Kamala Harris, Vice President of United States, is making her first trip to Georgia as a presidential candidate on Tuesday.
Excitement In Georgia
Her expected rally with American rapper, Megan Thee Stallion, during her visit, has generated enormous excitement.
With less than 100 days to go for the election, voters are quite eager to elect the first woman of color as president.
Some Democrats now see Georgia, which Democrats barely won in a hard-fought battle in 2020, as a possible victory again in 2024.
Political Event In Atlanta
The White House said that Kamala Harris will hold a political event in Atlanta at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT).
Significantly, Megan Thee Stallion will join Harris in Atlanta, Billboard and Rolling Stone reported.
Further, Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff said on MSNBC that Kamala Harris‘ entry into the race “has put Georgia in play” for Democrats.
Role Of Swing States
Swing States like Georgia are fiercely contested because they can lean either to Republicans or Democrats and play a decisive role in presidential elections.
Projections By Surveys
FiveThirtyEight, the poll aggregation site, shows Republican Donald Trump leading Harris by between one and five percentage points in surveys.
These surveys were done after after Kamala Harris became the likely Democratic candidate.
How Harris Became The Democratic Frontrunner?
President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid on July 22.
He endorsed 59 year- old Kamala Harris for the November 5 vote against 78 year- old Trump.
How Kamala has Consolidated Support?
Moreover, Kamala Harris has rapidly consolidated support within the Democratic Party and from big-money donors.
Since then, her election campaign has also raised $ 200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers.
Harris Has Narrowed A Sizable Trump Lead
Harris has narrowed a sizable Trump lead, according to a New York Times/Siena College national poll published on Thursday.
Apart from this, Trump had a two percentage point lead in a Wall Street Journal poll published on Friday.
Notably, a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on July 23, showed a two point lead for Harris.
Andy Beshear Visits Georgia
Andy Beshear, the Democratic governor of Kentucky, visited Georgia to campaign for Harris in the Republican stronghold of Forsyth County.
Mark Kelly of Arizona and Govs. Josh eShapiro of Pennsylvania and Tim Walz of Minnesota are possible vice presidential candidates.
A decision is expected by August 7.
Harris Focussing On Trump’s Felony Convictions
Kamala Harris is leaning into her resume as a former district attorney and California attorney general.
She is also focusing on Trump’s felony convictions in a New York hush-money trial and the other criminal charges he faces
Trump and 14 co-defendants are facing several charges for their role in attempting to overturn Biden’s narrow win in Georgia.
(With Inputs From Reuters)
