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The Democratic Party\u2019s \u201cSoul of the Nation\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cI 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,\u201d said La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith. \u201cI don\u2019t like campaigning based on hate and divisiveness, and I\u2019m looking for us to go in a different direction. That\u2019s why I\u2019m here today.\u201d<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The bus was headed to Grand Junction after the 1\u00bd-hour stop in Durango, with a planned stop in Silverton.<\/p>\n
State Rep. Barbara McLachlan, said, \u201cIt\u2019s all part of our get-out-the-vote effort. We really support Biden-Harris, now more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just stumbled upon this,\u201d Manack said, clutching her new Biden-Harris long-sleeve T-shirt.<\/p>\n