# Campaigning for Kamala

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaigning-for-kamala/1009891>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** kamala-harris\
**Created:** [November 8, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaigning-for-kamala/1009891 "2024-11-08T00:29:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaigning-for-kamala/1009891/1 "2024-11-08T00:29:25Z")

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So, maybe there was a reason for this in the news that I overlooked; but it just hit me over the head right before Election Day. Why didn’t the Obama’s campaign for her? That’s not unusual, right? Even if they weren’t going to campaign on the trail, I just really didn’t hear them saying anything other than their initial support.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaigning-for-kamala/1009891/2 "2024-11-08T00:31:51Z")

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They did campaign for her. Both Barack and Michelle made a number of appearances at Harris’s campaign rallies, particularly in the final few weeks.

> **[WATCH: Obama campaigns in Milwaukee for Harris on last day of early voting in...](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-obama-campaigns-in-milwaukee-for-harris-on-last-day-of-early-voting-in-wisconsin)**
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> With two days left until Election Day, former President Barack Obama attended a rally on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris before a Green Bay Packers game in Milwaukee on Sunday.

> **[Harris and Obama use first joint campaign event to rally voters in...](https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/24/politics/obama-harris-campaign-appearance-election/index.html)**
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> Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama used their first joint campaign appearance, on Thursday night in this Atlanta suburb, to issue parallel warnings about the dangers facing the country if Donald Trump...

> **[WATCH: Harris speaks at campaign rally with Michelle Obama in Kalamazoo,...](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-harris-speaks-at-campaign-rally-with-michelle-obama-in-kalamazoo-michigan)**
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> Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris' bid to be America's first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women's lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaigning-for-kamala/1009891/3 "2024-11-11T16:15:39Z")

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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaigning-for-kamala/1009891/4 "2024-11-08T02:00:56Z")

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It does seem reactionary. I don’t know where my head was as it has now been pointed out to me in both replies, they did campaign for her. I just can’t help thinking to myself, wow, if Michelle went on the trail for her, she’d be unstoppable. As a point of reference, I’m a registered Republican, but I considerate myself moderate. Kamala got my vote.