It's Election Day on Penn's campus. Here's what we're covering.
If all eyes weren’t already on Pennsylvania, they will be starting at 7 a.m. today when polls open in the Keystone State.
Along with a contentious presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and 1968 Wharton graduate and former President Donald Trump, Pennsylvania is home to a high-profile race that could cement the party balance of the United States Senate, as well as multiple down-ballot races.
The Daily Pennsylvanian will be there every step of the way, documenting how the Penn community — and beyond — is spending its Election Day, how the election is shaping up before the 8 p.m. poll closure, and students' perspectives on the contested races.
After polls closed at 8 p.m. throughout Pennsylvania, Penn students are heading to various watch parties on and around campus to see election results trickle in throughout the evening.
Official watch parties are being held in Gutmann, Riepe, and Hill College Houses, and many students are also spending the night with friends in private spaces. The Philadelphia Democratic Party is hosting a watch party in Northern Liberties, and several other political groups — including the Working Families Party and the Forward Party — are hosting community events around Philadelphia.
8:56 p.m. · November 05 - Vidya PandiarajuPermalink
Phila. community members denounce Trump's claims of 'massive cheating' at the polls
Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Professor of Cinema and Modern Media Karen Redrobe, who was a poll worker at Penn Alexander today, denounced Trump’s claims on Truth Social that there was "massive cheating"at the polls in Philadelphia.
Redrobe emphasized the training and protocols that govern poll workers, noting that Election Day standards make fraudulent activity extremely unlikely. She told the DP that her involvement as a poll worker was "helpful for [her] to see how difficult it would be to be fraudulent."
Mary Goldman, an elected Democratic committee person in ward 27, division 9, slammed Trump in response to his allegations of cheating.
“[Trump is] garbage, but it's not floating in the ocean — it's pretending to be a presidential candidate,” she said.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner also condemned Trump’s claims.“There is no factual basis whatsoever within law enforcement to support this wild allegation,” Krasner posted in a statement on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
8:06 p.m. · November 05 - Finn Ryan and Isha ChitiralaPermalink
Turnout in Phila. surpasses Harris campaign's expectations
Philadelphia has achieved record voter turnout, exceeding pollsters' expectations.
Turnout in some precincts is expected to surpass 2020 totals by as much as 150%, according to Reuters.
The Harris campaign reported that turnout had already reached 100% of 2016 levels, far surpassing the campaign's internal projections.
Election officials in nearby Philadelphia suburbs are also reporting unexpectedly high turnout.
As the clock strikes 8 p.m., polls have closed throughout Pennsylvania.
While lines to vote are presently minimal at the main polling locations on and near Penn’s campus, community members are allowed to cast their ballot after 8 p.m., provided they were already in line before the deadline. The poll closure comes amid a day of historic turnout on Penn’s campus that significantly exceeded 2020's in-person turnout.
7:53 p.m. · November 05 - Vidya PandiarajuPermalink
Montgomery Country Commissioner expects 'historic' turnout
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School lecturer and Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that Montgomery County, the most populous suburban county in Pennsylvania, is “on track for extraordinary, historic turnout.”
In an email earlier this afternoon, Makhija wrote that the county had been sued three times by “election deniers and Stop-The-Steal activists” in an attempt to “suppress the vote, spread conspiracies about voting machines, and sabotage ballots from being counted.” He assured email recipients that Montgomery County had won all of the lawsuits and that he and his team would continue to “[protect] the right to vote.”
Polls will close across Pennsylvania in 20 minutes following 13 hours of voting.
Throughout the day, Penn students have cast ballots at locations including Houston Hall, the ARCH, Civic House, and the Walnut Street West Library.
Elsewhere, results have begun trickling in from states across the country with earlier poll closures.
7:35 p.m. · November 05 - Isha Chitirala and Finn RyanPermalink
Penn Dems note impressive turnout ahead of poll closure
As voting begins to come to a close, Penn Democrats representatives told the DP that voter turnout and enthusiasm has been strong throughout the day.
College junior and Penn Dems Political Director Lucas Eisen cited early-morning lines at Houston Hall and a rapid distribution of campaign materials — including pizza and stickers — as evidence of impressive turnout.
“People have been flooding our table for stickers and signs,” he said. “We’ve cleared like 50,000 stickers or something.”
