Harris and Walz Make Small-Town Stops and Campaign Phone Calls on Pennsylvania Bus Tour Before DNC

Harris and Walz Make Small-Town Stops and Campaign Phone Calls on Pennsylvania Bus Tour Before DNC
Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks as Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff listen during a campaign stop to greet members of the Aliquippa High School football team at their school, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Aliquippa, Pa. AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson
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ROCHESTER, Pa.—Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz gave pep talks to campaign volunteers and a high school football team Sunday, with their bus tour in a corner of Pennsylvania serving as a modest, small-town version of the grand rally she’s expected to have at the Democratic nominating convention in Chicago this week.

Vice President Harris and Walz, the governor of Minnesota, were joined by their spouses, Doug Emhoff and Gwen Walz, as they stopped off to visit volunteers at a campaign office not far from Pittsburgh before continuing on to a firehouse and a high school in another town. The tour, in a bright blue bus decorated with the candidates’ names and the phrase “A new way forward,” also included pilgrimages to a convenience store and a restaurant known for its towering sandwiches.