SAVANNAH, Ga. — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, kicked off their latest bus tour through southeastern and coastal Georgia. This comes on the heels of the Democratic National Convention, where Harris officially became the democratic nominee for president.
Harris and Walz touched down in Savannah Wednesday afternoon. Their first stop on the bus tour was Liberty High School in Hinesville. Harris met with students and teachers, and were treated to a performance by the marching band.
Harris considers Georgia to be a battleground state. President Joe Biden narrowly won the state in 2020. According to the Harris campaign, winning southeast Georgia is crucial for keeping the state blue. The bus tour is part of her grassroots strategy to meet with voters face-to-face.
Aaron Whitely, the Chatham County Democratic Chairman, said the party appreciates that the campaign sees the value in the region.
"The southeast portion of the state really represents a diverse portion of the electorate. You have black families, rural families, middle class families, all rungs of society so to speak represented in all the seven counties in southeast Georgia. So the focus they’re putting here has been breathtaking," Whitely explained.
The Vice President's visit will end with a rally Thursday evening.
This visit comes one week after Former President Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance, visited Valdosta, Georgia. A spokesperson for the campaign said Trump has a 'highly engaged and energetic operation in Georgia.' The spokesperson added 'republicans from Catoosa to Camden County and everywhere in between are fired up and ready to re-elect President Donald J. Trump.'