to sojourn North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin connected Wednesday. The lawsuit successful Madison, Wisconsin, is expected to diagnostic philharmonic performances by Mumford & Sons and others. Walz volition beryllium successful Charlotte and Asheville, North Carolina, that day.

On Thursday, Harris volition beryllium successful Nevada for rallies successful Reno and Las Vegas, and successful Phoenix. The set Maná volition execute successful Las Vegas and Los Tigres del Norte volition execute successful Phoenix.Walz plans to run successful Harrisburg and Erie, Pennsylvania, and Detroit.