U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign fundraiser at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vice President Harris on Saturday called herself an underdog in the race but predicted she and Democrats would win in November during her first fundraiser since becoming her party’s presidential nominee.
“We have a battle ahead of us, and we’re the underdog in this one,” she said Saturday afternoon at the Colonial Theater. “But this is a people-first movement, and we are motivated.”
Harris told supporters the campaign was a choice between two visions for the country — one that looks to the future and one that wants to undermine the country’s progress.
“Let’s make no mistake. This campaign is about more than just us versus Donald Trump,” she said. “As we work to move our country forward, Donald Trump intends to take our country backwards.”
The vice president also returned to the theme of freedom — freedom to vote, freedom from gun violence and reproductive freedom. She accused Trump of threatening women’s fundamental right to make decisions about their own bodies and suggested he wouldn’t stop there.
“Do we want to live in a country of freedom, compassion and the rule of law or a country of chaos, fear and hatred?” Harris said.
She also commented on the latest attacks on her by Trump and his vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance since she became the presumptive Democratic nominee.
“You may have noticed that Donald Trump has been resorting to some wild lies about my record and some of the things he and his running mate have said, well, it’s just so bizarre,” she said, drawing attention The crowd laughs.
The vice president expects to raise more than $1.4 million in her first fundraiser, according to the Harris campaign. About 800 people attended the event.
