Michelle Obama goes to extreme lengths to drum up votes for Kamala Harris
Michelle Obamas get out the vote organization is attempting to fire up the Democrat base for Kamala Harris just days after husband Barack hit the campaign trail for the vice president.
Michelle Obamas get out the vote organization is attempting to fire up the Democrat base for Kamala Harris just days after husband Barack hit the campaign trail for the vice president.
The former first lady, who often stays out of public campaigning, is trying to excite liberals with concerts and other events featuring well known Democrat supporters through When We All Votes Party at the Polls program.
Each event is in one of the key seven swing states that most experts believe will decide the race between Harris and Donald Trump.
Much of When We All Votes work culminates is a two-day concert in Atlanta on October 26 headlined by Cardi B, Jill Scott and Earth, Wind and Fire.
The group is giving out tickets and flights to the show via a sweepstakes that registered voters can enter.
Michelle Obamas get out the vote organization is attempting to fire up the Democrat base for Kamala Harris just days after husband Barack hit the campaign trail for the vice president
The former first lady, who often shuns public campaigning, is trying to excite liberals for Harris with concerts and other events with well known Democrat supporters through When We All Votes Party at the Polls program
Actor Mark Ruffalo will top a 5K walk in Arizona, while alums from RuPauls Drag Race will host Drag Out the Vote shows in Phoenix and Las Vegas.
Party at the Polls has also scheduled multiple block parties in Philadelphia between now and the November 5 election.
First Lady Obama founded the organization in 2018 and has taken up most of her political attention since she left the White House, aside from occasional speeches in favor of Democrats. They also held events in 2020 and 2022.
At When We All Vote, we believe that voting should be joyful and using our voices at the polls is truly something to celebrate, When We All Vote executive director Beth Lynk said in a statement.
The group features a long list of celebrity liberals as co-chairs, including Steph Curry, Selena Gomez, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Megan Rapinoe and Kerry Washington.
The election doesnt start on Election Day — it ends on Election Day. Through our Parties at Polls, we encourage and celebrate early voting, Lynk said.
Michelles husband, former President Barack Obama, made a somewhat controversial return to campaigning late last week.
Speaking at a rally at the University of Pittsburgh, he painted Trump as out-of-touch and not the choice to lead the country to change, calling him a bumbling billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago.
Much of When We All Votes work culminates is a two-day concert in Atlanta on October 26 headlined by Cardi B
He also made a crude joke at President Donald Trump during his first solo campaign event for Kamala Harris that spectacularly backfired.
Speaking at the University of Pittsburgh Thursday night, Obama hinted that he believed that the 78-year-old Trump wore adult diapers.
Obama, 63, recalled that he couldnt believe how expensive diapers were when he became a parent. Do you think Donald Trump ever changed a diaper? he mused.
His own! yelled back an audience member.
I almost said that, but I decided I should not say it, Obama said with a laugh.
Social media was not amused, with at least one X user making an ironic reference to the presidents former running mate: Obama would know about changing diapers. He does for Joe.
Obama also tried to shore Harris up in areas where polling shows that shes weak - including the economy and immigration.
The Democratic ex-president remarked how Trump gets credit for a good economy during his term.
Actor Mark Ruffalo will top a 5K walk in Arizona to drum up support for Harris in the swing state
Michelles husband, former President Barack Obama, made a somewhat controversial return to campaigning late last week
Yeah, it was pretty good, because it was my economy, Obama boasted. It wasnt something he did.
I spent eight years cleaning up the mess that the Republicans left me, Obama added.
Earlier Thursday, the ex-president accused black male voters who refuse to support Kamala Harris of sexism and demanded they get on board with the Democrat nominee.
The former president was at a campaign field office in Pittsburgh to thank volunteers, but instead gave them a lecture, saying he wanted to speak some truths.
Obama said he was responding to reports on the ground that there was lower enthusiasm for Harris than there was for his own candidacy and that some black men were thinking of sitting out the election.
We have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all quarters of our neighborhoods and communities as we saw when I was running. Now, I also want to say that seems to be more pronounced with the brothers, Obama said.
He continued: Part of it makes me think - and I´m speaking to men directly - part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren´t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you´re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that.
Youre coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses. Ive got a problem with that.
Media reports have suggested that black male voters are a weak spot for Harris, after Joe Biden won 80% in 2020, down from 82% for Hillary Clinton in 2015.
Its been reported that a quarter of young black men support Trump, which would drop Harris further.