Volunteers for Penn Dems were stationed at campus polling locations throughout the day, offering assistance, handing out mock ballots, and answering questions. Their goal was to “stress the stakes of the election,” Eisen said.
7:25 p.m. · November 05 - Charlotte ComstockPermalink
Houston Hall lines nearly empty as poll closure approaches
Houston Hall’s polling stations are mostly empty as Election Day comes to an end.
Poll workers at Houston Hall anticipated a final “dinner rush” as the 8 p.m. voting deadline approached, but wait times have remained low through the afternoon and into the evening.
Over 5,000 votes have been cast on Penn’s campus so far, a dramatic increase from the 2020 election — suggesting that the dwindling numbers at the end of the evening do not reflect a lack of campus voter participation.
Impressive turnout at Houston Hall, despite brief security altercation
Voting is continuing at Penn as poll workers at Houston Hall prepare for the final “dinner rush” before polls close at 8 p.m. tonight.
Executive Director at Penn’s Office of Government and Community Affairs Dawn Deitch told The Daily Pennsylvanian that a “very impressive, very robust” voter registration effort has yielded impressive turnout. She added that it is unlike anything she’s seen in her many years of working at Penn polling stations.
As of 4 p.m., about 2,528 people had voted at Houston Hall, consisting of mostly Penn students. However, the polling station is open to other Philadelphians, so a PennCard is not required to enter the building today.
This change in security policy led to some confusion, including when a security guard briefly required visitors to provide Penn identification to enter the building. Deitch told the DP that the issue was quickly resolved and no one was barred entry into the polling station.
Penn Latinx Coalition condemns racist remarks made at Trump rally
Last week, the Penn Latinx Coalition released a statement on Instagram condemning “grotesque, racist” remarks made at 1968 Wharton graduate and former President Donald Trump’s rally in New York on Oct. 27.
The comments were made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean” and made additional derogatory comments about Latino, Black, Palestinian, and Jewish people.
“While Trump’s campaign attempted to dismiss these statements as ‘jokes’ and stated it does not reflect his views, this does not erase the harm that our community endured as a result,” the coalition wrote in the statement.
The group also denounced Hinchcliffe’s jokes for perpetuating stigma and overlooking hardships faced by Puerto Ricans on both the island and in the United States.
The coalition expressed its solidarity with the Latino and Puerto Rican communities and encouraged them to remain “visible, vocal, and resilient in the face of this adversity” during the election and beyond.
The statement concluded with the phrase “¡Juntos somos más fuertes!“, which translates to “Together we are stronger!”
How Penn’s controversies became a lightning rod for national political discourse
Penn has often been at the center of the political landscape throughout the past year — one which has been fraught with campus demonstrations, congressional investigations, and a shifting presidential election campaign.
As scrutiny from national media and legislators has surged during this time, the University has attracted attention in debates around elite influence, free expression, and the role of higher education in society. These conversations have increased in importance and frequency in the context of several high-profile political figures with strong ties to the University — most notably, 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump and former Penn professor and President Joe Biden. Penn has also drawn criticism and media attention for affiliated institutions such as the Penn Wharton Budget Model and Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.
The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled how Penn’s controversies became the center of this national political discourse.
Penn’s city council member says she’s seen ‘more traffic than normal’
At the Penn Alexander School, Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier told The Daily Pennsylvanian that she has visited eight polling places over the course of the day.
Gauthier’s district includes Penn and surrounding neighborhoods.Gauthier encouraged young voters who have not yet cast their ballots to remember that this election is “one of the most consequential” in her memory.
“I’m so excited,” Gauthier told the DP. “Everywhere I’ve been, there’s been more traffic than normal. I’ve seen lots of people providing IDs, so there are a lot of new voters.”
Volunteers at the Free Library of Philadelphia branch at 40th and Walnut streets noted that voting has been “smooth sailing” and energy has been high as voting continues into the latter half of the day.
Penn graduate student and poll volunteer Taylor Prescott attributed the turnout to “fears” around key issues, including health care, economic policy, and abortion access.
As of 2 p.m., 664 people have voted in person at the location, which serves as the polling place for some Penn students living off campus.
