The Democrats spent most of Friday bragging about the crowd that Kamala Harris turned out to her event in Houston, Texas.
Sure, the “campaign event” was more of a Beyoncé concert than anything else. Sure, there were numerous reports of sustained boos and heckling when Harris finally started speaking; apparently, some Texans may not have appreciated mixing an actual message with the concert they’d showed up for.
But there was no denying that it looked great, at least at first glance:
Here in Houston, the emcee asked Kamala Harris’ rally to do a “blue wave.” Crowd count is the largest yet for a Harris event, 30,000, per a campaign official. pic.twitter.com/ZMCIhuZ93d
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) October 26, 2024
And gosh, were Democrats all over this as proof that Texas was going blue — if not in the presidential election, than at least in the close-ish Senate race between Collin Allred and Ted Cruz:
Pure joy and energy at the Kamala Harris rally in Houston, Texas. Republicans don’t know what’s coming their way this election. Never seen anything like this before. pic.twitter.com/gH5uVE3pr1
— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) October 25, 2024
Kamala Harris packed a 22,000+ capacity