Kamala Harris plans to hold campaign event in hurricane-hit North Carolina
The Hindu
Vice President Kamala Harris visits North Carolina to survey hurricane damage, meet with leaders, and rally supporters.
Vice President Kamala Harris will meet African American leaders in North Carolina on Saturday (October 12, 2024) and will further attend church in the State ahead of a rally, according to her campaign.
This weekend trip is her second to the battleground State after it was struck by Hurricane Helene. Ms. Harris is stepping back into campaign mode in a place that many Democrats see as a potential pick-up in November's election.
The Democratic presidential nominee went to North Carolina last week to survey the destruction caused by Helene and pledged assistance for its victims.
She plans to attend church on Sunday (October 13) as part of a “Souls to the Polls” effort in Greenville, a city of roughly 90,000 people on the coastal plain of a state that narrowly backed Republican Donald Trump in 2020.
Democrats view North Carolina as swinging their way this year with its base of Black and college-educated voters, as well as women concerned about the loss of abortion protections. But the aftermath of Hurricane Helene has become a political flashpoint with former President Trump and his allies attacking the Biden administration's response to the natural disaster.
On Saturday evening, Ms. Harris will meet with local African American elected, faith, and community leaders at a restaurant in Raleigh, in addition to working with volunteers who are preparing relief supplies for hurricane victims.
After church on Sunday, Ms. Harris plans to speak about the economy at a rally to generate support ahead of the start of early voting in North Carolina beginning on Thursday (October 17).
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