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US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris hit the campaign trail Tuesday in Georgia, hoping to expand Democrats’ battleground map against Donald Trump and appeal to young Black voters with an appearance by hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion.
Vice President Harris’s trip to Atlanta comes as reenergized Democrats regard the swing state as being in play again, after it looked beyond hope under President Joe Biden before his shock withdrawal from the 2024 election.
She will address what the Harris campaign described as the largest crowd of her nascent presidential bid, with an indoor arena packed with 10,000 supporters.
With the White House race now turned on its head, 59-year-old Harris on Tuesday released her first television ad since replacing Biden, while the Trump camp released a dueling spot attacking her on the crucial election issue of immigration.
Harris, with just 98 days before the election, is under pressure to announce her vice presidential pick ahead of the Democratic Party’s nominating convention in August. Asked before arriving in Atlanta whether she has chosen a running mate, Harris told reporters: “Not yet.”
But her VP search apparently has accelerated, with Harris and her new running mate due to travel to multiple battleground states next week, US media reported, citing people familiar with the plans.
