Harris and Trump head south and southwest ahead of planned returns to Pennsylvania
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Thursday was focused on the South, while former President Donald Trump’s campaign headed southwest.
Harris appeared Thursday at a Get Out the Vote rally in Atlanta, where she was joined by former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen. On Friday, the vice president is expected to head to Houston for a campaign event where she will speak about reproductive freedom.
Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, was in North Carolina on Thursday, where he had scheduled stops in Greenville and Wilmington.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, meanwhile, appeared in Wisconsin with Get Out the Early Vote block parties in Kenosha and Milwaukee alongside Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Tony West, who is Harris’ brother-in-law.
The Harris-Walz campaign will refocus its efforts on Pennsylvania in the coming days, with Philadelphia-area stops scheduled for Walz on Friday and Harris on Sunday. On Monday, Obama will join Springsteen in Philly for a concert and rally.
Trump on Thursday was scheduled to speak at a rally in Tempe, Ariz., at the Mullett Arena, and then appear at a “United for Change Rally” in Las Vegas. The former president will then head to Traverse City, Mich., for a rally Friday.
Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, meanwhile, appeared at a campaign event in Waterford, Mich., on Thursday. On Friday, Vance is slated to deliver remarks in Raeford, N.C., at Defender Ammunition, an ammunition supply company.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Phil McGraw, of Dr. Phil fame, were scheduled to speak Thursday at an event known as “Team Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Conversation” at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Lancaster, Pa.
But Trump and Vance will also return to Pennsylvania soon. On Saturday, Trump is expected to appear at a rally in State College, while Vance will hold a town hall in Harrisburg.