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Kamala Harris, Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama backstage in Georgia yesterday.Credit…Erin Schaff/The New York Times
Harris packs in the star power
Kamala Harris held a rally with former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen in Atlanta yesterday.
She painted Donald Trump as a child, saying that during his administration he had “people who could control him.” But she also made the case that a second Trump administration would be dangerous, pointing out that many of the aides who were able to rein him in, including John Kelly, have spoken out against him. Earlier this week, Kelly called Trump a “fascist,” remarks that Harris is highlighting in two stark new ads.
Harris also addressed young people, who will be integral to her turnout in November. She acknowledged that they were “rightly impatient for change,” having grown up amid a climate crisis and active-shooter drills, watching as the rights that their grandparents had enjoyed were taken away from them. Harris closed the event by telling the crowd, “Your vote is your voice, and your voice is your power.”
Beyoncé is headlining Harris’s next rally, today in Houston. The event will be focused on abortion rights. The country music legend Willie Nelson will also be in attendance.
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