Political scientist Josiah Lippincott reported a chaotic scene after Vice President Kamala Harris’s Detroit rally.
Following the rally where Harris chided pro-Palestine hecklers and accused them of helping former President Donald Trump, thousands were reportedly stranded when they couldn’t find shuttles to ferry them back to where their vehicles were parked.
“Campaign staff has no idea what is happening. Rally was held near a UPS delivery center so dozens of trucks are mixed up with the buses. Tempers are high,” Lippincott wrote in a thread on X.
Complete chaos after the Detroit Kamala rally. It has been 2.5 hours and people are still unable to find shuttles back to their cars.
Campaign staff has no idea what is happening. Rally was held near a UPS delivery center so dozens of trucks are mixed up with the buses.… pic.twitter.com/3PkguXYk06
— Josiah Lippincott (@jlippincott_) August 8, 2024
“A Kamala volunteer just broke down into tears,” he added.
A Kamala volunteer just broke down into tears.
— Josiah Lippincott (@jlippincott_) August 8, 2024
“My bus was nearly in an accident,” he continued, attaching a picture of the near miss.
My bus was nearly in an accident pic.twitter.com/ntyZevq2pR
— Josiah Lippincott (@jlippincott_) August 8, 2024
“The white man rides alone. There are a bunch of people who still need a ride but this driver won’t switch lots so no one got on except me. I am planning on walking from his drop off point. Lol,” he joked.
The white man rides alone. There are a bunch of people who still need a ride but this driver won’t switch lots so no one got on except me. I am planning on walking from his drop off point. Lol pic.twitter.com/spfGbiXhWg
— Josiah Lippincott (@jlippincott_) August 8, 2024
In a follow-up tweet, he explained why things were so confusing.
“The rally was at the circled hangar. But it is located on a spur off the main road highlighted in red. The arrow is the turn around point for the buses. Add a bunch of freight trucks from UPS, confused campaign staff, and tired and hungry rally goers and you get complete chaos.”
The rally was at the circled hangar. But it is located on a spur off the main road highlighted in red. The arrow is the turn around point for the buses. Add a bunch of freight trucks from UPS, confused campaign staff, and tired and hungry rally goers and you get complete chaos. pic.twitter.com/qbe2AAATDl
— Josiah Lippincott (@jlippincott_) August 8, 2024
UPDATE: I kindly asked my driver to switch drop off locations in his GPS. He happily complied. The power of having an above room temperature IQ.
— Josiah Lippincott (@jlippincott_) August 8, 2024
He posted a video of the buses turning around at what appears to be a dead end.
This is how the buses are turning around pic.twitter.com/ViMo6A6cDB
— Josiah Lippincott (@jlippincott_) August 8, 2024
“I think I convinced the driver to vote for Trump. He dapped me up when I got off,” Lippincott posted, adding more photos from the rally.
More photos from earlier. There was no organization or signs showing rally goers how to get on the right bus. Total mess. pic.twitter.com/6kLj3ytNqk
— Josiah Lippincott (@jlippincott_) August 8, 2024
He clarified at the end of the thread that the white busses were used for union workers, while school buses were used as shuttles for attendees.
The larger white buses in the above photos are not shuttles. Those were for union members and others who were bused in by the campaign. The Kamala people used school buses as shuttles.
— Josiah Lippincott (@jlippincott_) August 8, 2024
X users reacted to the chaos:
“Campaign staff has no idea what is happening” is probably a refrain that we will be hearing often from the Kambala camp.
— captive dreamer (@CosmistRussian) August 8, 2024
5-7k. I’m probably being too generous.
— Josiah Lippincott (@jlippincott_) August 8, 2024
To be fair, her campaign staff never have any idea of what they’re doing. Same for the candidate.
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) August 8, 2024
Preview of the next four years if this loser sneaks in
— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) August 8, 2024
This what happens when you bus in people but don’t plan on how to get them home pic.twitter.com/hjdF0NfvbM
— The Golden Mask (@maskedoccult) August 8, 2024
It wasn’t a rally to begin with. It was a concert that Harris joined to give the impression that the crowd was there for her. Again.
— Kaby (@ConservativeKAB) August 8, 2024
Hmmmm. So – they run their rallies like they run a Country into the ground.
Figures.
— Samantha (@Samanthacea) August 8, 2024
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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