Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has expanded her late-October campaign schedule to support Democratic candidates in several states ahead of the midterm elections, as she weighs whether to make another bid for the White House in 2028.
Harris’s campaign tour, running from Oct 21 to Oct 30, will now include New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Mississippi, along with a virtual event in Florida. She had previously announced campaign stops in Georgia and Nevada, according to a schedule shared by her office with The Associated Press.
Harris has repeatedly said in recent interviews that her priority is helping Democrats win the November elections. However, she has not ruled out another presidential run after losing the 2024 election to Donald Trump.
Her campaign appearances will focus on Democratic candidates for governor and the US Senate, including several who could make history if elected.
Harris will begin the tour in Nevada on Oct 21, campaigning with Aaron Ford, the state's first Black attorney general, who is seeking to become its first Black governor. She will also meet members of the Culinary Workers Union.
On Oct 22, Harris will visit Mississippi to campaign with Scott Colom, who could become the state's first Black US senator since the Reconstruction era following the Civil War. Colom is seeking to unseat Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and has recently gained greater attention from national Democrats.
Harris will travel to New Hampshire on Oct 24 to campaign with Senate nominee Chris Pappas and participate in a discussion on reproductive healthcare and abortion rights. As vice president, she was a leading advocate for abortion rights in the Biden administration, particularly during the 2022 midterm elections.
On Oct 26, she will campaign with Wisconsin gubernatorial nominee David Crowley before beginning a three-day visit to Georgia on Oct 28.
In Georgia, Harris will campaign with Senator Jon Ossoff, participate in voter protection events and address the Fulton County Democratic Party's annual gala in Atlanta on Oct 30.
While in Georgia, she will also headline a virtual organising event with Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon, who could become her state's first Black US senator. Nixon, a state lawmaker who identifies as a democratic socialist, has support from progressive activists who criticised Harris as too moderate during the 2024 campaign.
The expanded schedule follows Harris's earlier campaign appearances, fundraisers and voter mobilisation efforts, including events organised with the Democratic National Committee.
Most recently, she visited Michigan to campaign for Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, another progressive Democrat, and speak at an NAACP event.
The tour will take Harris to several states that feature prominently in the Democratic Party's early presidential nominating calendar for 2028, even as she maintains that her immediate focus is on the midterm elections.