Upcoming Kamala Harris rally in Pittsburgh expected to be relocated, sources say

PITTSBURGH — The Kamala Harris rally expected to be held in Pittsburgh on Monday will be moved from Point State Park to a different location, sources say.

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Just a few days after setting up equipment for a staging area for Harris at Point State Park, crews spent about four hours Saturday tearing much of it down.

“We weren’t really sure what was going on,” said Lauren Blum of the Strip District. “Then we learned Kamala was supposed to have an event here Monday and that they were taking everything down, and we were just kind of confused. We didn’t know why that was happening.”

In a final push to voters, Vice President Kamala Harris planned on holding a campaign rally at Point State Park from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, the night before Election Day.

It was supposed to be a “Get Out the Vote” concert with the park’s famous fountain as a backdrop.

By Saturday evening, however, Channel 11 sources said the rally was being moved somewhere else.

“We didn’t know what all the hubbub was about,” said Christian Matthews of Greenfield. “It looked like a big event. [I’m] kind of disappointed to learn that it was a Kamala rally and it’s not going to be here anymore.”

Crews were busy breaking down risers, speakers and lighting. Multiple crew members told Channel 11, the event is no longer being held at the Point, but didn’t know where it was being moved to.

While Channel 11 works to find out, some voters we spoke with are looking forward to getting past the election.

“I just want peace,” said Rachel Halo of Baltimore, Maryland. “We just want love and peace and no drama and all the scary stuff. We just want people to be happy.”

Blum agreed.

“I think a little bit, but it’s an important election so it’s an important decision,” she said.

Channel 11 reached out to the Harris campaign to find out where and why the rally is being moved and is waiting to hear back.

Meantime, former President Trump is still scheduled to hold his final campaign rally on the same night at PPG Paints Arena. The timing on that event has not yet been released.

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