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Harris and Walz whip up crowd at packed Phoenix rally – but ‘we are the underdog’
Guardian ^ | Fri 9 Aug 2024 22.29 EDT | Cecilia Nowell

Posted on 08/10/2024 8:53:13 AM PDT by Zhang Fei

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz rallied a packed arena outside Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday – drawing perhaps the largest Democratic crowd of the election cycle this year.

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, her running mate and the local leaders who joined them on stage whipped up the crowd, discussing immigration, abortion rights and Indigenous sovereignty.

Noting the Indigenous leaders in the room, Harris also said: “I will always honor tribal sovereignty and respect tribal self-determination.” Indigenous voters are credited with helping deliver Arizona to Joe Biden in 2020; the state is home to 22 federally recognized tribes.

At one point during her speech, Harris was interrupted by protesters chanting “free, free Palestine” and other messages in support of Gaza. She stopped her speech to address the protesters.

“We’re here to fight for our democracy, which includes respecting the voices that I think we are hearing from. Let me just speak to that for a moment and then I’ll get back to the business at hand,” she said. “I have been clear: now is the time to get a ceasefire deal and get the hostage deal done. Now is the time. And the president and I are working around the clock every day to get that ceasefire deal done and bring the hostages home.” Her statement represented a noticeable change in tone from her approach to Gaza protesters in Detroit on Thursday.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: az; fakenews; harris; trump
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No concert. Crowd of 20,000. Rallies aren't hard to organize. They're just expensive. If Trump's $2m Tulsa rally in 2020 is any indication, this Harris event cost millions.
1 posted on 08/10/2024 8:53:13 AM PDT by Zhang Fei
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To: Zhang Fei

Fifteen bucks an hour just to sit on your ass in an air-conditioned building in Phoneix in August is almost like getting three street tacos FREE!


2 posted on 08/10/2024 8:57:05 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If you liked the Joe Pedo show, you're going to love the Jamaican Queen's "White Dude" Job Corp.show)
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To: Zhang Fei

bloodthirsty butchers.


3 posted on 08/10/2024 8:59:21 AM PDT by xoxox
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To: Zhang Fei
Don't make the conversation about crowd size comparisons. Keep reminding people of the issues - like extreme inflation, lack of border control and the millions of illegals on government benefits, CRIME, WW3 possibility, and other failures of the democrat administration.

Don't let the democrats and far left media make the voters forget about what are really the issues.

You can throw in cackling Kamala and tampon tim for good measure.

4 posted on 08/10/2024 9:00:04 AM PDT by Moorings
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To: Moorings

When you talk about tampon tim, remind voters that the democrats are trying to steal their children and confuse them at a young age. Otherwise they make it about PMS or whatever.


5 posted on 08/10/2024 9:01:06 AM PDT by Moorings
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To: Zhang Fei

Actually about 15,000 at the Friday event, but who’s counting. I’m actually surprised at the crowds but the media and party are in full press mode. Compare this to how they trotted Biden around. Quite the difference.


6 posted on 08/10/2024 9:04:08 AM PDT by Reno89519 (“We believe in the collective,” says Gun Grabbing Harris and Stolen Valor Timmy "Tampon" Walz.)
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To: Moorings

In CT almost every parent knows that the politicians who required tampons in the boy’s rooms in public schools is insane.

Whether they will vote against them is a separate issue.

:-)


7 posted on 08/10/2024 9:04:42 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Moorings

Whenever people want to talk about crowd sizes, I remember 2020 when Biden either hid or spoke to a group of about 20 people. Or in 2012, when Romney drew huge crowds towards the end of his campaign.


8 posted on 08/10/2024 9:05:03 AM PDT by Tipllub
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To: Zhang Fei

Sounds to me like the Native American Indians in Arizona thinks he’s one of them. Somebody get them a map with India on it.


9 posted on 08/10/2024 9:05:14 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If you liked the Joe Pedo show, you're going to love the Jamaican Queen's "White Dude" Job Corp.show)
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Gretchen claimed 'underdog' status and got her a$$ handed to her.

On the 'View" yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uns0HdpRfQg

10 posted on 08/10/2024 9:05:40 AM PDT by MurrietaMadman (The Gates of hell shall not prevail against you)
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To: Zhang Fei

Gun Grabbing Harris and Stolen Valor Timmy “Tampon” Walz will be in Vegas today, 1 p.m. Pacific. Wonder if she’ll give the same word-for-word teleprompter speech?


11 posted on 08/10/2024 9:06:01 AM PDT by Reno89519 (“We believe in the collective,” says Gun Grabbing Harris and Stolen Valor Timmy "Tampon" Walz.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Whoops! I forgot, Harris is a she, not a he.


12 posted on 08/10/2024 9:06:15 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If you liked the Joe Pedo show, you're going to love the Jamaican Queen's "White Dude" Job Corp.show)
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To: Moorings

They don’t care.

They’re practically lining their kids up for drag queen story hours and sex change surgeries.


13 posted on 08/10/2024 9:07:21 AM PDT by Westbrook (The Democrats are wizards at two things: Finding votes and losing evidence.)
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Trump is the underdog. She is leading everywhere, including in the battleground states, Realclear averages, Nate Silver projection, 538, and on and on. He


14 posted on 08/10/2024 9:08:37 AM PDT by nwrep
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AROUND THE CLOCK:

SHE HASN’T BEEN NEAR BIDEN FOR DAYS & BIDEN HAS BEEN HIDING IN DELAWARE.

SHE LIES WITH EVERY WORD.

BTW-—WHERE IS JILL???

The CAMERA HOG HASN’T BEEN SEEN SINCE PARIS...2 weeks ago.


15 posted on 08/10/2024 9:09:10 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: cgbg

They will vote for Satan himself, if he runs as a democrat.


16 posted on 08/10/2024 9:09:27 AM PDT by Westbrook (The Democrats are wizards at two things: Finding votes and losing evidence.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Phoenix.


17 posted on 08/10/2024 9:09:56 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If you liked the Joe Pedo show, you're going to love the Jamaican Queen's "White Dude" Job Corp.show)
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To: Moorings

And who to blame about crowd sizes? Hmmmmm. It’s difficult to know who is obsessed with it. I’ll give you one guess.


18 posted on 08/10/2024 9:10:15 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: Westbrook
That is not everyone. There are those who are not into this stuff. Like blue collar families, traditional democrats e.t.c. This might make them go out and vote. We can only try and work at it.
19 posted on 08/10/2024 9:10:15 AM PDT by Moorings
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To: Zhang Fei

20,000 is the capacity, 15,000 is what her campaign claims, and the actual truth is “who knows”. Lots of empty seats covered with smoke and mirrors.


20 posted on 08/10/2024 9:10:21 AM PDT by Tipllub
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