Bruce Springsteen is hoping to inspire voters in a new ad for the Harris-Walz campaign.
On Friday (November 1), just days before the 2024 US presidential election, Boss shared a minute-long video of himself appearing in late October during a rally for the Democratic vice-presidential and presidential candidate at the Liakouras Center of Temple University in Philadelphia.
In the clip, titled “Hopes and Dreams” (a reference to his 2001 song “Land of Hope and Dreams”), Springsteen criticizes Donald Trump and explains why Americans should support Harris and Halz this Election Day on Tuesday.
“This election is about a group of people who want to fundamentally undermine our American way of life. Donald Trump does not understand this country, its history, or what it means to be deeply American,” Springsteen tells the Pennsylvania crowd. “I want a president who respects the Constitution, who wants to protect and guide our great democracy, who believes in the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power, who will fight for women's rights and a woman's right to choose and who wants us to create a middle-class economy that serves all of our citizens.”
The iconic singer-songwriter adds, “There's only one candidate who holds these principles dear, and that's Kamala Harris. That's why, on November 5th, I'm voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I urge all of you who believe in the American way to join me.”
At the rally in Pennsylvania on October 28, Springsteen shared the stage with fellow musician John Legend, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey and former President Barack Obama.
The E Street rocker kicked off his three-song acoustic set with a cover of his 1978 single “The Promised Land,” followed by a rendition of “Land of Hope and Dreams.” He closed the set with “Dancing in the Dark,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984, making it the highest-charting song of his career.
Boss's appearance at the Philadelphia rally came days after he attended a Harris rally in Georgia, where he told supporters that while the current vice president is “running to be the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump is running to be an American tyrant. “
Watch Springsteen's “Hopes and Dreams” Harris-Walz campaign ad below.
