Former President Barack Obama has said he wants to do everything he can to ensure Kamala Harris is elected the next president of the United States.
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As Harris' campaign team announced, Obama will make his first appearance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania next Thursday, and will hold more rallies in the coming weeks, especially in hotly contested states.
Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle campaigned for presidential candidate Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention. August 21, 2024 | 1:39 minutes
Obama wants to do everything for Harris' election victory
That's why Vice President Harris (…) is doing everything he can to get elected.
Eric Schultz, advisor to Barack Obama
Kamala Harris introduces herself to voters in her first televised interview as a presidential candidate. She is more of a pragmatist than an ideologue. August 30, 2024 | 2:32 minutes
A close race for the presidency of the United States
The states send a total of 538 electors to the Electoral College. To win the election, a candidate must have at least 270 voters. Besides Pennsylvania, which sends 19 electors, six other states are also paying attention: Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada.
After withdrawing from the presidential race, Joe Biden has proposed his running mate Kamala Harris as an alternative candidate for the US election in November.July 21, 2024 | 2:14 minutes
Modified Slogan: “Yes, She Can”
In a speech at the party convention in Chicago, Obama hailed the 59-year-old vice president as his political successor. His newly coined slogan was “Yes, she can!” (Literally: “Yes, she can do it!”) chants were repeated by the crowd in the hall. Obama's euphoric “Yes, we can!” during the 2008 election campaign. This slogan is a variant of his claim.
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