Vice President Kamala Harris will keep up her plea to voters that former President Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, which has become a major part of her closing message.
The Harris campaign official described the tone of the speech as “optimistic” and “hopeful” but said it will center on her and Trump’s different visions of America. Harris will argue that Trump as president would focus on a supposed “enemies list.” Harris will reiterate that she, instead, has a “to-do list.”
The vice president has increasingly been leaning into labeling Trump as a threat to democracy and talking about his role in the riots on Jan. 6 during her rallies. But as polling tightens and shifts towards Trump’s favor, Democrats have expressed concerns that she has made her campaign a rebuke of the former president instead of about her own plans.
The Harris campaign expects about 20,000 people to be in the audience at the Ellipse, according to an updated permit from the National Park Service that was expanded from an initial 7,500 people.
The campaign is expecting attendees near the site with crowd overflow on the northeast quadrant of the Washington Monument grounds for the program slated to be from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.ET on Tuesday night. The site opens to the public starting at 3 p.m., which will allow for a large crowd to accumulate before it begins, according to the permit.
