Kamala Harris found herself addressing a sparse crowd of just 250 people during a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday. The event, held at Wake Tech Community College, was reported by WBTV, which noted that Harris spoke to only “a few hundred supporters.” The turnout, or lack thereof, was even acknowledged by Harris’s own staff, who confirmed the attendance figure.
Photos from the event show Harris engaging with the small crowd, who seemed more interested in capturing the moment on their phones than in listening to her speech. One image, taken from the press area, offers a clear view of the underwhelming turnout—hardly the enthusiastic show of support her campaign might have hoped for.
Harris’s choice of radical leftist Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate seems to have done little to boost her appeal in North Carolina. The rally in Raleigh took place just days after her opponent, former President Donald Trump, attracted a much larger crowd at his rally in Asheville, North Carolina. According to WBTV, Trump’s event drew thousands, a stark contrast to Harris’s modest gathering.
Recent polling from InsiderAdvantage and the Trafalgar Group shows Trump leading Harris in key swing states, including North Carolina, where he holds a four-point lead. Trump is polling at 49 percent, compared to Harris’s 45 percent, with three percent of voters supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and two percent still undecided.
Trump, never one to shy away from predicting political outcomes, commented on Harris’s dwindling momentum. “Oh, it’s gonna end. The honeymoon period’s gonna end,” Trump told reporters at a press conference on Thursday, referring to Harris’s brief surge in support following her nomination. He suggested that the upcoming convention might be the last hurrah for her campaign.
Further complicating Harris’s bid is the controversy surrounding her running mate, Tim Walz. While Walz served in the National Guard, questions have been raised about whether he embellished his service record for political gain. Despite this, Trump continues to poll significantly stronger with military veterans, leading Harris by a 22-point margin among this key demographic.
It’s clear that Harris’s campaign is struggling to gain traction, particularly in swing states like North Carolina, where voters seem more inclined to support Trump despite—or perhaps because of—the Democratic ticket’s increasingly desperate attempts to gain ground.
