Michelle Obama’s get-out-the-vote organization is trying to energize the Democratic base for Kamala Harris just days after her husband Barack began his vice presidential campaign.
The former first lady, who often stays out of public campaigns, is trying to energize liberals with concerts and other events featuring well-known Democratic supporters through When We All Vote’s Party at the Polls program.
Each event takes place in one of seven key states that most experts believe will decide the race between Harris and Donald Trump.
Much of the work on When We All Vote culminates in a two-day concert in Atlanta on October 26 headlined by Cardi B, Jill Scott and Earth, Wind and Fire.
The group is giving away tickets and flights to the show through a drawing in which registered voters can participate.
Michelle Obama’s get-out-the-vote organization is trying to rally the Democratic base in favor of Kamala Harris just days after her husband Barack began his vice presidential campaign.
The former first lady is trying to energize pro-Harris liberals with concerts and other events with well-known Democratic supporters through the program When We All Vote’s Party at the Polls.
Actor Mark Ruffalo will lead a 5K walk in Arizona, while RuPaul’s Drag Race alums 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 Nov. 5 election.
First Lady Obama founded the organization in 2018 and it has garnered most of her political attention since leaving the White House, aside from occasional pro-Democrat speeches. 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,” the organization’s executive director, Beth Lynk, said in a statement.
The group boasts a long list of liberal celebrities as co-chairs, including Steph Curry, Selena Gomez, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Megan Rapinoe and Kerry Washington.
‘Elections do not begin on election day, but end on election day. Through our Parties at the polls, we encourage and celebrate early voting,” Lynk said.
Michelle’s husband, former President Barack Obama, made a somewhat controversial return to the campaign late last week.
At a rally at the University of Pittsburgh, he described Trump as out of touch and not the choice to lead the country to change, calling him a “clumsy” billionaire “who hasn’t stopped complaining about his problems since he fell.” its golden escalator nine years ago.
Much of the work on When We All Vote culminates in 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 backfired spectacularly.
Speaking at the University of Pittsburgh on Thursday night, Obama hinted that he believed Trump, 78, wore adult diapers.
Obama, 63, recalled that he couldn’t believe how expensive diapers were when he became a father. ‘Do you think Donald Trump has ever changed a diaper?’ he reflected.
‘Yours!’ shouted one audience member.
“I almost said that, but I decided I shouldn’t say it,” Obama said, laughing.
Social media was not amused, with at least one X user making a tongue-in-cheek reference to the president’s former running mate: ‘Obama would know how to change diapers.’ He does it with Joe.
Obama also tried to shore up Harris in areas where polls show she is weak, including the economy and immigration.
The former Democratic president highlighted how Trump gets credit for a good economy during his time in office.
Actor Mark Ruffalo to lead 5K walk in Arizona to rally support for Harris in swing state
Michelle’s husband, former President Barack Obama, made a somewhat controversial return to the campaign late last week.
“Yeah, it was pretty good, because it was my economy,” Obama boasted. “It wasn’t something he did.”
“I spent eight years cleaning up the mess the Republicans left me,” Obama added.
Earlier Thursday, the former president accused Black male voters who refused to support Kamala Harris of sexism and demanded they rally around the Democratic candidate.
The former president was at a campaign office in Pittsburgh to thank volunteers, but instead gave them a lecture, saying he wanted to “tell some truths.”
Obama said he was responding to reports on the ground that there was less enthusiasm for Harris than for his own candidacy and that some black men were considering sitting out the election.
‘We have yet to see the same kind of energy and participation across all sectors of our neighborhoods and communities that we saw when I was a candidate. Now I also want to say that that seems to be more pronounced with brothers,” Obama said.
He continued: “Part of it makes me think – and I’m talking directly to men – part of it makes me think that, well, you just don’t feel the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re going to come. “I think there are other alternatives and other reasons for it.”
You come up with all kinds of reasons and excuses. I have a problem with that.’
Media reports have suggested that black male voters are a weak point for Harris, after Joe Biden won 80% in 2020, up from 82% for Hillary Clinton in 2015.
It has been reported that A quarter of young black people support Trump.which would make Harris fall even further.