John Giles, the Republican mayor of Mesa, Ariz., delivered a brief, targeted message on Tuesday night to moderates and Republicans, urging them to join him in supporting Vice President Kamala Harris over their own party’s nominee.
“I feel more at home here than in today’s Republican Party,” said Mr.
Giles, who oversees a city of 500,000 east of Phoenix. “Let’s put adults in the room that our country deserves.”
Mr. Giles’s presence and prime time speaking slot at the convention was a sign of how Democrats are working to sway independents and convert anti-Trump conservatives in their bid to hold onto the White House. Ms. Harris has reinvigorated the Democratic base, but polling has suggested some voters view her as more liberal than President Biden and too liberal for them.
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