The $30 ticket to Maria Bruggere’s election party in Los Angeles guarantees attendees an unlimited number of both “Pina Kamalas” and “Kamalaritas.” An open taco bar will be on-site, alongside photo booths, a dessert menu, and a merchandise shop brimming with California-toned campaign swag. (Bruggere is particularly proud of one graphic tee, where the stately, seriffed lettering of the Los Angeles Dodgers insignia is interpolated into the last two letters of Kamala’s name.) Bruggere, who is a comedian by day and activist by night, has been canvassing for months now, and she has taken the bold step of preparing a Tuesday soiree while mired in the margin of error. What will the vibe inside be like? That, of course, depends on the returns from Bucks County, a few thousand miles away.
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