PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) 鈥 Kamala Harris returned to Michigan on Saturday for a rally with former first lady Michelle Obama, the latest in a series of her campaign's high-profile combinations intended to boost turnout among the Democratic Party faithful.
After arriving in the battleground state, Harris went to a local doctor's office in Portage to talk with health care providers and medical students about the impact of abortion restrictions. One of them said they have patients visiting from other parts of the country where there are strict limitations on abortion, and another said she's worried that people won't want to practice in important areas of medicine because of fears about government intrusion.
鈥淲e are looking at a health care crisis in America that is affecting people of every background and gender," Harris told reporters before visiting the doctor's office.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden went to a union hall in Pittsburgh to promote Harris' support for organized labor, telling the audience to 鈥渇ollow your gut鈥 and 鈥渄o what's right.鈥
Harris appeared with Beyonc茅 , and she campaigned with former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen
It's a level of celebrity clout that surpasses anything that , the Republican nominee, has been able to marshal this year. But there's no guarantee that will help Harris in the close race for the White House. In 2016, Hillary Clinton lost to Trump despite firing up her crowds with musical performances and Democratic allies.
Trump brushed off Harris' attempt to harness star power for her campaign.
鈥淜amala is at a dance party with Beyonc茅,鈥 the former president said Friday in Traverse City, Michigan. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, is scheduled to hold a rally in Novi, a suburb of Detroit, on Saturday before a later event in State College, Pennsylvania.
Harris and Michelle Obama will be in Kalamazoo, in the southwestern part of the state. It will be the former first lady鈥檚 first time hitting the trail for Harris.
It's also the first day that early in-person voting becomes available across Michigan. More than 1.4 million ballots have already been submitted, representing 20% of registered voters.
When Clinton was running against Trump, Michelle Obama inspired Democrats with the slogan 鈥渨hen they go low, we go high.鈥
But this year, at the Democratic 香港六合彩挂牌资料 Convention in Chicago, she adopted . She accused Trump of "doubling down on ugly, misogynistic, racist lies as a substitute for real ideas and solutions that will actually make people鈥檚 lives better.鈥
Biden went to Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon for a campaign event with the Laborers鈥 International Union of North America.
He mentioned that Harris once walked a picket line with the United Auto Workers 鈥 鈥渟he has a backbone like a ramrod鈥 鈥 while Trump has undermined organized labor.
鈥淗e views unions as getting in the way of the accumulation of wealth for individuals," Biden said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 in labor鈥檚 interest to defeat Donald Trump, more than any other race you鈥檝e been in.鈥
Biden's remarks to the mostly male audience referenced the gender divide that has been a consistent feature of this year's presidential race.
Speaking on Trump, Biden said, "I鈥檓 just gonna say straight up, he鈥檚 a loser as a man.鈥
He also said that women deserve more opportunities than they've received in the past.
鈥淭hey can do anything any man can do, including be president of the United States of America," Biden said.
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Madhani reported from Pittsburgh and Megerian reported from Washington.
