Kamala Harris returns to campaign trail in Trump country to back ‘AOC of Tennessee’
For the first time since losing the 2024 presidential election, former Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the campaign trail on Tuesday, this time in a surprise appearance with Democratic...
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For the first time since losing the 2024 presidential election, former Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the campaign trail on Tuesday, this time in a surprise appearance with Democratic congressional candidate Aftyn Behn. Fox News confirmed that Harris headlined a canvassing kickoff event for the Tennessee state representative after visiting Fisk University, a historically Black college, and before hosting a book tour event for her memoir "107 Days" at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Tuesday's canvass kickoff marked the first time Harris has campaigned for a candidate since losing the White House to President Donald Trump a year ago, and her appearance comes as Democrats are energized from their gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey earlier this month. While a Democrat hasn't won in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District in decades, Democrats have been all in for the ruby-red district. "Kamala Harris must’ve fallen out of the coconut tree if she thinks the AOC of Tennessee stands a chance. This is Trump country and Republicans will win Dec. 2," Republican National Committee spokeswoman Delanie Bomar told Fox News Digital in a statement. SCOOP: TRUMP-ALIGNED MAGA INC. JUMPS INTO HIGH STAKES BALLOT BOX CONGRESSIONAL SHOWDOWN The former vice president told the crowd at Nashville's Hadley Park , "Why am I in Tennessee? Because I know the power is in the South," according to The New York Times. The outlet noted that Harris did not mention Behn by name but urged the crowd to get out the vote. Harris first returned to the campaign trail earlier this month for a rally supporting her home state's redistricting efforts. California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered a special election this year to level the playing field against Trump-backed efforts to redraw congressional maps in Texas and across the U.S. ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. "Prop 50" passed on Election Day, handing Democrats up to five more likely blue congressional districts. DEMOC…