Harris campaign hosting DNC watch parties in Pennsylvania on Thursday

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the American Federation of Teachers' 88th National Convention on July 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. . (Photo by Montinique Monroe/Getty Images)

As the eyes of Democrats across the nation are on Chicago for the party’s national convention, the Harris-Walz campaign has planned events for those still in Pennsylvania.

The campaign is hosting more than 150 watch parties in Pennsylvania on Thursday and more than 3,000 people have signed up to attend, the campaign said in a press release.

“On the convention stage, Pennsylvanians will see Vice President Harris’ vision for the future, where our democracy is stronger than ever before, reproductive freedoms are protected, and every person has the opportunity to not just get by, but to get ahead,” the campaign said.

Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to formally accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president on Thursday. Watch party locations in Pennsylvania include Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Scranton, Pittsburgh, Erie and Blair County.

In addition to the watch parties, the Harris-Walz campaign is hosting more than 650 events in Pennsylvania this week during the DNC in Chicago, and nearly 12,000 people have signed up  to take action with the campaign.

Although the convention is taking place in a different time zone, Pennsylvania very much remains at the center of attention in the Windy City.

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, the youngest lieutenant governor in the nation, delivered an address at the DNC on Monday, while state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia), the first openly LGBTQ+ person of color elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly and candidate for state auditor general, spoke at the convention on Tuesday.

Gov. Josh Shapiro and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) are also expected to deliver speeches during the convention in Chicago later this week.

On Thursday, when Harris is scheduled to accept her party’s nomination for president, the GOP nominee, former President Donald Trump will visit the southern border in Arizona , while his running mate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) will discuss border security and immigration policy in a speech in Georgia.