Harris Borrows Trump's Line to Demand a "Too Big to Rig" Midterm Turnout

Harris Borrows Trump's Line to Demand a "Too Big to Rig" Midterm Turnout

Seven-state blitz ends with two days in Georgia

Former Vice President Kamala Harris closed her midterm campaign blitz with a two-day visit to Georgia, capping a final-stretch tour for candidates across seven states. In Atlanta she spoke at Elizabeth Baptist Church and headlined the Fulton County Democratic Party's annual fundraising dinner, Fulton Forward, on Friday night. She also rallied students at Clark Atlanta University alongside Senator Jon Ossoff.

Borrowing Trump's mantra to drive turnout

Warning that President Donald Trump could try to meddle in Tuesday's election, Harris echoed one of Trump's own mantras from the 2024 cycle. "In this case, we just need to turn out in really large numbers that would be too big to rig," she said at the Atlanta church. She repeated another line throughout the trip: "This is the moment where we turn that anger into action."

"Callous, corrupt and incompetent" — and "decorator-in-chief"

Two years after losing the presidential election to Trump, Harris delighted Democratic donors and activists with sharp jabs. She called Trump "callous, corrupt and incompetent" and mocked him as the "decorator-in-chief" over his White House renovations and gold adornments. Speaking for approximately 25 minutes in Fulton County, she accused the administration of corruption, cheating, and bribing voters, and criticized its tariffs, Medicaid cuts, and the war in Iran. She reminded Fulton County Democrats that Trump has fixated on the county to support his baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 election.

Civil rights history and a "backdoor racism" charge

In Georgia, Harris delved into civil rights history, accusing the U.S. Supreme Court of "backdoor racism" for gutting the Voting Rights Act and letting Republicans redraw congressional districts that now elect nonwhite lawmakers. "You have proven that when Democrats invest in the South, we can win in the South," she said. "You register voters, you build coalitions, you knock on doors and you win races that the pundits were saying were impossible."

Georgia as the national bellwether

Georgia is among the most closely watched contests. Harris was joined by Senator Raphael Warnock, gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, and statewide candidates. Senator Jon Ossoff leads Republican Representative Mike Collins by about 8 points in the RealClearPolling average, with an Atlanta Journal-Constitution survey putting the race at 48 percent to 40 percent. Early voting in Georgia closed on October 30, and a runoff on December 1 follows if no candidate wins a majority. Harris framed the state as proof that Democratic organizing can decide the Senate. 💬 Discussion: When someone feels one vote changes nothing, what personal experience or example would you share to persuade them voting still matters?