Kamala Harris bets on Philadelphia despite slumping voter turnout

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PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris is making an unmistakable bet on Philadelphia in the face of a yearslong decline in voter turnout that could cost her Pennsylvania, and perhaps the election.

She chose the city to launch a battleground tour with her new running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), on Tuesday and has visited the state six other times this year, including a Philadelphia town hall she attended in July.

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