“Turnout’s been good. I see people excited, people civically engaged,” Prescott said
Nearly 4,000 votes cast at Penn’s three primary voting locations as of 2 p.m., 370% of 2020 total
As of 2 p.m., 3,967 ballots have been submitted at the three main polling places for Penn students: the ARCH, Houston Hall, and Walnut Street West Library on 40th Street.
Of these, 1,050 were submitted at the ARCH, 2,273 at Houston Hall, and 644 at the Walnut Street West Library.
This figure represents a dramatic increase compared to the 2020 presidential election — the votes cast so far are 370% of the 1,072 in-person ballots tallied at the end of Election Day in 2020 at the same voting locations.
Democrats and Republicans have both campaigned heavily in Pennsylvania in the months, weeks, and even days leading up to the election, stressing the importance of the Keystone State’s 19 electoral votes.
Committee of Seventy hosts event at West Philadelphia High School
At West Philadelphia High School on 49th and Chestnut streets, an event sponsored by the Committee of Seventy — a Philadelphia nonprofit and nonpartisan organization — included a DJ, food giveaways and interactive art installations.
Ted Woods, a Camden-based artist, distributed comics and coloring pages and invited voters to write down the reason why they were voting on a mural.
“I really am a big fan of getting people involved and excited about being involved in democracy,” Woods told the DP. “There are so many times with politics [where] it either gets so overwhelming or so stressful or comes across as boring, and getting fun activities that get people excited is a great to get people involved.”
Also at the event were Sharida Gillison and her 94-year-old mother Jeanette Scott Gillison. Sharida Gillison said that her mother, a 1949 graduate of West Philadelphia High, has voted in every election since she was eligible to do so and “got it done early this year” by voting early.
1:14 p.m. · November 05 - Samantha HsiungPermalink
Penn Leads the Vote coordinator Corey Bowman praises high turnout at polls, PLTV tables
Penn Leads the Vote Coordinator Corey Bowman visited the PLTV table near the LOVE statue at around 10:30 a.m., striking up conversations with Interim Penn President Larry Jameson, PLTV members, and students crowding around the table.
Bowman told the DP that he is “thrilled” to see “very high participation” at the PLTV tables.
“It is a beautiful thing to be crowded now,” he said. “We also know there were people who were lined up right before the polls opened in Houston Hall and other places. So good day for the youth.”
There are three other PLTV tables on campus at 33rd and Walnut streets, 36th and Spruce streets, and 39th and Locust streets. Bowman hopes to see “continued high levels of campus voter engagement” throughout the day.
Philadelphia experiences high early voter turnout — but lower than 2020
Philadelphia's 2024 early voting and absentee ballot data reveal a high level of voter engagement — though still trailing the historic levels of the 2020 election — and a large proportion of Democratic voters.
Under Pennsylvania law, mail-in ballots cannot be prepared to be counted until polls open at 7 a.m. today. However, early voting totals voter party registration data from the Philadelphia Board of Elections and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania offer insight into potential trends among Philadelphia’s electorate.
Read more of The Daily Pennsylvanian's analysis of Philadelphia's early voting statistics here.
12:21 p.m. · November 05 - Samantha Hsiung and Finn RyanPermalink
Jameson visits Penn Leads the Vote table, stresses importance of voter engagement
Interim Penn President Larry Jameson visited the Penn Leads the Vote table near the LOVE sign around 11 a.m.
Jameson stayed at the table for roughly an hour. During that time, students came and went after getting pins, stickers, and T-shirts from the table. Around 30 students — not including PLTV members — were in attendance. While at the table, Jameson spoke to members of the crowd, posing for photos with them and joining PLTV behind the table.
Jameson stressed the significance of civic participation, from federal to student government elections, in an interview with the DP.
“I would like to see everybody. It's really what democracy is about, that every voice should count,” Jameson told the DP. “But every voice doesn’t count if people don’t make the effort.”
12:02 p.m. · November 05 - Makenzie KerneckelPermalink
Harris overwhelmingly leads Trump among Penn students, DP poll finds
A supermajority of Penn students plan on voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, according to a survey by The Daily Pennsylvanian.
The DP conducted an anonymous student survey from Oct. 11 to Oct. 18 and collected responses from over 900 Penn undergraduates. The survey found that 79% of Penn students plan to vote for Harris in the 2024 presidential election, while 12% of surveyed students plan to vote for former President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump. The remaining 9% of respondents said they plan to not vote or vote for a third-party candidate.
