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The rally was Harris's largest yet, surpassing the 17,000 attendees she drew successful Greensboro, North Carolina, earlier successful September. (AP photo)
On Thursday, Democratic statesmanlike campaigner Kamala Harris held a star-studded rally successful Georgia, drafting a assemblage of 20,000 people. The lawsuit featured performances by stone fable Bruce Springsteen, appearances by filmmaker Tyler Perry, and erstwhile President Barack Obama, arsenic portion of a last propulsion to rally voters successful the battleground authorities up of the November 5 election.
Held astatine the James R. Hallford Stadium, the rally began with remarks from Spike Lee, who urged attendees not to beryllium “bamboozled” into supporting Republican campaigner Donald Trump. Springsteen performed 2 of his iconic songs, “The Promised Land” and “Land of Hope and Dreams,” portion encouraging the assemblage to ballot for Harris.
“Donald Trump is moving to beryllium an American tyrant,” Springsteen said. “He does not recognize this country, its history, oregon what it means to beryllium American.”
Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris hugs erstwhile President Barack Obama, during the run rally for Harris. (AP photo)
Obama, who has been campaigning for Harris successful cardinal plaything states, criticized Trump’s enactment and highlighted Harris’s working-class roots, mentioning her assemblage occupation astatine McDonald’s. “She didn’t unreal to enactment astatine McDonald’s erstwhile it was closed,” Obama said, referring to a caller Trump lawsuit astatine the fast-food chain.
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The rally was Harris’s largest yet, surpassing the 17,000 attendees she drew successful Greensboro, North Carolina, earlier successful September. This is portion of Harris’s strategy to capitalize connected enactment from high-profile celebrities to energize voters successful the last days of a adjacent predetermination race. On Friday, she volition run with Beyoncé successful Houston.
Bruce Springsteen performs astatine the run rally, supporting Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP photo)
While Harris saw a important leap successful the polls aft President Joe Biden dropped retired of the contention successful July, her pb has narrowed, peculiarly successful cardinal battleground states similar Georgia. Despite Trump holding a flimsy pb successful caller Georgia polls, Harris’s run remains assured the authorities is inactive successful play, citing Biden’s astonishment triumph determination successful 2020 and Democratic victories successful 2 Senate races.
This rally besides marked the archetypal clip Harris and Obama campaigned together. On Saturday, Harris is scheduled to look with Michelle Obama successful Michigan, 1 of the 7 plaything states expected to find the result of the election. As of Thursday, 1.9 cardinal Georgians person already formed their ballots, according to the caput of state.
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Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to talk astatine the run rally. (AP photo)
Springsteen, present 75, is acceptable to look with Obama again connected Monday successful Philadelphia. Known for his governmental activism, Springsteen antecedently supported Democratic candidates similar Hillary Clinton successful 2016 and Obama successful 2008.
While Harris has gained endorsements from celebrities specified arsenic Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey, and George Clooney, Trump has the backing of figures similar Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, and UFC President Dana White. Both campaigns are relying connected personage enactment to thrust elector turnout arsenic Election Day approaches.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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