Vice Presidential Pool Reports of October 29, 2021

VP in-town pool report 1: Link for afternoon event

Good afternoon!

The Vice President is scheduled to give remarks at 2:30 at a DNC grassroots virtual event.

The event will be livestreamed here: https://www.live.democrats.org/

As this has become a livestreamed event, there will be no further pool coverage. The VP's office should be sending a transcript in due course.

That's all for me – if you're in DC, hope you're staying dry in the deluge.

VP Pool Report #2: Motorcade arrives and AF2 departs

The motorcade arrived at 3:44 and the Vice President boarded Air Force 2 at 3:47 pm. The pool and Vice President went down the runway for take off at 4:01z

The motorcade will drive the pool and Vice President from Norfolk International Airport to the event at Peter G. Decker Half Moone Center in Norfolk, VA.

More to come.

VP Pool Report #3: AF2 arrives + motorcade on the move

Air Force 2 touched down at Norfolk International Airport at 4:34 pm.

The pool loaded into the motorcade and began its drive to Peter G. Decker Half Moone Center in Norfolk, VA at 4:43 pm.

The Vice President did not have a greeter at the airport today.

VP Pool Report #4: Arrives at event

The VP and pool arrived at the Peter G. Decker Half Moone Center at 5:02 pm.

To reiterate, the Vice President will speak after Terry McAuliffe takes the stage and musician Pharrell Williams introduces the candidate.

Your pooler will share the Vice President's remarks and outstanding comments from the event.

Just for color: As the motorcade drove down I-264 a rainbow dazzled the sky above.

VP Pool Report #5: VP Remarks + Event head count

"Who is governor matters," Vice President Harris declared as she highlighted how the results of the governor's race will impact setting a tone for the national political agenda and her administration's ability to enact the agenda.

A crowd of 915 people, many holding Terry McAuliffe signs filed the room.

"Tuesday is a critical day that will determine whether we turn back the clock or move it forward," Vice President Harris said.

She highlighted that the Virginia Governor face is historically a tight election and a bellwether for the rest of the country.

"What happens in Virginia will determine what happens in 2022, 2024 and so on."

"By extension giving the importance of this election" Virginia will determine how the country will move forward. "Lives will be forever impacted by what you do in this election. The power is in your hands."

She championed that if Virginians didn't turn out the vote in 2020, she would "not be standing here."

Elections matter was the overall theme of the Vice President's remarks. She challenged voters to "remember what happened in the election four years before" 2020.

"We can take nothing for granted," Vice President Harris cautioned. "Progress never comes without hard-work, and often a fight."

"Don't let Virginia be an experiment," the Vice President said as she highlighted the nation is watching Virginia in the same vein it watched races in Texas.

The battle between democracies and autocracies was also mentioned in the Vice President's remarks. She said around the world she has had conversations with international leaders about the topic.

"What's going on," is what Vice President Harris's says Angela Merkel asked her when they discussed the state of the American democracy.

"I have power" is the inspiring quote of the evening that closed out the remarks at 6:34.

VP Pool Report #6: Motorcade rolling

Staff and the pool loaded into the motorcade at 6:39 and departed for Norfolk International Airport at 6:41 pm.

VP Pool Report #7: AF2 departs

The motorcade arrived at Norfolk International Airport at 6:53 pm. The Vice President and pool boarded Air Force 2 at 6:56 pm.

Wheels went up at 7:12 pm after a very short taxi.

We are now en route to Joint Base Andrews.

VP Pool Report #8: Arrives at JBA

Air Force 2 touched down at Joint Base Andrews at 7:40 pm. The Vice President's motorcade departed at 7:53 pm.

Your pooler is handing off duty. Thank you.