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July 25, 2024 11 mins

Harris trumpeted,  building up the middle class as a defining goal of my presidency . Over the cheers, she said, we all know when our middle class is strong is when America is strong. The crowd was deafening. The noise that they made, the cheers, it was just deafening.  Her forthrightness and determination pulsated through the audience.
Then she informed that Donald Trump wants to go backwards with his dystopian policies and the project 2025  agenda.  
She read Project 2025 and urged everyone to do the same. She continued  as voices bellowed...

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Ben (00:00):
Harris knocked it out of the park.
Trump and the Republicans aretoast.

Elly (00:05):
Future President Harris knocked Trump out with a
combination.
at the Wisconsin rally, herfirst rally.

Ben (00:12):
Yes, she did.

Elly (00:14):
Yeah, buddy.
Harris confidently strided tothe podium, and after thanking
others, including PresidentBiden, she delivered an on
target speech.

Ben (00:25):
The crowd was pandemonious.

Elly (00:28):
Mm hmm.
She reminded us of the Democratsplan, and of the President's
positive legacy, her career, andthe contrast between the
Democrats and the Republicans.
In her career, she took onpredators of all kinds,

Ben (00:43):
Abusers of women,

Elly (00:45):
Fraudsters that ripped off consumers

Ben (00:48):
and cheaters that broke the rules for their own gain.

Elly (00:52):
She continued, Believe me when I say, I know Donald
Trump's type.

Ben (01:00):
The crowd erupted with cheers.

Elly (01:02):
Uh huh.
The energy of the room waspumping with left ventricular
power, oxygenating the crowd.

Ben (01:11):
Trump doesn't have a chance.
No,

Elly (01:13):
he doesn't.
See ya, Donnie.
As she stated, she can proudlyput her record up against his
any day of the week.
She took on a large for profitcollege that was scamming
students.
She emphatically stated, DonaldTrump ran a for profit college
that scammed students.

Ben (01:34):
The crowd went wild.

Elly (01:35):
I know, I heard.

Ben (01:37):
It was something.

Elly (01:39):
Finally, the Dems are reminding people of the decades
of frauds that Don the Con andhis family have committed
against the American people, thetaxpayers, and their partners.

Ben (01:53):
Don't forgett the scams, tax evasion, ripping off
employees and contractors,embezzling monies from his own
non profit, and sixbankruptcies.

Elly (02:05):
You have to stop.
My head is going to explode.

Ben (02:10):
Alright, another show then.

Elly (02:12):
Okay.
She mentioned prosecuting casesof sexual abuse.
Trump was found liable forcommitting sexual abuse.
But he said he didn't know her.
He promised.

(02:37):
She reminded people that shetook on the big California banks
and prosecuted them for fraud.
She then hesitated, the crowdcheering, Donald Trump was just
found guilty of fraud on 34counts.
That's gotta really hurt.

Ben (02:57):
But according to Donny Boy, he didn't do it.
Everyone on the planet is a liarbut him.
Lock him up.

Elly (03:09):
She went on reminding the audience that the campaign is
not just about us versus DonaldTrump, but about who we fight
for.

Ben (03:18):
Loved that.

Elly (03:19):
Mm hmm.
So unlike Fugu.

Ben (03:22):
Yes.
Harris brought up the fact thatTrump relies on billionaires and
mega corporations and is tradingaccess for campaign
contributions.
She mentioned the ass kissingmeeting of Big Oil and Gas at
Mar a Lago.
And Trump makes promises to themfor a billion dollars of

(03:45):
campaign donations.

Elly (03:50):
Well the crowd booed to that, acknowledging their
disapproval.
In contrast, instead of makingdeals with the elite, VP Harris
said that her campaign isrunning a people powered
campaign.
Harris smiled as she informedeveryone that they had the best
24 hours of grassroots fundraising in presidential campaign

(04:12):
history.
81 million dollars.
She made clear that the campaignis about two different visions.

Ben (04:21):
Democrats focusing on people and the future.

Elly (04:25):
And the Republicans on themselves and the elite.
she said her campaign will focuson getting ahead, not just
getting by.
The audience then burst intoroars, burst cheering, laughter.
They really loved that.

(04:45):
And it's true, finally, finally,finally.

Ben (04:49):
She called for a future where no child has to grow up in
poverty.

Elly (04:55):
Where every worker has the freedom to join a union.

Ben (04:58):
Where every person has affordable health care.

