Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning in Atlanta Tuesday night, making her first visit to Georgia since President Biden ended his campaign and she became the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Before Harris took the stage, Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion, dressed in a royal blue pantsuit, performed a few of her hits, including “Savage” and “Mamushi.”
Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, Mayor Andre Dickens, Representative Nikema Williams and former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams also joined Harris at the event.
Harris’ campaign sees a victory in Georgia, a key state, as one of her paths to winning the 2024 election.
Four years ago, Biden narrowly won the state over former President Donald Trump, a rare victory in a state that had not supported a Democratic presidential candidate in nearly three decades. It was Biden’s disastrous performance in the Atlanta debate against Trump in June that ultimately led to the end of his reelection campaign.
Harris is expected to choose her running mate by Monday, and a field of leading candidates has emerged, CBS News has learnedHarris said earlier Tuesday that she had “not yet” made a decision on her running mate.
Harris and the vice presidential nominee, whose name has not yet been released, will campaign together in key states next week, according to people familiar with the plans. told CBS News.
Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, are scheduled to campaign in Atlanta on Saturday.
Nidia Cavazos contributed reporting.
