Former President Barack Obama is set to join Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail in key battleground states, with his first stop planned in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As Election Day nears, Obama’s presence aims to boost Harris’s standing in states like Pennsylvania, where recent polls show Harris narrowly leading former President Donald Trump by a slim margin among registered voters. This rally effort, part of a coordinated push by Harris’s team, will include major campaign events designed to energize Democratic and independent voters alike.
Eric Schultz, Obama’s senior advisor, emphasized that Obama is deeply committed to ensuring Harris’s success, along with down-ballot Democrats. “The stakes couldn’t be higher,” Schultz stated, adding that the former president’s primary goals are to secure the White House, maintain a Democratic majority in the Senate, and reclaim the House of Representatives. Obama has already raised millions for Harris through fundraising events, with a recent Chicago gathering generating $4 million.
Harris, who has a long-standing relationship with Obama dating back to his 2008 campaign, will benefit from additional resources including targeted ads, robocalls, and campaign emails to mobilize voters. The Harris campaign is being spearheaded by Jen O’Malley Dillon Harris, a veteran of both Obama’s and Biden’s campaigns, with David Plouffe also contributing his expertise from Obama’s historic 2008 run.
As Harris campaigns across battleground states, including Wisconsin alongside former Representative Liz Cheney, Trump prepares for his own rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, marking his return since the July assassination attempt during his last event there.