Philadelphia is Kamala Harris’s Alamo, and the nervous Democrats here know it

Philadelphia, PA 

There are times erstwhile nationalist sentiment seems truthful definite astir thing that I instinctively commencement to uncertainty it. I person that chopped emotion successful Philadelphia, wherever everyone I’ve spoken to, almost each Democrats, judge Vice President Kamala Harris is group to suffer nan election. 

Gregg was watching nan Eagles return down nan Bengals astatine McGlinchey’s, a civilized constitution that still allows smoking inside. "I’m much to the near than Harris," he told me, "the campaigner I for illustration nan astir is Jill Stein."  

Aside from his ideological differences pinch Harris, Glenn, successful his 60s, who lives successful West Philly and is an biology activist, echoed what I person heard each complete nan authorities and nan country: "I don’t cognize who she is aliases what she wants to do. Is she going to beryllium for illustration Biden, and if not, really will she beryllium different?"  

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This is intelligibly Harris’s biggest weakness, particularly successful a title against former President Donald Trump who, emotion him aliases dislike him, is 1 of nan astir well-known quantities successful nan universe. 

Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks astatine a rally successful Houston, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

A small while later I recovered myself connected nan different broadside of Broad Street and went into a cheery bar/restaurant looking for a burger. I met 2 gentlemen successful their 60s whose critique of campaigner Harris was sharper: "She’s conscionable bad astatine this," 1 of them told me. The different added, "there’s thing compelling astir her, I dream she thumps Trump, but I’m conscionable not seeing it." 

Harris doesn’t conscionable request to triumph Philly by 60 points, which she very overmuch may. She needs turnout to beryllium overwhelming if she is to flooded Trump’s spot successful nan cardinal portion of Pennsylvania, and that requires a level of enthusiasm that, frankly, I person not seen for her. Not successful Philadelphia, not anywhere. 

My edifice had a beautiful societal hr successful nan early evening, and there, complete a delightful food plate, I met a Canadian mates who are very worried that Trump will win. I asked them why and nan hubby cited waste and acquisition deals and called Trump, "a Trojan equine of fascism." Oddly, successful that order. 

The mates had planned their travel to coincide pinch nan election, astatine nan time, reasoning they would beryllium visitors to a Democratic victory, but for illustration everyone other I met successful nan City of Brotherly Love, they now deliberation Trump is winning, but they’re still having fun. 

Earlier, arsenic nan Eagles were flying connected nan wings of triumph successful garbage time, Glenn asked me, "Whaddya deliberation is gonna happen?" 

"You mean, who’s gonna win?" I asked. 

"No, like, will location beryllium chaos and unit successful nan streets?" 

Former President Barack Obama is coming to Pennsylvania to beforehand nan run of Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. FILE: Obama introduces Harris during a run rally for Harris connected Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, successful Clarkston, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

"I dream not," I replied, asking him what he thought. 

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"I don’t deliberation so," he told me. "I’m nan kinda feline who goes retired connected nan streets, and I don’t consciousness it this time. People seemed resigned to nan thought he tin win." 

And it struck maine that this is an predetermination of resignation. Biden resigned from nan race, immoderate mean Republicans are resigned to nan truth that it is Trump’s party, and now, truthful galore Democrats are resigned to nan conception that Trump will service 4 much years. 

Harris doesn’t conscionable request to triumph Philly by 60 points, which she very overmuch may. She needs turnout to beryllium overwhelming if she is to flooded Trump’s spot successful nan cardinal portion of Pennsylvania, and that requires a level of enthusiasm that, frankly, I person not seen for her. Not successful Philadelphia, not anywhere. 

But moreover pinch each I person heard and seen successful nan past 2 weeks, nan punishment and gloom surrounding nan Harris campaign, Trump’s polling surge, location is still portion of maine that thinks nan Democrats person nan wherewithal to propulsion disconnected nan win.  

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If that is going to happen, it is going to person to hap successful Philadelphia, wherever Harris was connected Sunday and wherever Bruce Springsteen and erstwhile President Barack Obama will stump for her Monday. 

Right now, though, nether nan ever-steady regard of William Penn atop metropolis hall, Kamala’s Alamo does not consciousness secure. 

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