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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums➡️ Harris to deliver closing argument speech at Ellipse, site of Trump's January 6 rally
Harris to deliver closing argument speech at Ellipse, site of Trumps January 6 rally
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/national-mall-kamala-harris-speech/index.html
................... Harris is approaching Tuesdays speech as a prosecutor, her advisers say: After laying out evidence against Trump, she plans to bring together her case to a jury of voters.
A permit application for the event obtained by CNN estimated a crowd of roughly 7,500 at the event, with 250 staff, organizers and volunteers.
It said the speaking program will consist of four to five individuals and elected officials.
Tuesdays event is an indication of the Harris campaigns belief that reminding voters of Trumps past actions can help cement the choice for any who remain undecided.
Harris has often invoked the insurrection on January 6, as part of her argument that democracy is at stake.
Donald Trump left us the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War, Harris said of the insurrection during the presidential debate in September. The campaign has also frequently used images of January 6 in ads. ..............................
Kevin Liptak Priscilla Alvarez Samantha Waldenberg
By Kevin Liptak, Priscilla Alvarez and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN
3 minute read
Published 6:21 PM EDT, Wed October 23, 2024
Harris speech Tuesday at the Ellipse, a park just outside the South Lawn of the White House, will amount to a high-profile denunciation of Trumps fitness for office and a warning about the chaos she says he would bring to the Oval Office should he win. https://cnn.com/2024/10/23/pol
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➡️ Harris plans to make her closing arguments speech exactly one week before Election Day at the site where Trump spoke on Jan. 6.
Queen Bey & The VP: Beyoncé To Appear With Kamala Harris In Texas Tomorrow
https://deadline.com/2024/10/beyonce-kamala-harris-concert-1236157328/
Beyoncé has long allowed Kamala Harris to use her Freedom song as the Vice Presidents campaign soundtrack, but now Queen Bey is hitting the stage in person as the close White House race goes into its final days.
A source close to the campaign confirms to Deadline that the 32-Grammy winning superstar will appear with the VP on Friday in her hometown of Houston.
In a true show of Texas hold em, Harris and Beyoncé will be joined by Willie Nelson. As well as taking the VP to the Lone Star state and bringing the Cowboy Carter performer out, the event could prove a boost to Rep. Colin Allreds burgeoning bid to boot incumbent Ted Cruz out of the Senate. ...........................
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➡️ Harris to deliver closing argument speech at Ellipse, site of Trump's January 6 rally (Original Post)
riversedge
3 hrs ago
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"The Ellipse, sometimes referred to as President's Park South, is a 52-acre (21 ha) park south of the White House
riversedge
3 hrs ago
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riversedge
(72,547 posts)1. "The Ellipse, sometimes referred to as President's Park South, is a 52-acre (21 ha) park south of the White House
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ellipse
The Ellipse, sometimes referred to as President's Park South, is a 52-acre (21 ha) park south of the White House fence and north of Constitution Avenue and the National Mall in Washington, D.C., US. The Ellipse is also the name of the five-furlong (1.0 km) circumference street within the park. The entire park, which features monuments, is open to the public and is part of President's Park. The Ellipse is the location for many annual events.
From a mathematical point of view, the Ellipse is truly an ellipse. Its dimensions are 1,058 feet (322 m) for its major axis (east-west) and 903 feet (275 m) for its minor axis (north-south). Its eccentricity computes as e = 0.52 and its foci are 552 feet (168 m) apart, each 276 feet (84 m) from the center of the ellipse (east and west).[1]
History
18th century
In 1791, the first plan for the park was drawn up by Pierre Charles L'Enfant. The Ellipse was known as "the White Lot" due to the whitewashed wooden fence that enclosed the park.
19th century
Sogo
(5,672 posts)2. Three things: The economy; preserving democracy; rights - voting rights and women's right to bodily autonomy.
That's what I believe she should emphasize.
BoRaGard
(2,576 posts)3. Bravissima!