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Vice President Kamala Harris is once more traveling to Massachusetts for a high-profile fundraiser.
Last weekend, she headlined an event in Provincetown to drum up support for President Joe Biden. Every week – and a momentous decision by Biden – later, Harris is scheduled to look at a non-public fundraiser in Pittsfield on Saturday, a campaign official confirmed.
She will undoubtedly proceed to oppose Donald Trump and maintain the early arguments of her campaign. Swing.
The exact time and placement of the event weren’t released and tickets sold out quickly. WBUR reported.
“We don't get the opportunity to have experiences like this as often in the Berkshires as we do elsewhere. And when it becomes possible, there is great excitement,” Pittsfield Mayor Peter Marchetti told WBUR.
According to several reports, musicians James Taylor, Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax in addition to historian Heather Cox Richardson will perform.
Hosting a vice chairman has at all times been an enormous deal for a city like Pittsfield, but Harris' profile has only increased since she became her party's presumptive nominee. Following this transformation and the attempted assassination of Trump, security is predicted to be stepped up.
“We will use all available resources.” Police Chief Thomas Dawley said .
The Harris Victory Fund had received $1.4 million in donations and pledges related to the event by Wednesday evening, it said.
Fundraiser last weekend in Provincetown behaved greater than $2 million, doubling the fundraising goal of $1 million.
Co-hosting the event in Pittsfield are former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, former state Rep. Sherwood Guernsey and former Pittsfield Mayor Evan Dobelle and his wife, Kit Dobelle, in keeping with the .
Following Biden's decision to withdraw, Democrats have rallied behind Harris. The party's base appears strengthened, and recent polls from New Hampshire show Harris making gains amongst independents who turned away from Biden after his debate performance. She received the endorsement of Barack and Michelle Obama on Friday.
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