Party’s ‘Soul of the Nation’ bus tour kicks off in Durango
Jean Walter, first vice chairperson of the La Plata County Democrats, arranges signs to give to supporters Thursday as the Democratic Party’s “Soul of the Nation” Colorado bus tour began its Colorado journey in Buckley Park in downtown Durango.
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The Democratic Party’s “Soul of the Nation” bus tour makes a stop Thursday at Buckley Park in Durango.
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The Democratic Party’s “Soul of the Nation” bus tour makes a stop Thursday at Buckley Park in Durango.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Barbara McLachlan, left, state representative for House District 59, hands out political swag to Samantha Newcomer and her mom Jenny Newcomer while the Democratic Party’s “Soul of the Nation” bus tour stopped Thursday in Durango.
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Penny Stahl, left, and former Durango mayor Sweetie Marbury put together yard signs while the Democratic Party’s “Soul of the Nation” bus tour makes a stop Thursday in Durango.
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Williamette Dekay, left, and Lena Burch Gallegos load up on political swag while the Democratic Party’s “Soul of the Nation” bus tour makes a stop Thursday in Durango.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Democratic Party’s “Soul of the Nation” bus tour began its Colorado leg Thursday in Durango, stopping in Buckley Park, where candidates and party leaders milled with voters and helped hand out items.
“I personally reached out to the Biden campaign some time ago. I was upset when Donald Trump said Biden had no law enforcement support, and I wanted to make clear that I support Biden,” said La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith. “I don’t like campaigning based on hate and divisiveness, and I’m looking for us to go in a different direction. That’s why I’m here today.”
The bus carried yard signs, T-shirts, campaign buttons, stickers, window displays and other items for supporters to use as the party continues its get-out-the-vote efforts.
Supporters could also get their pictures taken with life-sized cutouts of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, a U.S. senator from California.
The bus was headed to Grand Junction after the 1½-hour stop in Durango, with a planned stop in Silverton.
Durango was the first stop on the Democratic Party’s “Soul of the Nation” bus tour of Colorado. The bus, filled with swag to give to supporters, stopped at Buckley Park on Thursday. It was headed for Grand Junction with a planned stop in Silverton.
Patrick Armijo/Durango Herald
State Rep. Barbara McLachlan, said, “It’s all part of our get-out-the-vote effort. We really support Biden-Harris, now more than ever.”
Chase Jonsen and Tara Manack, a couple visiting Durango from Portland, Oregon, stopped to pick up some T-shirts and stickers, and said they hoped to see new occupants in the White House after the Nov. 3 election.
“We just stumbled upon this,” Manack said, clutching her new Biden-Harris long-sleeve T-shirt.
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