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Vice President Kamala Harris brought successful immoderate of nan biggest governmental and intermezo superstars successful nan world Thursday nighttime for a rally successful Georgia.
But aft hours waiting successful statement and opinionated successful nan sun, hundreds of fans headed for nan exit earlier nan Democratic statesmanlike nominee’s remarks.
Harris appeared connected shape pinch erstwhile President Obama for nan first clip successful nan 2024 run play pinch nan rally successful nan suburbs of nan captious plaything state.
A triumph successful Georgia is captious for either Harris aliases Trump connected nan way to winning what could beryllium 1 of nan closest statesmanlike elections successful history connected November 5.
After Obama spoke, Harris took nan stage, but her accustomed walk-on opus did not play leaving nan 60-year-old to participate without nan aforesaid power seen astatine different rallies.
While nan immense mostly of attendees successful nan stadium stayed, dozens of group were spotted exiting nan bleachers while she spoke.
Former President Obama embraces Vice President Harris aft she took nan shape astatine her rally successful Dekalb County, GA connected October 24, 2024. It was their first quality together connected nan run trail
Besides Obama, earlier programming featured a capacity from stone legend Bruce Springsteen, an preamble by filmmaker Tyler Perry and appearances by Spike Lee and Samuel L Jackson.
According to nan campaign, 23,000 group were successful attendance for nan arena making it nan biggest rally of nan run to date.
Harris hugged Obama upon entering and recalled going to Springfield, Illinois seventeen years agone to support Obama’s candidacy for president astatine nan apical of her speech. She said his support and relationship intends nan world.
The vice president besides vowed to triumph nan predetermination and borrowed a building from Obama’s ain successful run declaring ‘yes we can’ arsenic nan crowd chanted backmost nan rallying outcry utilized connected nan 2008 trail.
Before Harris took nan stage, Obama delivered his ain reside akin to nan 1 nan erstwhile Democratic president has been giving each crossed nan country.
Obama applauds arsenic Harris took nan shape astatine her rally successful Clarkston, GA. The vice president recalled going to Springfield, IL seventeen years agone to support then-Senator Obama's tally president. During nan rally, she borrowed a building from nan erstwhile president 'yes we can' to which nan crowd chanted it back
Former President Obama delivered a reside successful Clarkston, GA wherever he praised Harris and blasted Trump arsenic self-serving and warned a Trump presidency would beryllium dangerous
Harris gave astir of her accustomed stump speech. When she said astir protecting reproductive rights, it received immoderate of nan biggest applause. She besides blasted Trump arsenic 'more confused, much unstable and much angry'
He warned that Trump acts ‘so crazy’ group person go utilized to it do not return it serously. He issued a stark informing astir nan ex-president. He called him ‘loony’ and a ‘wanna beryllium king.'
Obama pointed retired that Trump’s erstwhile White House main of unit John Kelly precocious claimed successful an question and reply Trump said he wanted his generals to beryllium for illustration Hitler’s generals.
'In politics, a bully norm of thumb is don’t opportunity you want to do thing for illustration Hitler,’ Obama said. 'That's conscionable bully governmental advice.’
The erstwhile president praised General Mark Milley and General John Kelly who person travel retired against nan erstwhile GOP president arsenic superior people.
‘They are not “woke liberals,”’ Obama said.
He based on nan generals ne'er said astir authorities earlier because they believed nan subject was supra politics.
'The logic they're speaking up is because they person seen that successful Donald Trump's mind nan subject does not beryllium to service nan Constitution aliases nan American people,' Obama said. 'He doesn't spot being commandant successful main arsenic a intense ineffable responsibility. Just for illustration everything else, he thinks nan subject exists to do his bidding.'
The erstwhile president besides accused Trump for pretending to activity astatine McDonalds while it was closed pinch his caller stunt successful Pennsylvania and said if a grandpa was acting nan measurement nan 78-year-old Trump acts, family would measurement successful and beryllium concerned.
Obama besides praised Harris arsenic personification who will ‘be focused connected you’ while informing group not to beryllium ‘bamboozled’ aliases ‘fooled’ by Trump.
He said Harris has plans not conscionable ‘concepts’ of plans, a excavation astatine Trump for his consequence astir wellness attraction astatine nan September statesmanlike debate.
The rally was held astatine nan James Hallford Stadium. It was wholly packed arsenic a number of celebrities and Obama took nan stage, but group could beryllium seen leaving arsenic Harris said aft hours waiting successful nan sun
Bruce Springsteen performed 3 songs astatine nan rally successful Georgia and touted why he is support for Harris and blasted Trump for not understand
People packed into nan bleachers arsenic Bruce Springsteen performed astatine nan Harris rally and urged group to get retired and ballot for nan vice president
The hours-long rally was a star-studded arena pinch a capacity from nan Boss who played ‘The Promised Land,’ ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ and ‘Dancing successful nan Dark’ during nan rally.
The 75-year-old rockstar endorsed nan vice president pinch a video earlier this month.
At nan rally he said he is supporting Harris because he wants a president who stands for nan norm of rule and supports reproductive authorities among different things. He said Harris is moving to beryllium president and said Trump is moving to beryllium a ‘tyrant.’
Lee, Perry and Jackson besides energizing nan crowd up of nan vice president and Obama taking nan stage.
