Harris campaign manager addresses Pennsylvania Democrats as DNC ends

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has 36 field offices and more than 300 staffers in Pennsylvania, campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodriguez said Thursday morning.

At a breakfast for the Pennsylvania delegation on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Chávez Rodriguez called the campaign’s presence in Pennsylvania “our largest operation to date.”

The convention ends Thursday night with Harris’ acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination. The number of workers in Pennsylvania is a sign of the commonwealth’s strategic importance to Harris’ November showdown with former President Donald Trump.

“We know that Pennsylvania is key to our path to victory as we think about getting to 270, which is obviously our North Star,” Chávez Rodriguez said, referring to the number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency. “We want to reach Democrats wherever they are across the state.”

Chávez Rodriguez is the granddaughter of legendary labor activist and Latino civil rights leader César Chávez, who she said gave her a “master class in organizing” that will assist her carry Harris to the finish line in Pennsylvania.

“We’ve put together a record amount of resources to make sure we can invest in organizers at the door, on the phone, in text messages, everything,” she said. “We’re focused on the fundamentals, all of you, and we know that all of you know how to win in Pennsylvania, so we can’t wait to do this together.”