Harris says election will "decide fate of our nation for generations to come"

Vice President Kamala Harris is back successful Philadelphia Sunday arsenic nan countdown to predetermination time nears 1 week.

Harris, who spent respective days successful nan Delaware Valley complete nan past week, said astatine nan Church of Christian Compassion successful Philadelphia connected Sunday greeting and will clasp a run rally successful nan metropolis later successful nan night. 

"In conscionable 9 days we person nan powerfulness to determine nan destiny of our federation for generations to come," she told nan congregation.

Several minutes into her speech, immoderate shouting collapsed retired successful nan crowd. Harris paused during nan disruption. "That's why we conflict for our democracy. Every sound is important," she said while nan outburst was quieted.

Harris went connected to promote nan Philadelphia religion to thin connected religion successful nan days starring up to nan election, and urged worshippers to usage their feet to get to nan polls.

"Here successful Pennsylvania, correct now each of america has an opportunity to make a difference. Because successful this infinitesimal we do look a existent question. What benignant of state to we we want to unrecorded in," she said. "The awesome point astir surviving successful a populist is we nan group person nan prime to reply that question. So fto america reply not conscionable pinch our words, but pinch our works."

On Wednesday, Oct. 23, Harris visited nan Famous 4th Street Deli successful Philadelphia's Queen Village vicinity earlier attending a municipality hallway successful Delaware County. Earlier successful nan week, nan vice president sat down pinch erstwhile Congresswoman Liz Cheney in Chester County successful nan first of 3 moderated conversations successful battleground states.

During that conversation, Harris appealed to Republican voters who are connected nan obstruction astir voting for erstwhile President Donald Trump, and claimed he utilized nan presidency arsenic a measurement to "demean and to divide" Americans.

"I deliberation group are exhausted pinch that, rightly," Harris said. "And it does not lead to nan spot of our federation to show American group that we must beryllium suspicious of 1 another, distrust 1 another."

On Monday, Harris will harness nan prima powerfulness of immoderate of her biggest supporters during a use performance astatine Temple University's Liacouras Center, according to aggregate sources.

Twenty-time Grammy victor Bruce Springsteen will headline a performance and a rally pinch erstwhile President Barack Obama arsenic portion of nan Harris campaign's effort to mobilize voters successful nan last weeks of nan 2024 statesmanlike election.

Speaking to CBS News Philadelphia's Joe Holden, Harris said she's "honored" to person Obama's support connected nan run trail. "And group for illustration Bruce Springsteen, to person their support, and of people he is an American icon, I deliberation it conscionable shows nan breadth and extent of nan support that we have," Harris said.

When asked if immoderate different large sanction supporters are readying to move retired for nan arena Monday, Harris said pinch a laugh, "I person thing to study astatine this moment. Stay tuned, however."

Earlier this month, Springsteen endorsed Harris and her moving mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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