Democratic committeeperson, longtime election volunteer sets up outside Walnut Street West Library
When students first started lining up at Walnut Street West Library to cast their votes this morning, Mary Goldman was already there. Goldman is an elected Democratic committee person in ward 27, division 9.
At 6:30 a.m., she set herself up outside of the library — the voting location for residents of divisions 8 and 9 — to provide information to voters about the Democratic candidates on the ballot and answer election-related questions.
Goldman said that the volunteers at poll stations on campus are crucial because many students are first-time voters and have questions about the process.
“In this neighborhood, everyone stays the same age but me, because it’s all students,” she said with a laugh.
Goldman said that she volunteers to help at every election. However, she said she feels less energy today than in past presidential election years.
“I don't think we'll get to the 700 voters [in the 27th ward] we had in 2008 for Obama, but we’ve had a good number," she said.
Goldman added that there has been a noticeable lack of engagement from volunteers as well. She was the sole volunteer at the library for three hours before another volunteer joined her at 9:30 a.m.
“I’m a Democratic committee person in the ninth division and there are none in the eighth. And I wish there were," she said. "There's a lack of people doing stuff altogether, so we need people to help work at the polls and do stuff to get out the vote.”
Zero people in line at Walnut Street West Library makes for pleasant voting experience
As of 9:45 a.m., 184 people had voted in division 9 and 96 people in division 8 at the Walnut Street West Library, according to two poll watchers.
Engineering senior Michael Imevbore told the DP that said he was "pleasantly surprised" when he was able to vote without waiting in line. He came to the polls with his friend, Wharton senior Tami Owolabi, who voted at the Penn Alexander School earlier in the day.
“I expected there to be a long line,” Imevbore said. “I was so scared when I pulled up that it would be, like, around the block or something, but it was cool.”
He said that he didn’t feel rushed when completing his ballot and took his time to review his selections.
“It's simpler than I expected, obviously, just clicking buttons,” Imevbore said. “But I kept looking at the choices I made, so scared I was clicking the wrong thing. But overall it was simple."
10:09 a.m. · November 05 - Samantha HsiungPermalink
Penn’s state Rep. Rick Krajewski casts ballot at Lea Elementary
After casting his ballot at Lea Elementary School on 47th and Locust streets, 2013 Engineering graduate and Pennsylvania state Rep. Rick Krajewski (D-Philadelphia) emphasized the importance of "showing that we're a neighborhood that cares" in an interview with the DP.
“We're a very civically minded neighborhood, not just in terms of local elections, but I think national politics, too,” Krajewski added.
He also denounced the Republican presidential candidate, 1968 Wharton graduate and former President Donald Trump.
“Donald Trump is a fascist, and as someone who's not just a legislator, but also an organizer, it's important for us to be able to have elected officials that we can work with, that we can hold accountable,” he said. “Trump is just not that kind of person.”
Krajewski recently spoke to the DP about his reelection campaign, sharing how his experiences at Penn as a low-income student of color inspired him to run for office to “change systemic inequities in education.”
“Once you realize it’s more holistic than just what happens on campus, that’s when you start to realize this is actually about public policy,” he told the DP.
10:01 a.m. · November 05 - Vidya PandiarajuPermalink
Penn affinity groups discuss the issues shaping their vote on Election Day
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with representatives from several campus cultural groups ahead of the Nov. 5 election to understand the issues that are most important to them as they head to the polls.
The DP spoke with representatives from Quechua at Penn, Natives at Penn, the Black Pre-Law Association, Lambda Alliance, and the Asian Pacific Student Coalition. Issues they highlighted as important include environmental stewardship, immigration policy, and reproductive justice.
9:44 a.m. · November 05 - Vidya PandiarajuPermalink
'Kamala's Genocide' graffiti appears on Spruce Street
Around 7:30 a.m, Graffiti with the word's "Kamala Genocide" was spotted at at least one spot between 38th and 39th Streets and Spruce Street, in front of the Penn Veterinary center. No individual or group has claimed responsibility.
Who’s who on the ballot for Philadelphia voters in the 2024 general election?
The DP has compiled a comprehensive ballot guide to all of the candidates — national and local — on the ticket who will appear on the ballot today along with where you can go on campus to place your vote until 8 p.m. tonight.
