Earlier today, senator and democratic Vice President ial candidate Kamala Harris held a Campaign Rally with voters and supporters in reno, divided. She spoke for hat reno, nevada. Shee for half an hour spoke for half an hour. Sen. Harris good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us at the amphitheater. My name is don paul and i and student body president at the university of reno. Representing the associated students of the university of nevada. I am a senior at the university studying journalism with hopes of attending law school next fall. With a week until election day, i want to emphasize how important it is to allow your voices to be heard. Our nation in this year alone is facing a Global Health pandemic, economic downfall, systemic racism and a climate crisis. It is imperative wed elect a leader who will provide a strong, steady leadership to unite our country and deliver positive and meaningful result. As a low income, black young woman from the bay area, being a firsttime
University of nevada. I am a senior at the university studying journalism with hopes of attending law school next fall. With a week until election day, i want to emphasize how important it is to allow your voices to be heard. Our nation in this year alone is facing a Global Health pandemic, economic downfall, systemic racism, and a climate crisis. It is imperative we elect a leaders with strong, steady leadership to unite our country and deliver positive and meaningful results. As a low income, black young woman from the bay area, being a firsttime voter in the 2020 election is important to me. [applause] electing representatives dedicated to fostering a Prosperous Society to ensure students and the younger generations feel represented and supported is essential for our country. It is truly special hopefully see a woman of color be elected in the number two spot in the entire country next tuesday. For the past three and a half years, citizens who make up marginalized communities in the
Francisco and went on to be elected statewide is California Attorney general and won her senate seat in 2016. She announced her candidacy for president back in january 2019 in oakland, california. She withdrew from the race in december of last year. Joining us from los angeles is seema mehta, l. A. Times political reporter, and in philadelphia, covering politics for politico, holly otterbein. And i want to begin with you, holly otterbein. It seems the Biting Campaign and did it search where it began. Can you tell us what led to her selection . Holly sure. When the primary was going on, in the debate between joe biden and Bernie Sanders. Biden broke the news that he was going to choose a woman as his Vice President ial nominee. That kind of kicked everything off, and then, a little while later, in april, he announced his Vice President ial search committee, which included four people, including former senator chris dodd, who has been a longtime friend and ally to biden. He took an impor
Steyer, and kamala harris. Please welcome to the stage mayor pete to judge pete to judge pete buttigieg. Mayor buttigieg thank you. Mayor buttigieg thank you. Mayor buttigieg thank you, iowa. Mayor buttigieg thank you so much. [cheers and applause] mayor buttigieg thank you. [cheers and applause] mayor buttigieg thank you, iowa. Thank you, Iowa Democratic party. Thank you, fellow democrats. [cheers and applause] mayor buttigieg the first time i came to this state was as a volunteer, to knock on doors for a president ial candidate, a young man with a funny name. [cheers and applause] mayor pete and we knew the stakes were high then. The stakes are colossal now. [applause] mayor pete this country cannot afford four more years of donald trump. We will not recognize it if he gets reelected. [applause] mayor pete we know what is at stake. And we know that hes going to do everything he can to hold onto power. But if you nominate me, his workook isnt going to this time around. [cheers and app
My weight today . Good evening and welcome to the 2019 liberty and justice celebration hosted by the Iowa Democratic party. For our floor guests, dinner is now served. Betty ering] thank you. Iowaank you to the entire Democratic Party team. It is an honor to be at your liberty and justice dinner. It is even a bigger honor to be in a room full of committed democrats. Including two mentors of mine, this gentleman, mr. Chairman, senator, mentor, tom, can you please stand up one more time . [crowd cheering] tom thank you. Forcan we please give it up your former governor, my former cabinet colleague and a life log mentor. Lifelong mentor, thank you governor. [crowd cheering] again, a big shout out to your congressional delegation, thank you so much, abby, and cindy storming to victory because you guys knocked on doors. They lead with their values, thank you. Thank you to my friend, thank you for my or service congressman. Thank you for everything you have done and best of luck. You do not k