Vice President Kamala Harris is back in Philadelphia Sunday, as the countdown to Election Day approaches a week.
Harris, who spent several days in the Delaware Valley last week, spoke Sunday morning at the Church of Christian Compassion in Philadelphia and will hold a campaign rally in the city later in the evening.
“In just nine days, we have the power to determine the fate of our nation for generations to come,” she told the congregation.
Minutes after her speech, shouts broke out in the crowd. Harris paused during the disruption. “That’s why we fight for our democracy. Every vote matters,” she said as the outburst calmed down.
Harris went on to encourage the Philadelphia church to rely on faith in the days leading up to the election, urging believers to use their feet to get to the polls.
“Here in Pennsylvania, each of us now has an opportunity to make a difference. Because right now we are faced with a real question: What kind of country do we want to live in,” she said. “The beauty of living in a democracy is that we, the people, have the choice to answer that question. So let us answer not only with our words, but also with our works.”
On Wednesday, October 23, Harris visited the famous 4th Street Deli in Philadelphia’s Queen Village neighborhood before attending a town hall in Delaware County. Earlier this week, the vice president spoke with former Congresswoman Liz Cheney in Chester County in the first of three moderated conversations in battleground states.
During that conversation, Harris appealed to Republican voters who are unsure about voting for former President Donald Trump, claiming he was using the presidency as a way to “demean and divide” Americans.
“I think people are rightfully exhausted by that,” Harris said. “And it doesn’t build the power of our nation to tell the American people that we should mistrust each other, distrust each other.”
Harris will tap into the star power of some of her biggest supporters during a benefit concert at Temple University’s Liacouras Center on Monday, according to multiple sources.
Twenty Grammy winner Bruce Springsteen does headlining a concert and a rally with former President Barack Obama as part of the Harris campaign’s efforts to mobilize voters in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election.
Speaking to CBS News Philadelphia’s Joe Holden, Harris said she is “honored” to have Obama’s support on the campaign trail. “And for people like Bruce Springsteen to have their support, and of course he’s an American icon, I think it just shows the breadth and depth of the support that we have,” Harris said.
When asked if any other major supporters were planning to come to the event on Monday, Harris said with a laugh, “I don’t have anything to announce at this time. Stay tuned, though.”
Earlier this month, Springsteen endorsed Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
