US Election: Obamas To Add Star Power In Last Leg Of Kamala Harris Presidential Campaign

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Democrat Kamala Harris will campaign for the first time with former President Barack Obama and his Michelle Obama in separate events next week. The campaign by Obamas is expected to inject star power in Harris's final campaign ahead of election day in November.

The former president and his wife remain immensely popular with the Democratic base and are expected to be effective closers in the final stretch of a campaign relying on turnout from loyal Democrats in states where victory margins are thin, a report in Reuters said.

Polls show the presidential race between Harris and Republican rival Donald Trump remains extremely close.

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Michelle Obama is set to campaign for the first time this election cycle, appearing with Harris on Saturday, October 26 in Michigan. The former first lady's pull-no-punches speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago earlier this year accused Trump of fear mongering his way to power.

Barack in Georgia next Thursday

Barack Obama is set to campaign with Harris next Thursday in Georgia. He has been crisscrossing the battleground states, with a solo event on October 11 in Pittsburgh, and more to come in the coming days in Tucson, Las Vegas, Detroit and Madison.

Obama drew some criticism after his first campaign appearance where he admonished some Black men for not "feeling the idea of having a woman as president."

Critics said his tone threatened to scapegoat some of the Democratic Party 's most reliable supporters, alienating voters who may have grown disillusioned but are still persuadable.

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Harris was an early supporter of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential bid, and he has helped her behind the scenes as the party's 2024 standard-bearer.

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