Chicago – October 05, 2024
Former U.S. President Barack Obama will kick off a wave of campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, next week with an event in Pittsburgh to rally voters in critical swing states.
Obama gave a well-received speech for Harris at the Democratic National Convention in August and has been an informal adviser to her since she became the Democratic standard bearer after President Joe Biden stepped aside as the party’s candidate following a poor debate performance against Republican Donald Trump.
Obama will travel to the major battleground states in the final month of the campaign before Election Day, a senior Harris campaign official said on Friday.
The former president remains popular with the Democratic base and is seen as an effective closer in the final stretch of a campaign that is expected to rely on turnout from base voters in states where the margins for victory are very tight.
“President Obama believes the stakes of this election could not be more consequential and that is why he is doing everything he can to help elect Vice President Harris, Governor Walz and Democrats across the country,” Obama senior advisor Eric Schultz said.
