The vice president Kamala Harris He campaigned with the former president Barack Obama for the first time Thursday night in Georgia, a must-win state the elections.
The rally was held in Clarkston, near Atlanta, and was packed with stars to kick off the “When We Vote We Win” concert series to mobilize voters in the final stretch of the election.
Bruce Springsteen whose music has dotted the playlists of many Democratic presidential candidates, performed at the concert to mobilize people to vote, and Harris was also joined by stars with ties to Georgia, including Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Tyler Perry and Mix Master David, according to his campaign.
Springsteen also made public his support for Kamala Harris with a video shared by the Democratic candidate’s campaign.
The state of Georgia is the latest stop on Obama’s election campaign, which has launched increasingly passionate attacks and rounds of ridicule against Trump.
After Obama’s speech, Harris took the stage and they hugged before the Democratic candidate delivered a message almost identical to Obama’s.
Harris also borrowed a page from Obama’s old call to action during the campaign, declaring: “We will win, or, as a certain former president would say, ‘Yes, we can!'”
Both Obama and Harris also focused on policy issuesexplaining Harris’ plan to reduce the costs of food, prescription drugs, housing and household necessities, while noting a series of spikes in broad economic indicators.
“Reducing the cost of living will be my goal every day as president of the United States,” Harris said..
Warnings about Trump
Obama took up in his comments his role as Trump’s main spokesmanbut after mocking his successor’s attempts to sell his products, including a Trump-branded Bible, he paused to make a serious observation.
“Just because (Trump) acts ridiculously,” the former president said, “doesn’t mean his presidency isn’t dangerous.” Obama cited recent comments made by Trump’s former chief of staffJohn Kelly, among them that the former president fits “into the general definition of a fascist.”
Minutes later, Harris returned to that topic, calling Trump “an unserious man,” while warning that the “consequences of him becoming president again are brutally serious.”
Delving deeper into their policy plans, Harris spoke about her proposals on health care and the economywhile criticizing Trump for his role in the Supreme Court’s decision to dismantle federal abortion rights, calling the state bans that followed “immoral.”
Harris repeated what is expected to be a prominent part of his closing argument: described Trump as consumed by revenge and herself as focused on a “to-do list” for Americans.
“Imagine the Oval Office in three months. Imagine it,” he said. “Either Donald Trump is there, furious, furious at his list of enemies, or I’m working for you, checking off my to-do list.”
Georgia is a target for Harris’ campaign
As of Wednesday, nearly 2 million Georgians have voted early, surpassing the first eight similar days of early voting in 2022, 2020 and 2018, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office.
Georgia is a major target for Harris’ campaignwhich is seeking to hold onto a state that President Joe Biden won by just 11,779 votes. And surely the difference will be close again. Former President Donald Trump currently leads Harris in Georgia by 1.5%, according to the poll average of 538.
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