The rally was the second event hosted by Harris in that state over the last week.
ATLANTA—Vice President Kamala Harris was joined by former President Barack Obama and rock star Bruce Springsteen at a campaign rally in Georgia on Oct. 24.
Springsteen performed his hit songs “The Promised Land,” “Land of Hope and Dreams,” and “Dancing in the Dark,” receiving a standing ovation. In between performances, he gave a brief speech endorsing Harris and criticizing former President Donald Trump.
The rally, which took place at Dekalb County’s James Hallford Stadium in Clarkson, Georgia was the second event hosted by Harris in that state over the last week; she appeared with R&B singer Usher at Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta on Oct. 19.
DeKalb was one of three counties where high Democrat voter turnout contributed to President Joe Biden’s paper-thin margin of victory in 2020, just over 11,000 votes.
No doubt Harris is canvassing Georgia in a bid to boost her numbers in the key battleground state: Polls have the two candidates neck-and-neck in Georgia.
The Harris rally took place the same day Trump was campaigning in another tight battleground race in Arizona and one day after his town hall in deep-red Zebulon, Georgia.
Obama and Harris’ remarks were preceded by appearances from actor Samuel L. Jackson, director Spike Lee, and “Madea” creator Tyler Perry. Georgia Democrat Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock also showed up to stump for the vice president.
During his speech, Obama touted the Biden administration’s move to lower the cost of insulin to $35 but then claimed that Trump intended to eliminate this price cut.
Trump had previously worked on a similar, voluntary plan to cap the price of insulin while he was still in office.
Harris ended the night with a speech that mirrored, almost verbatim, those she has given over the last few weeks.
The Obama/Harris combination resonated with some attendees who spoke to The Epoch Times. Stay-at-home mom Gina E. said she was confident that Harris would clinch the presidency.
“I’m feeling pretty good. I know it’s close, but I feel like the surge in early voters is helpful to Democrats,” she said.
“I feel like more of an energy with her, like I felt around Obama when Obama ran.”
But other attendees were more hesitant to predict a Harris victory. Real estate agent Eric Dean, 27, said he “blithely” expects Harris to have a 90-95 percent chance of winning.
“I would say I’ve been saying quietly, overconfident … I just, I don’t trust any of the polling stuff,” he said.
His mother, Tammy, 57, is more cautious, recalling that Hilary Clinton was heavily favored to win in 2016.
“I remember too well how I felt eight years ago. So I’m trying to temper my optimism,” she said.