Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Year : 2, Issue: 33
Gov. Hochul says fellow Democrats that she’s all in for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz.
Arguing her values — and those of New Yorkers — are against their Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump.
“Hello Chicago! Are you ready to elect Kamala Harris President of the United States?” the New York governor said after entering the stage.
Just day one in Chicago, and Hochul said she grew up with the same values as the Democratic ticket.
“I’m proud of my roots and the values I learned: grit, determination, compassion. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz grew up with those same values,” she said.
Hochul used her platform to push back against the Republican ticket and former New Yorker Donald Trump.
“Donald Trump was born a New Yorker but ended up a fraud, a philanderer and a felon. He wasn’t raised with the New York values I know,” she declared. “So it’s no wonder he had to flee to Mar-a-Lago. Sorry about that, Florida.”
Hochul addressed Democrats before her longtime ally: keynote speaker President Joe Biden — whom she personally thanked for bringing economic developments like the Micron CHIP factory in upstate New York.
“Look no further than the city of Syracuse, New York, where a company called Micron is building a $100 billion microchip factory with union labor,” she pointed out.
“Let’s get to the other counties, let’s adopt each other — that’s what you do in a loving family, right? A loving family you adopt, you build your family, you enlarge your family. That’s what I’m asking New York Democrats to do,” she said.
Hochul is expected to remain in Chicago until Thursday, which is when Harris is scheduled to address the convention.
Source: Spectrum NY1
