Harris Energizes North Carolina Democrats, 200 Campaign Events, No 'Enthusiasm Gap' Gov Cooper

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‘There is no enthusiasm gap anymore’: Kamala Harris energizes North Carolina Democrats. By Michael McElroy, July 26, 2024. Cardinal and Pine, 'North Carolina News You Can Use.'
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The Harris campaign has announced some 200 events across the state this weekend to maintain the momentum of a race that has seemingly reset overnight. During a Biden campaign press conference in Raleigh a week ago, North Carolina Democrats warned of the dangers that a second Trump administration posed to reproductive rights and democracy.

The tone from the presenters and from the 20 or so campaign staff in attendance was direct and serious. As the speakers talked, the air conditioner in the campaign field office could be heard whispering in the background. But on Thursday, when Gov. Roy Cooper kicked off a similar press conference for the Harris campaign in the same building, he stood at the lectern for 30 seconds before the crowd of 80-plus stopped whooping, clapping, and cheering long enough for him to speak. The air conditioner never had a chance.

It’s been five days since President Joe Biden passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, but her candidacy has quickly injected high-octane enthusiasm into what had become a weary, wilted resignation among many Democrats that Biden, despite his character and record, could not beat Trump a second time.

Harris’ ascent to the top of the ticket has reset the race seemingly overnight, and while she has galvanized Democrats nationwide, the volume seems especially loud in North Carolina, a state that Donald Trump cannot lose if he hopes to have a realistic path to victory. “There is no enthusiasm gap anymore,” Cooper said. The Harris campaign in North Carolina is working to make sure this new wave doesn’t recede. This weekend, Harris’s state team will launch a “Weekend of Action,” mobilizing more than 2,500 North Carolina Democrats, volunteers, and advocates to anchor some 200 events across the state...
https://cardinalpine.com/2024/07/26/there-is-no-enthusiasm-gap-anymore-kamala-harris-energizes-north-carolina-democrats/