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Democrats Begin Their Closing Pitch in Philly With a Tailored Message: ‘Go Birds’

Robert De Niro came to Philadelphia embracing the traditional language of the city. “This is fucking madness,” he shouted into a microphone.

Philadelphia Votes is displayed on the sidelines.
Philadelphia Votes is displayed on the sidelines before an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. Chris Szagola/AP

PHILADELPHIA — Robert De Niro, John Kerry and two congresswomen walk into an Eagles tailgate.

No, it’s not the start to a bad joke. It’s the beginning of the election’s end, as Democrats wrapped up their get-out-the vote effort in Pennsylvania on Sunday by appealing to a core constituency: Eagles fans.

“You may have heard that Pennsylvania is a battleground state, and you may also have heard that people come out and tailgate for the Eagles,” Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, one of the two local congresswomen hosting a Harris-Walz tailgate on Sunday, told NOTUS. “So we are going where the people are.”