WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first campaign appearances with Barak Obama And Michelle Obamatwo of the most popular figures in the Democratic Party, at voting events this month in Georgia and Michigan.
It will be the first time that the former first lady will travel for Harris.
Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, will appear with Obama in Georgia on Oct. 24 and with Mrs. Obama in Michigan on Oct. 26, according to a senior Harris campaign official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the events before they happen. officially announced.
The official did not reveal which cities Harris will join the Obamas in.
The former president recently campaigned for Harris in Pittsburgh and has performances scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Arizona and Nevada, respectively, and next week in Wisconsin and Michigan.
Early voting will begin statewide on Oct. 26 in Michigan, and Harris and the former first lady will encourage supporters to cast their ballots as soon as possible, the official said.
In Georgia, true early voting opened last TuesdayMore than 310,000 people voted on the first day, a record.
The Obamas supported Harris in July and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August. They stay great fundraising draws and popular surrogates at major campaign events for Democratic candidates.
It was previously announced that Mrs. Obama will do so headlining a gathering in Atlanta on October 29three days after joining Harris in Michigan.
The meeting, which will be attended by celebrities and social leaders, is organized by If we all votea nonpartisan civic engagement organization that the former first lady founded in 2018 to reach people who are less likely to get involved in politics and elections.
The group’s celebrity co-chairs include NBA players Stefan Curry and Chris Paul; musical artists Jennifer Lopez and Janelle Monáe; beauty influencer Bretman Rock; and actors Tom Hanks, Selena Gomez, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Kerry Washington.
The friendship between Harris and the Obamas goes back two decades, when the former president and current vice president met during his campaign for the U.S. Senate. She was an early supporter of his 2008 presidential campaign, knocking on his door before the Iowa caucuses.