'Demstock' brings together rural Pennsylvania Democrats who want to 'jam things up' for Trump
BROOKVILLE Pa. — Hundreds of Pennsylvania’s rural Democratic voters spent the weekend at “Demstock.”
BROOKVILLE Pa. — Hundreds of Pennsylvania’s rural Democratic voters spent the weekend at “Demstock.” Think Woodstock in 1969, with some attendees camping out at the venue, but instead of performances from the Grateful Dead and Jimi Hendrix, it was all about politics. Attendees bonded over feeling isolated in their largely Republican communities and their hope to “drive up the margins” in the match-up between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in the critical battleground state.
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, a candidate for auditor general, wooed crowds during a “Demstock Dinner,” where Fetterman joked about stolen yard signs — a relatable phenomenon for many of the rural Democrats in the room — and called rural Democrats “unsung heroes.”
“You are the secret,” Fetterman said, adding, “Real power is in red counties with all of you.”
Fetterman told NBC News that Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, know that winning Pennsylvania comes down to “rooms like this.”
“You have red county Dems, and they are doing the hard work, and it’s not necessarily the sexy kind of job, but they are dedicated,” he said. “They are true believers, and that’s why you can fill a room just like this, because they all believe in the Harris and Walz ticket.”
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