'Your early is being written,' Lee told nan Georgia attendees.
He said nan authorities has been 'showing up and showing out' and urged them to support it up pinch ‘we spell to move this mother- out.'
The award-winning shaper and head called nan predetermination a ‘life and decease situation.’
Director Spike Lee speaking astatine nan rally successful Georgia successful support of Kamala Harris connected October 24
Actor Samuel L Jackson speaking up of nan vice president astatine her rally successful Georgia connected October 24 pinch little than 2 weeks spell go earlier Election Day
'We are not going back,' Jackson said borrowing nan rallying outcry from nan vice president arsenic nan crowd chanted it backmost successful response.
The 75-year-old character pointed retired that nan vice president’s favourite curse connection is besides his favorite. She has admitted it is motherf***er.
‘That's nan kinda president I tin guidelines behind,’ he declared while urging group not conscionable to ballot but to unpaid for nan run pinch little than 2 weeks to go.
Perry, who lives successful Georgia, blasted Trump for nan favoritism suit against him and his father, his advertisement calling for nan decease punishment for connected nan Central Park Five and for promoting birtherism.
Perry said successful Trump’s America location is ‘no dream that looks for illustration me.’
He said he was ‘begging’ group to ballot and formed his ballot connected Thursday for Harris earlier introducing Obama.
Filmmaker Tyler Perry introduced Obama during nan Georgia rally wherever he went connected nan onslaught against Trump
President Obama has been rallying support for Harris successful plaything states crossed nan country, but nan rally Thursday was his first quality alongside nan vice president connected nan run way pinch little than 2 weeks to go.
She will besides beryllium joined by erstwhile First Lady Michelle Obama successful Michigan connected Saturday. Beyonce is group to look pinch nan vice president connected Friday successful Houston.
Rolling retired large names is emblematic successful nan last agelong of nan run season. But nan rally took spot arsenic a bid of polls this week showed nan tide turning successful favour of Trump including nationally arsenic good arsenic successful nan cardinal authorities of Pennsylvania.
The rally astatine James Hallford Stadium successful Clarkston comes arsenic much than 2.1 cardinal group successful Georgia person already formed ballots successful nan 2024 predetermination including much than 27,000 who voted successful DeKalb County.
The authorities has surgery aggregate records pinch early voting which started conscionable complete a week ago.
Biden won nan authorities by razor-thin margins pinch conscionable complete 11,000 votes much than Trump successful 2020. It was nan first clip a Democrat has won nan authorities since President Bill Clinton successful 1992. But much than 83 percent of Dekalb County voted bluish successful nan past election.
Harris needs to tally up support some successful municipality areas arsenic good arsenic nan surrounding suburbs if she wants to clinch a triumph successful nan state. The vice president was successful nan authorities for an Atlanta rally pinch superstar Usher little than a week ago.
Polling successful nan plaything authorities shows nan title highly tight. The Marist canvass retired Thursday showed nan title successful Georgia tied astatine 49 percent for each Harris and Trump.
The Real Clear Politics mean of polls shows Trump up successful nan authorities by conscionable complete 2 points aft he won it successful 2016.
The ex-president campaigned successful Georgia earlier successful nan week pinch a run arena successful Duluth connected Wednesday.
A protagonist holding up signs astatine nan Harris rally successful Clarkson, GA
Supporters holding signs pinch 'We fight, We win' and nan image of nan vice president
But contempt nan adjacent polling, Democrats successful attendance for nan associated rally were emotion assured astir Georgia going blue.
Will Carraway, 18, is an Emory student who came retired to show his support for Democrats and will beryllium voting for nan vice president connected Election Day.
‘I’m terrified of nan Republican ticket,’ Carraway arsenic he prepares to formed his very first wide predetermination ballot.
He said reproductive state is astatine nan apical of his database of issues for voting. He said he besides studies overseas argumentation and wants to spot U.S. overseas argumentation that supports alliances alternatively than nan U.S. shutting itself disconnected to nan remainder of nan world.
Ashley Baker, 48, from Rex, Georgia showed up for her 3rd Harris rally. She already formed her ballot for nan vice president during early voting and has been voting successful statesmanlike elections since 1992. This year, reproductive authorities is besides her apical issue.
‘I person 2 nieces. I want to make judge they person authorities to do immoderate they want pinch their bodies,’ Baker said.
Her different privilege is making judge entrepreneurs person nan support to beryllium capable to commencement their ain businesses.
‘As an African American woman, it conscionable fills my bosom pinch pridefulness to spot personification who could perchance look for illustration maine beryllium nan President of nan United States,’ she added passionately.
The crowds astatine nan stadium lined up for hours to get successful pinch group expressing their excitement for some Harris and Obama. Supporters were decked retired successful red, achromatic and bluish shirts supporting Harris. Camo Harris-Walz shot caps were besides a celebrated fixture.
A fewer throwback shirts sporting nan Obama 2008 logo besides made an appearance.
Food trucks kept group afloat and hydrated arsenic they waited arsenic nan sun slow group arsenic group waited for nan Democratic heavyweights to return nan stage. A DJ blasted an eclectic playlist pinch apical hits and immoderate oldies from Beyonce and Cher to Earth, Wind and Fire.
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