Throwback Brewery in North Hampton, New Hampshire hosted Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign last Wednesday, September 4. Scheduled to begin at 2:45 p.m., Harris arrived on stage at 3:05 p.m. outside the brewery’s 1860’s barn. Streets surrounding the venue were closed as high security was posted around the perimeter of the event. Numerous buses were arranged to transport attendees to and from the brewery.
New Hampshire, while not having voted for a Republican presidential nominee since the 2000 general election, is regularly thought of to be a swing state. This puts it on campaign radars for presidential campaigns like Harris’s, as well as Former President Donald Trump who visited the University of New Hampshire last December.
Following her opening greetings, Harris addressed the Winder, Georgia school shooting that had taken place that morning, expressing that “it does not have to be this way” and urging that “we have to end this epidemic of gun violence.”
The focus of her presentation related to business and economic affairs, which paralleled her small business venue. She expressed her desire to “help more small businesses and innovators get off the ground.” Her speech closed with strong emphasis on freedom and the Constitution, making frequent references and comparisons to her republican opponent Donald Trump’s policies claiming that “someone who suggests we should terminate the Constitution of the United States of America should never again stand behind the seal of the president of the United States,” citing Trump’s post on his social media site Truth Social calling for the termination of “all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution” in regards to his claims that he won the 2020 election.
Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen spoke, as well as Representative Chris Pappas. The campaign also welcomed the owners of the Throwback Brewery, Annette Lee and Nicole Carrier on stage to present a few words.
Those without tickets to the event mingled outside with signs to show support towards their preferred candidate. Down the street from the Brewery, a New Hampshire man showed support for candidate Donald Trump with an American flag and a “Trump-Vance” poster. He insists that Trump is “not a politician; he’s a true, red blooded American that loves his country and wants nothing more than to do what’s right.”
Outside the entrance of the event, Harris supporters sport Harris-Walz shirts and signs with enthusiasm. One woman describes the importance of her own right to vote and how it was built on “other people’s hard work,” referencing women who came before her and fought for that right, which has now evolved into a right to run for President of the United States.
Harris’s visit was only six days prior to the first Presidential Debate in Philadelphia between her and Former President Donald Trump, where both candidates discussed their plans for immigration, housing, healthcare and much more. Harris’s speech in North Hampton mirrored her business policies described in the debate, as she continued to affirm her plans to help small businesses grow.
The Vice President departed at approximately 4 p.m. with the conclusion of the event.