First-time voter at Robeson High School stresses the importance of voting in Pa.
After casting his ballot at Robeson high school, College senior and first-time voter Shaan Patel stressed the importance of voting in Pennsylvania due to its swing state status.
“I think that, as Americans, we have a duty to make the right choice for ourselves and our future, and that voting is one of the best ways to exercise our democratic freedoms," Patel said.
He added that he believes the 2024 election is one of the most important in history because of “politics and the basic matters of decency that are at stake in terms of who we're choosing to represent us.”
“I think that Penn has done a great job in making sure that students are registered to vote,” he added, praising both the University and clubs that have been tabling and encouraging voter registration.“I know Penn has a lot of polling stations that are very open and busy on campus right now, and so I think they've done a great job in making sure that people are politically involved at the right moment."
Students pleased with smooth voting process at ARCH
The polls opened at ARCH promptly at 7 a.m. on Election Day. Around 140 individuals had cast their votes at the location by 8 a.m., according to a poll worker.
Wharton junior and first-time voter Gisele Hemmerich said that a variety of issues, including the environment and reproductive rights, were influencing her candidate choice. She added that she “grew up in a very motivated place to vote” and is excited to be of age to participate in an election.
Wharton junior Alivia Jiang shared that being the daughter of immigrants might have influenced her vote.
“I value clear candidate communication, and I think that’s something you can see throughout this election,” she said.
Jiang also mentioned being nervous about voting before her morning class but added that the voting process was "run as smoothly as possible" and that she felt empowered when casting her ballot.
College first year Summer Prado described the voting process as "a little underwhelming" because of its digital nature but expressed relief that it was over, and said she was glad to have had the opportunity to use her voice.
College first-year Isabelle Chapman, who is originally from New Jersey, said, “It does feel nice to be able to vote in a state where it actually counts.”
Both Prado and Chapman, who are also first-time voters, listed reproductive rights, healthcare, and gun control as key issues driving their vote today.
Poll workers report efficient lines at Robeson High School
At Paul Robeson High School — the polling place for wards 27 and 6 and divisions 6, 13, and 4 — there is a short line of 15 people.
Around 120 people have voted so far, according to two poll chaplains outside the entrance to the school who are greeting voters and answering questions. The line stretched around the block before 7 a.m. but cleared up shortly after.
Poll chaplains William Hawkins and Rabbi Elyse Wechterman, who are both with Faiths United to Save Democracy, added that the lines have been moving very quickly and efficiently.
“There’s been a couple of first-time voters with questions,” Wechterman said.There have also been “lots of young people” at the polls this morning, according to Hawkins.“I hope that a lot of people exercise their right to vote,” he said. “I hope there's just a big influx of folks that come.”
Houston Hall seeing eager voters one hour into voting
The line at Houston Hall has begun to dwindle one hour following the opening of the polls, but around 35 voters are still in line.
College sophomore and first-time voter Aidan DaSilva came to Houston at 7:30 a.m. and finished voting by 8 a.m.
"I think it's the greatest obligation you could have, because we all have a civic duty to engage in deciding the future of our society and government," DaSilva said.
8:36 a.m. · November 05 - Nicholas Maharaj Permalink
Students report voting challenges due to busy Tuesday class schedules
Multiple students told the DP that they could only vote early in the morning due to their class schedules and expressed frustration at the University's decision to hold classes on election day.
"There's not really a lot of other time or opportunity that I felt I had later in the day," College junior Julia Gauffreau said, explaining that she is in class until 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.
"Penn is obviously invested in the Philadelphia community and its civic engagement," she added. "It's very curious that [Penn doesn't] cancel classes to promote students … voting because I've had to go out of my way … to make sure that I can vote."
Despite the University not recognizing Election Day as a school-wide holiday, numerous professors have canceled class to encourage student voting.
8:14 a.m. · November 05 - Nicholas MaharajPermalink
Wait lines at Houston Hall are up to 40 minutes, but students say voting felt organized
College sophomore Marissa Prager said her experience voting at Houston Hall was great, despite waiting in line for around 40 minutes before being able to vote. She arrived to the polls at 7 a.m.
"I have class today and I have work today, so this was the only time I was free to vote," Prager said.Prager added that voting at Houston felt "organized."
