WATCH: In Unscripted Moment, Kamala Harris Goes On Confusing Tirade About Pennsylvania Voters - 'Word Salad Alert'

During a campaign stop in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke spontaneously to the press in a rare unscripted moment that her campaign has attempted to avoid throughout her presidential campaign. The short response, which the Trump campaign described as "word salad," focused on whether or not she would be able to win the Keystone State's 19 electoral votes in November.

"I am feeling very good about Pennsylvania because there are a lot of people in Pennsylvania who deserve to be seen and heard," she said. "That's why I'm here in Johnstown, and I will be continuing to travel around the state to make sure that I am listening as much as we are talking, and ultimately, I feel very strongly that you got to earn every vote. And that means spending time with folks in the communities where they live and that's why I'm here. We are going to be spending a lot more time in Pennsylvania."

According to the FiveThirtyEight polling average for Pennsylvania, the Harris-Walz ticket narrowly leads the Republican candidate with 47.4 percent support compared to Trump's 46.9 percent backing. The race to 270 will likely be decided by Pennsylvania since it is the biggest swing state, and whoever wins it has multiple ways to reach the White House. If Trump wins Pennsylvania, he only needs to hold North Carolina and flip Georgia to win the election. The Trump-Vance ticket could also win Pennsylvania, hold North Carolina, and win a combination of two other states other than Georgia to win the election. If Vice President Harris wins Pennsylvania, she has multiple paths to victory. 

The Trump campaign realizes the Keystone State's importance in the presidential race, releasing an ad on Friday that highlighted Harris' past comments about fracking. "Harris will ban all fracking," the Trump attack ad narrator said before a clip of the vice president saying as much in 2019. That will put tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians out of work and send utility bills skyrocketing. Trump will protect clean energy fracking and protect the jobs it creates."

During the presidential debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Harris attempted to assure voters that she would not go after the industry, claiming that she "made that very clear in 2020: I will not ban fracking," However, Harris never actually walked back her own pledge to not ban fracking, instead opting to say that President Biden would not ban fracking. "The American people know that Joe Biden will not ban fracking. That is a fact," Harris said during the 2020 vice presidential debate against Vice President Mike Pence.

During the debate, Harris cited her tie-breaking vote on the Inflation Reduction Act, which she claims opened up more leases for fracking. "I have not banned fracking as Vice President of the United States. And, in fact, I was the tie-breaking vote on the Inflation Reduction Act, which opened new leases for fracking," she said. However, what's not mentioned is that the Biden-Harris administration then refused to actually approve any new leases for hydraulic fracturing.

Pennsylvania will decide the 2024 race, and each candidate will spend considerable time in the state trying to convince voters to give them the opportunity to lead the country for the next four years.

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🚨 WORD SALAD ALERT 🚨

"I am feeling very good about Pennsylvania because there are a lot of people in Pennsylvania who deserve to be seen and heard." pic.twitter.com/yjoWSqTljC

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 13, 2024

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