Former President Barack Obama will soon campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. He is about to embark on a blitz through the theaters of war, with several events taking place in the past month before Election Day.
The former president will kick off his campaign efforts on Thursday, October 10, in the Pittsburgh area. It is unclear whether Harris will appear with him.
Obama has been a staunch supporter of Harris since she joined the top of the Democratic ticket. officially endorse her just days after President Biden dropped out of the race. Obama vowed to do everything he could to help Harris defeat former President Donald Trump.
‘Kamala Harris won’t be focused on her problems, she’ll be focused on yours,’ said Obama in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August. “As president, she will not only cater to her own supporters and punish those who refuse to kiss the ring or bend the knee. She will work on behalf of every American. That’s who Kamala is.’
Harris and Obama have yet to appear together this cycle, and while it’s not yet known whether they will do so before Election Day, their relationship dates back to when the former president was seeking a Senate seat in Illinois. Harris also campaigned for Obama during his 2008 presidential run.
Obama’s first campaign event will take place in one of the most contentious battleground states. In 2020, President Biden won the Keystone State by fewer than 81,000 votes, flipping a state that Trump won in 2020.
Harris herself has visited Pennsylvania more than thirteen times in 2024, and seven times since her presidential bid. Surrogates like her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, have also campaigned in Pennsylvania.
The latest CBS News poll shows the presidential race remains a close contest, with Harris leading Trump by four points nationally, 52% to 48% among likely voters, and with a slight lead of 51% to 49% in battleground states.
