Harris reminds voters of the January 6th attack in closing arguments

WASHINGTON – With the White House as a backdrop, Vice President Kamala Harris will remind Americans on Tuesday that thousands of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol the last time Donald Trump was in office to pressure lawmakers over his election defeat to undo a senior Harris campaign official.

Harris will deliver her speech Tuesday night at the same place where Trump spoke shortly before the Jan. 6 insurrection — the Ellipse, a park that separates the White House from the National Mall.

In her closing argument, Harris will tell voters that they have two paths to take on Election Day, her campaign says: one focused on delivering for the American people and another filled with grievances and retaliation.

She will also renew her promise to voters that she will put the country above the Democratic Party and herself, said a senior Harris campaign official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive campaign planning surrounding a key, yet-to-be-released election developing speech while arguing that Trump would create an “enemies list” of everyone who opposes him.

The Democratic candidate and Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, are statistically tied in the race for the White House, exactly one week before the election. They are in a dead heat in almost every swing state.

After being catapulted to the top of the Democratic Party over the summer, Harris spent much of her time reintroducing herself to voters and offering policy proposals that she will lay out again in her speech.

She has also argued that Trump would restrict access to reproductive rights. Women's health was the theme of a Friday night rally she held with Beyoncé in Houston. This speech was her biggest yet; Her campaign says it attracted 30,000 people.

Harris was in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Monday and is preparing to bombard all key battleground states with campaign events this week, the campaign manager said.

In recent weeks, she has tended to characterize Trump as a “fascist” who would pose a danger to the nation after his former White House chief of staff, John Kelly, said Trump “falls within the general definition” of a fascist. During a town hall on CNN, Harris agreed with that assessment.

Some of Harris' surrogates declined to call Trump a fascist, instead focusing on abortion rights and the economy in the final days of the campaign. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker emphasized both issues at a campaign rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin, over the weekend as Harris volunteers prepared to knock on voters' doors.

“Let me start by saying that everything we care about is under siege by a racist, misogynistic, homophobic and xenophobic former president who wants to be back in the White House. That shouldn't necessarily be your motivation for knocking on doors, but it's definitely something we should all think about,” he said at the start of his remarks.

Minutes later he told them: “I think – this is just my view – that most people aren't really thinking about democracy in this election.” He added: “I think most people are thinking about what impact this has on my wallet, my future, my ability to pay bills, my ability to get a better job.”

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Protect democracy and the constitution, “then we can tackle the other issues.”'

But some voters across the country are increasingly concerned about the state of democracy, viewing it as one of their top issues just a week after the Nov. 5 election.

Colleen Schulz, vice chair of the Waukesha County Democratic Party, said protecting our democracy and standing up for the Constitution became her top priority in the election.

The 61-year-old said access to abortion and women's health care as well as the environment were her main issues, but these are now taking a back seat when it comes to advocating for democracy.

“We have to protect our democracy and the Constitution first, and then we can address the other problems,” said Schulz, a former teacher who attended an event with Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, in Waukesha. Wisc. “The first fire that must be put out is standing up for our Constitution.”

While the economy remains the top issue among voters, a Gallup poll found that 49% of voters thought democracy in the United States was “extremely” important and another 36% said it was “very” important to influence that they will have on who they vote for in the election.

Angela Mercadel, who stood with Harris in Houston, Texas, for more than three hours, said she was genuinely disturbed by Trump's message about the “enemy within” and that he would persecute his political opponents.

“We need someone to bring this country together,” she said.

Protect democracy and the constitution, “then we can tackle the other issues.”'

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