VP Harris hosts campaign rally at Minges Coliseum

Published 7:58 pm Sunday, October 13, 2024

By Holly Jackson

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris hosted a campaign rally at East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum on Sunday, Oct. 13.

“It’s good to be at ECU, and it’s so wonderful to be back in North Carolina,” Harris told the roaring crowd of supporters.

Sunday marked Harris’ 19th visit to North Carolina since the start of her campaign. She spent Saturday in Raleigh packing diapers into boxes with personal care products that will be sent to western North Carolina, national news outlets reported. She  also spent the day meeting with Black faith leaders, community leaders and elected officials at The Pit Authentic Barbecue in Raleigh, they reported.

She and former president/current presidential candidate Donald Trump are within one point of each other to win North Carolina, according to a poll published by the Wall Street Journal. WSJ reported 46% of voters would likely support Trump versus Harris’ 45% of voters.

Before the campaign rally that afternoon, Harris spent the morning attending Koinonia Christian Center in Greenville where she spoke about Hurricane Helene victims in western North Carolina, according to the Washington Post.

Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina in late September and killed more than 200 people across six states.

At the campaign rally, Harris said this election is about two, competing visions for the nation – “one is focused on the past, the other, ours is focused on the future.” The past being Trump’s vision for America.

Harris vision includes: bringing down the cost of living, investing in small businesses and entrepreneurs, protecting reproductive rights, national security, she shared on Sunday.

Harris and Trump are now in the homestretch to Election Day which is 23 days away. In North Carolina, early voting begins this Thursday, Oct. 17.

More News

Letters from a Korean War veteran tell a chilling tale

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office K9 Tinnus receives donation of body armor

Residents raise concerns over proposed site for men’s homeless shelter

Commission selects preferred spotted seatrout management measures

Print Article

SportsPlus

  • Polls

    How do you feel about Martin Marietta Materials' permit application to discharge up to 12 million gallons per day of fresh water into the headwaters of Blounts Creek?

    View Results

    Loading ... Loading ...