Harris appeared before a cheering crowd in what amounted to an audition for the role of Democratic nominee for president.
Vice President Harris speaks at a campaign event at Resorts World hotel and casino in Las Vegas on July 9. convalesced from covid and battled the biggest political crisis of his presidency Thursday, Vice President Harris appeared before a roaring crowd of supporters in North Carolina in what amounted to an audition for the role of Democratic nominee for president.
“If you claim to stand for unity, you need to do more than just say the word,” she said. “You cannot claim you stand for unity if you are pushing for an agenda that deprives whole groups of Americans of freedoms, opportunities and dignity. … You cannot claim to be for unity if you try to overturn a free and fair election.”
The crowd reacted almost in unison to each remark Harris made, grumbling in agreement with every attack on the Trump-Vance ticket, and responding with emphatic cheers to pro-Biden-Harris comments. Harris, a former senator and state attorney general from California, has toured multiple swing states this week. She made a more pronounced effort to draw on her personal background and identity at campaign events in Pennsylvania and Michigan in a bid to portray strength in the embattled Biden-Harris ticket. But the tour has also made clear that she could be a formidable nominee in her own right.Voters in all states and U.S.
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