In front of a packed crowd of up to 75,000 people, Vice President Kamala Harris said:closing argument” at the Ellipse in DC.
The crowd was straight out of Donald Trump’s fondest fantasies, and it was the kind of crowd he couldn’t muster this year to save his life. (Madison Square Garden has a capacity of 19,500 people, so the Nazi rally may have drawn a third of Harris’ crowd to him).
Did you know Trump always lies about the 50,000 people outside the venue? In this case, that may actually be the case for Harris. Remember, this is an overflow.
Harris spoke about Trump’s inability to campaign for anyone but himself and what his goals are. divide the countryand his urge to antagonize all his detractors.
The location of the meeting was no coincidence. It conveyed its own message.
Unlike Trump’s constant complaints and bizarre and disgusting lies, Harris actually showed up with real problems. “Donald Trump will walk into that office with a list of enemies,” she said. “I come to work with a to-do list.”
She talked about lowering the cost of child care, allowing more people to own a home, ending gun violence and allowing Medicare to cover the cost of home health care. Harris’ promise to sign a bipartisan border bill into law got a lukewarm response from the audience, but this is good politics and probably good policy. However, she followed it up with a full-on defense of immigrants, which drew a more enthusiastic response from the audience.
She promised to restore federal abortion rights.
Harris attacked Trump for disrespecting men and women in uniform. “I will always honor the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families, never condemn them, and fulfill our sacred duty to care for them,” she said. “I will strengthen America’s global leadership, not abandon it. I stand by my friends because I know our alliances keep Americans safe.”
She said President Trump is creating “more chaos” and said this is a theme she would like to see more emphasis on. People are tired of Trump’s circus, including many of his supporters. I suspect that promising some level of calm in the White House is a winner. She offered to become president in contrast to Trump’s promise to jail his critics and opponents. all American.
“I will always put the country before the party and myself,” she said. “I truly love my country and believe in its promises.”
She compared America’s fight for freedom against a petty tyrant to the current fight to prevent another petty tyrant from seizing power. I like this:
Unlike President Trump’s final statement at Madison Square Garden, she kept things short and sweet. No one left early. Not a single person was insulted in the most vulgar terms.
And in the end, she inspired people good About supporting her, about going out to do all the GOTV work we have to do to bring this home. She is kind, hopeful, united, calm, and consistent.
The contrast could not be more stark.
I’m feeling good about next Tuesday. Let’s stay strong!
