Obama and Kamala Harris team up in historic campaign appearance

Washington:

With only three weeks left in the presidential election campaign, the polls still point to a balanced situation. Kamala Harris is hoping for some political charisma from the Obamas, especially as recent polls show her losing ground to Donald Trump.

HARRIS, TRUMP NECK TO NECK

According to the last three polls on Sunday, Kamala Harris’ lead has narrowed in the final stretch before the November election. According to the latest NBC News poll, the Democratic and Republican candidates are currently deadlocked in national polls ahead of the Nov. 5 election, each with 48% of the vote.

According to the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll, Harris is currently leading Trump by a narrow margin of 50% to 48%, and the latest CBS News/YouGov poll shows a tight presidential race, with Kamala Harris holding a slim lead has over Donald Trump among likely voters, 51% to 48%.

To support Harris in her political efforts, the Obamas will campaign in separate campaign events starting next week, as they remain popular with the Democratic base and hope to boost turnout in swing states.

On October 26, former first lady Michelle Obama will campaign alongside Kamala Harris this election season in Michigan, and former President Barack Obama will also be seen with her in Georgia next Thursday. He will also visit other countries alone.

Obama is fuming

The polls have been particularly worrisome for Democrats, and although Harris is leading among women of all races, she is struggling to gain significant support among men, including Hispanics and African Americans. Obama had raised this dilemma, prompting some backlash.

He had chastised black men for not showing as much enthusiasm toward Harris as they did in 2008 and 2012 and urged them to support the idea of ​​a woman as president.

“They come up with all kinds of reasons and excuses, and I have a problem with that,” Obama said at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “Because part of it makes me think – and I speak directly to men – part of it makes me think that you just don’t feel the idea of ​​having a woman as president, and you come up with the idea of ​​other alternatives and other reasons for it.

Nina Turner, former Ohio state senator, believes Obama’s comments “degrade” black men. “Why are black men lectured? “Why are black men belittled in a way that no other group of voters are?” she told CNN.

Kamala Harris was a strong supporter of Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy in 2008, and now the tide has turned. As the Democratic Party’s standard-bearer for the 2024 election, Harris has behind-the-scenes support from Obama himself.