Elly (05:02):
Then there was more pandemonium that broke out.
The people were jumping out oftheir seats, waving in approval.

Ben (05:10):
She talked about child care and paid family leave.
A future where every senior canretire in dignity.

Elly (05:18):
I love that.
Harris trumpeted, building upthe middle class as a defining
goal of my presidency Over thecheers, she said, we all know
when our middle class is strongis when America is strong.
The crowd was deafening.

(05:38):
The noise that they made, thecheers, it was just deafening.
Her forthrightness anddetermination pulsated through
the audience.

Ben (05:47):
It did.
Then she informed that DonaldTrump wants to go backwards with
his dystopian policies and theproject 2025 agenda.

Elly (05:59):
Yeah, and she mocked, can you believe they put that thing
in writing?
And the crowd burst outlaughing.
She read Project 2025 and urgedeveryone to do the same.
She continued as voicesbellowed,

Ben (06:18):
She messaged what Trump wants to do.
Tax breaks for billionaires andbig corporations while letting
working families foot the bill.

Elly (06:29):
In addition, Trump and the writers of Project 2025 want to
end the Affordable Care Act.

Ben (06:36):
We'll have that information for you in two weeks, he said.

Elly (06:40):
Yeah, remember that?
Yeah, in two weeks.
In two weeks we'll have thatout.
Yeah, tomorrow.
In two weeks we'll have thatready.
In two weeks, tomorrow.
No, next week we'll have that.
They're working on it.

Ben (06:48):
Yeah, they're writing it right now.

Elly (06:49):
Yeah, he's an idiot.
We all remember Trump spoutedoff that he would end the ACA
and dismantle or make terriblechanges.
To social security.
She added, Trump wants to takeus back to the time when
insurance companies had thepower to deny people with
preexisting conditions.
The crowd was with her on thisone, like everything she said,

(07:12):
and she gave examples.
So she hesitated for a longtime.
Emphatically, she tells us, weare not going back.
The crowd shouted louder andlouder, we won't go back.
We won't go back.

Ben (07:31):
That's awesome.

Elly (07:31):
Yeah, they were shouting, we won't go back.
The energy of the room, hereloquence.
Ours is a fight for the futureshe said.
A fight for freedom.
She said generations before usled the fight for freedom.
Her conclusion, Wisconsin, thebaton is in our hands.

(07:54):
She spoke of protecting oursacred freedom to vote, that
every American can cast a ballotand be counted, freedom to live
safe from gun violence, that shewill pass red flag laws,
universal background checks, andban assault weapons.
She announced that we believe inreproductive freedom and we'll

(08:16):
stop Trump's extreme abortionbans because we trust women to
make decisions about their ownbody and not have the government
tell them what to do.
V.
P.
Harris promised when Congresspasses a law to restore
reproductive freedoms asPresident of the United States,
I will sign it into law.

(08:39):
The audience thundered, stompedtheir feet, cheered.

Ben (08:44):
I thought the vibration would cause mass levitation.

Elly (08:49):
Yeah.
Uh huh.
That's what it felt like.
Yep.
VP Harris then posed a questionto Wisconsin.
What kind of country do we wantto live in?
A country of freedom,compassion, and the rule of law?

Ben (09:04):
or fear, chaos and hate?

Elly (09:08):
We have the power, she said.

Ben (09:11):
I love it.

Elly (09:13):
She gave the crowd an energized directive.
Knock on doors, make phonecalls, register voters.
Do we believe in freedom, inopportunity, in the promise of
America?

Ben (09:27):
I think the crowd did levitate at that point.

Elly (09:31):
I think so.
She pumped us up.
Are we ready to fight for it?

Ben (09:37):
Yes.

Elly (09:38):
She waved triumphantly.
When we fight for it, we win.
God bless you, she said smilingand confidently walked off the
stage.

Ben (09:49):
Trump and the Republicans are toast.
Oh yeah.
VP Harris just kicked theirasses with a combination of
comparison, contrast, and meetme in the ring.
Ha

Elly (10:01):
ha.
Oh, yeah, she did.
Welcome to America.
Yeah, buddy.

Ben (10:09):
I think Democrats just won the presidency.

Elly (10:11):
I totally agree.
Let's just start referring toher as the next president of the
United States of America.

Ben (10:19):
The Republicans are so Scrood.

Elly (10:23):
Yeah, buddy.

Ben (10:34):
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