Harris and Walz target battleground Georgia in post-Democratic National Convention swing

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will campaign together in Georgia for the first time this week, targeting the southeast portion of the state and providing a window into their strategy in the crucial battleground ahead of November.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will campaign together in Georgia for the first time this week, targeting the southeast portion of the state and providing a window into their strategy in the crucial battleground ahead of November. Few states will be more closely watched than Georgia for signs of how voters are responding to campaign outreach and the newly minted ticket, making it a fitting kickoff for Harris and Walz on the heels of the Democratic National Convention. Four years ago, President Joe Biden became the first Democrat to carry the state since Bill Clinton in 1992, winning it by fewer than 12,000 votes. When Harris and Walz launch their bus tour in the Peach State Wednesday, they’ll be making a rare trip through south Georgia, a region that typically leans Republican but where Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock had success in the 2022 Senate runoff. “It’s a diverse coalition of voters, including rural, suburban and urban Georgians, and there is a large population of African American voters that live there,” Harris deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks told CNN, pointing to the campaign’s infrastructure in the state. The campaign boasts 24 Georgia field offices, including 7 in the southern part of the state with 50 full-time staffers, according to a memo from Harris campaign Georgia state director Porsha White. Fulks, who managed Warnock’s campaign, argued that Harris, like Warnock, has an advantage in appealing to broader groups of voters, including those in the rural areas, heading into November, with former President Donald Trump as her opponent and anticipated higher turnout in a presidential election year.