While Democratic eyes across the country are on Chicago for the party’s national convention, the Harris-Walz campaign has planned events for those still living in Pennsylvania.
More than 150 social events will be held across Pennsylvania on Thursday, with more than 3,000 people expected to attend, the campaign said in a news release.
“On the convention stage, Pennsylvanians will see Vice President Harris’ vision for a future in which our democracy is stronger than ever before, reproductive freedoms are protected, and every person has the chance not only to survive but to thrive,” the campaign said in a statement.
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to formally accept the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination on Thursday. Pennsylvania venues include Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Scranton, Pittsburgh, Erie and Blair County.
In addition to the joint celebrations, the Harris-Walz campaign is hosting more than 650 events across Pennsylvania this week during the Democratic convention in Chicago, and nearly 12,000 people have signed up to participate.
Even though the convention takes place in a different time zone, Pennsylvania remains the center of attention in the Windy City.
Lt. Governor Austin Davis, the youngest lieutenant governor in the country, gave a speech at the DNC on Monday, while state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia), the first openly LGBTQ+ person of color elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly and a candidate for state auditor general, spoke at the convention on Tuesday.
Gov. Josh Shapiro and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) are also expected to deliver speeches at the convention in Chicago later this week.
On Thursday, when Harris is set to accept her party’s nomination for president, Republican Party candidate, former President Donald Trump to visit southern border in Arizonawhile his vice presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), will discuss border security and immigration policy in a speech in Georgia.
