Kamala Harris’ campaign put on a star-studded “When We Vote We Win” concert and rally in Philadelphia Monday night.
Twelve-time Grammy winner and University of Pennsylvania graduate John Legend joined Bruce Springsteen and former President Barack Obama for the event, which aimed to mobilize Pennsylvania voters ahead of the upcoming presidential election. The rally was at Temple University’s Liacouras Center.
Legend was in the city since at least Sunday night, when he met with the vice president during her campaign rally at the Alan Horwitz “Sixth Man” Center. He shared a photo of the pair on Instagram, writing “Fighting for our future, fighting for our freedom in Philadelphia with Madam Vice President.”
Legend, who performed at the Democratic National Convention in August, endorsed Harris for president earlier this year. In an August interview with CBS Mornings, Legend told Tony Dokoupil that Harris’ political experience is one of the reasons he thinks she’s fit to serve as commander-in-chief.
“She is eminently qualified to be president. And then she also has the right character traits I think to be a great president, which means she cares about people’s lives, wants government to work for people and improve their lives,” he said.
The rock stars served as an opening act for the headliner, Obama.
With just over a week until Election Day, Obama looked to rally voters and drive up enthusiasm and turnout. But he also set his sights on former President Donald Trump. Obama talked about Trump’s recent “enemies from within” comment and controversial remarks from supporters at his Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday evening.
“Here’s a good rule: If somebody does not respect you, if somebody does not see you as fellow citizens with equal claims to opportunity, to the pursuit of happiness, to the American dream, you should not vote for them,” he said.
Obama sought to contrast Harris’s vision with Trump’s on issues from the economy to immigration and abortion. He also made a plea to those undecided voters who may not fully agree with the vice president.
“You may not agree with every decision she makes. You didn’t agree with every decision I made … If you elect Kamala Harris, she will see you. She will hear you. She will have your back every single day.”
Harris kicked off the “When We Vote We Win” tour with Springsteen and Obama in Atlanta last week and plans to bring the concert to multiple battleground states.
“I’m very honored to have the support of President Obama, as you know he’s been on the campaign trail and has been wonderful and extraordinary,” she told CBS News Philadelphia reporter Joe Holden. “And people like Bruce Springsteen, to have their support. Of course, he is an American icon. It shows the breadth and depth of the support that we have.”
Monday’s rally and concert comes on the heels of Harris’ multi-stop visit to Philadelphia on Sunday. Harris delivered a speech during the Church of Christian Compassion‘s Sunday morning service before stopping by the Philly Cuts barbershop near 44th and Chestnut streets to talk with Black men about voting.
She plans to visit all the battleground states in the final week before Election Day.
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Alexandra Simon is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Alex started her career at CBS21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before joining KARE 11 News in Minneapolis, where she covered breaking news, features and often cold weather.
