One way to support the Harris/Walz ticket
Since Minnesota Governor and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz was a football coach, he knows the expression “leaving it all on the field,” which means, essentially, making such a complete effort that, whether you win or lose, there will be no regrets or second-guessing about what else could have been done. That kind of effort also naturally leads to more wins than losses. And that is precisely what Walz and Vice President Kamala Harris are doing in their shortened, stunning campaign for the presidential election of 2024. Indeed, at a rally yesterday in Madison, WI, Walz began with a similar sports analogy:
When the stakes are the highest, winners are the ones that step up. And that’s exactly what we’re going to do. You play all the way through to that final whistle, and that’s the exact energy that Kamala Harris and I are bringing to these final 14 days.
And then, sure enough, at the end of his speech, Walz said it:
We’re gonna leave it all on the field.
Walz’s appearance in Madison is part of a whirlwind of media appearances, interviews, rallies and other events by him, Harris, and surrogate heavy hitters including President Barack Obama (who appeared with Walz in Madison), Michelle Obama, President Bill Clinton, and others. The whirlwind has taken Harris and/or Walz to The View, The Howard Stern Show, the popular Call Her Daddy podcast, 60 Minutes, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Charlamagne Tha God‘s radio program from Detroit, and more. Even Republicans such as former Rep. Liz Cheney are campaigning with and endorsing Vice President Harris.
Harris and Walz also have been hitting the seven so-called “battleground” states (Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona) with frequent visits. Some Democrats complain to this day that Hillary Clinton did not make enough appearances in such states during her 2016 presidential run, even with the luxury of a full-length campaign. Whether or not such complaint is true, it is not the case now. But astonishingly, Harris and Walz, again with an abbreviated campaign imposed on them, aren’t limiting themselves to the battleground states. For example, some of the appearances mentioned above were in New York, a state that Harris and Walz do not have to worry about winning. And this week, the campaign announced that Harris will be appearing in red Texas.
Obviously, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are setting a great example with their tireless, energetic campaigning. Even former President Jimmy Carter, 100 years old and in hospice care, got in on the act by publicly announcing that he had lived long enough to vote for Harris from his home state of Georgia within a day or two of early voting opening up there. Accordingly, there is no excuse for Democratic voters to do less than everything they can before Election Day. Besides the crucial act of voting, there are many opportunities to volunteer (door knocking, phone calls, texts, postcards), donate (see kamalaharris.com), write letters to the editor of your local papers, post and share good news and talking points online, be part of community organizing Zoom calls like “White Dudes for Harris” and “Women of Trek for Kamala,” buy and display or wear campaign merchandise, stickers and posters, try to convince friends and loved ones to support this ticket as well as other downballot Democrats, and otherwise leave it all on the field these last days before the election.
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