Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published November 4, 2024 11:33 P.M.

(Pittsburgh, Pa) Both candidates for the 2024 Presidential Election made time to rally in Pittsburgh Monday for Election Eve. Donald Trump held an event at PPG Paints Arena, while Kamala Harris used the Carrie Blast Furnace site. Harris originally intended on using Point State Park but the location was changed due to safety concerns.

PPG Paints Arena was surrounded by lines of Trump supporters Monday afternoon prior to the campaign event. The doors for the event were originally scheduled to open at 2pm but didn’t do so until around 3:30pm. People in lines were still waiting to get in at 5pm.

Trump began a lengthy speech to the audience around 7:30pm,an hour and a half past schedule. One of his featured guests included Roberto Celemente Jr.

At the Harris event, rally goers shuttled in from the Kennywood parking lot to the Carrie Blast Furnace site. The event featured guests including Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, Senator John Fetterman, Pop Star Katy Perry, and introducing Harris was Comedian Cedric the Entertainer.

During the rally, following a speech by Fetterman, there was around 45 minutes of downtime as music played and Tim Walz was piped in from a rally in Milwaukee. The cause of the delay appeared to be caused by a late arrival by Harris. Harris went on to make a short speech around 9pm followed by a performance by Katy Perry. Leaving the event was hectic, as the crowd was forced to wait to exit as the motorcade left and rally goers were forced to deal with narrow walkways and extremely slow moving traffic.

Both candidates had one thing in common: they both believe they are the best candidate for 47th President of the United States.