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By HEATHER DIGBY PARTON

Columnist

PUBLISHED OCTOBER 30, 2024 9:55AM (EDT)

In front of an enormous crowd of 75,000 people last night, Kamala Harris gave what was billed as her “closing argument” on the Ellipse, the site of Donald Trump’s infamous insurrection incitement speech on January 6. There were no insult comics or crude talk radio hosts or ancient wrestling stars ripping off their shirts. It was just the vice president, standing before that massive crowd laying out the stakes in the election and offering her vision for the future.

Much of her speech was familiar to those who have followed the campaign closely. Her indictment of Donald Trump was crisp and direct and her list of policy objectives was meticulous and thorough. But she was also obviously making a pitch to any swing voters who are still on the fence. “I will always listen to you even if you don’t vote for me,” she vowed to her detractors: