An “American” show.
On the eve of the presidential election, candidate Joe Biden brought singer Lady Gaga back to the working-class stronghold of Pittsburgh.
Klaxon concert and huge flags of the United States, the last Democratic rally tried to give an air of great spectacle on the last evening of its campaign largely restricted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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“
The power is in your hands, Pennsylvania!
", Launched Monday evening the former vice-president of Obama to the hundreds of spectators gathered, for a meeting in"
drive-in
", in this key State for the poll which opposes him to Donald Trump.
"
It is time to rise up and take back our democracy,
" added Joe Biden, 77, causing a concert of horns at the feet of the stadium of the great American football team of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In the bitter cold, he took over the guideline of his campaign from its beginnings in 2019: "
It is a battle for the soul of the nation
".
Wearing a white sweatshirt marked with the name of "
Joe
", Lady Gaga listened to him and applauded in withdrawal, remained on the small stage where she had just given a short concert in support, warm, to the septuagenarian.
"
I take off my gloves because it's a fight, a fight for what you believe in
", launched the American singer to the spectators in front of her white piano, before starting her tube
Shallow
.
Wearing a white sweatshirt marked with the name "
Joe
", Lady Gaga listened to and applauded Joe Biden.
Drew Angerer / AFP
She called on them to vote Joe Biden, because "
we need someone to bring us together for this moment, this very important moment
".
“
You know it doesn't matter who wins tomorrow, we're going to have to move forward together.
Tomorrow must be a peaceful day
, ”urged the young woman, while tensions are high in the United States.
It has been widely criticized by the Trump team for its opposition to fracking, an important industry in Pennsylvania.
In 2016, the star also closed the campaign of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton ... who lost to Donald Trump.
"
Drive-in
", emblem of Biden
"
We have hope, that's why we're here,
" says Jamie Scafuri, dancing in the parking lot.
"
We hope it's the end of the Trump era
," adds this 26-year-old hairdresser, who came with her friends.
These gatherings in "
drive-in
"
mode
(each in their car) have become the emblem of the Democrat's campaign, scrupulously respecting the barrier gestures against the Covid-19 which has already killed more than 230,000 in the United States.
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But despite all the Democratic efforts to put on a show resembling, a little, the big traditional end-of-campaign parties, the cars parked at a distance, the sparse spectators and the rare journalists allowed to enter are not deceived: the pandemic has upset , in 2020, the face of American politics.
“
Stay close to your cars!
".
The instructions sent to fans who rush to the arrival of Lady Gaga on stage sound far, very far, Donald Trump meetings which each time bring together hundreds of supporters, very often without masks.
But Joe Biden's supporters here support his “
responsible
”
choices
.
Joe Biden "
is for science, for health (...) so it is logical that he wants to protect his fellow citizens
", explains Katie Soulen, 32 years old and owner of the hairdressing salon where she works with Jamie Scafuri.
