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August 14, 2024

Harris and Walz whip up crowd at packed Phoenix rally – but ‘we are the underdog’

Cecilia Nowell, Guardian

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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. * * * 

Closing Quotation Mark

Rewatch the Harris-Walz August 9, 2024 Rally in Arizona