College sophomore Lumi Christensen agreed that their voting experience was organized, citing QR codes that were available to check division numbers.
"That was helpful," Christensen said. "I did not know that, going into it, that I had to know [my division number]."
The line in Houston Hall is moving quickly as students filter to different voting stations by division.
The Walnut Street West Library at 201 S. 40th St. won’t just be checking out books today — it’s currently one of four polling stations located in the vicinity of Penn’s campus open for voting. It is the assigned voting station for many Penn students who live off campus just past 40th Street.
By the time the polling station officially opened at 7 a.m., around 30 people were ready to cast their votes. Some had been in line as early as 6:45 a.m. to ensure that they were able to get their vote in as soon as possible.
“We heard a rumor that there would be three-hour lines later during the day,” College senior Hana Ahanger said to the DP. “And we said we were going to get on top of that.”
It’s a foggy Election Day morning, and the line already stretches around the block at Penn Alexander School, the polling place for the first and 23rd divisions of the 27th ward of Philadelphia. At 7 a.m. on the dot, the line started moving, and a DJ started playing upbeat music in the corner of the parking lot.
The wait time appeared to be around 15 minutes.
Poll watchers, like Democratic committee person Steve McCoubrey, beat many voters to the polls.
“We’re out here until the polls close, distributing newsletters that our ward puts out with our endorsements,” he said. “We hope to see turnout, and we’re already seeing that.”
McCoubrey has poll watched at “more elections than he can count.”
John Sulla, a local resident who “normally” votes early to avoid lines, forgot to do so this year and ended up in the growing line outside the school.
“I'm a socialist, so I don't really particularly care for either candidate,” he added. “But Trump's Trump, so I'm not voting for him. So, I did feel like it was a little bit more important [this year].”
7:42 a.m. · November 05 - Nicholas MaharajPermalink
Students are voting with friends
College junior Molly Sparkman told The Daily Pennsylvanian that if she did not vote this early, she would probably forget.
Sparkman, who came to Houston Hall to vote at 7 a.m., was surprised to see the long line “but happy to see everyone getting their voices heard."
Sparkman said her voting experience has been pleasant since she came with friends.
"I made sure my friends came out and voted, and vice versa," she said.
7:30 a.m. · November 05 - Nicholas MaharajPermalink
The polls have officially opened at Penn
The polls for the 2024 general election have officially opened, with over 150 students waiting in line to vote at Houston Hall.
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with voters, with some students waiting in line since 6 a.m. to vote.
College sophomore Liann Lynch came to the polls as soon as they opened because she had class throughout the day and wanted to ensure she "got [her] voice heard." While she's shocked that the lines are long, she said it's a "happy stance."
Election Day isn't a holiday at Penn, but professors are canceling classes anyway
Many Penn professors have cancelled their classes this week due to the presidential election, despite University policy not requiring them to do so.
Penn professors told The Daily Pennsylvanian that they have either canceled their classes between Monday and Wednesday or modified their curricula to accommodate Election Day and surrounding political activities — a decision which several students praised. The DP confirmed that some classes were canceled in departments including Communications, Political Science, Cognitive Science, Chemistry, Biology, Psychology, Computer and Informational Science, and Cinema and Media Studies.
1965 College graduate and former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who is currently teaching PSCI 1207: "Who Gets Elected and Why?," canceled the session of his class scheduled to meet Monday evening. In an interview with the DP, Rendell said that he decided to cancel the class due to Vice President Kamala Harris' rally at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the eve of the election.
6:38 a.m. · November 05 - Jasmine Ni and Zion AbebePermalink
Kamala Harris' final rally in Phila. drew hundreds of Penn students
On Monday night, Vice President Kamala Harris made her final appeal to Pennsylvania voters at a rally on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum.
The Democratic nominee — rallying hundreds of Penn students and thousands of supporters less than 12 hours before polls open on the East Coast — traveled to five Pennsylvania cities over the course of the day, concluding her tour in Philadelphia. Programming for the eight-hour event included performances from musical artists, speeches from local- and national-level politicians, and remarks from public figures.
Wharton senior Cameron Ito said that he left feeling energized. Despite feeling “a little nervous” going into Election Day, Ito said that a highlight of the rally was the “camaraderie” of “seeing everyone be so optimistic.”
