Vice President Kamala Harris is going to two historically black colleges in South Carolina to encourage people to sign up to vote for the upcoming US midterm elections.
Harris focuses on places and groups that will be essential for Democrats to retain control of Congress.
On Tuesday, Harris will talk at South Carolina State University, an HBCU where President Biden spoke last year. Additionally, she will participate in a roundtable discussion with students from nearby Claflin University.
In preparation for the midterm elections, Harris has upped her travel schedule according to ABC News. This is her third visit to South Carolina as vice president.
Kamala Harris spoke about reproductive rights in Chicago on Friday and will do so in Wisconsin on Thursday.
The Vice President visited Houston earlier this month to attend the National Baptist Convention.
Maintaining Democratic Strongholds
Vice President Harris' travels seek to avoid or limit a dip in participation among voters of color and young people, which are key Democratic strongholds.
According to the US Department of Education website, Vice President Kamala Harris will visit college students in Orangeburg alongside US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
"They will highlight the importance of National Voter Registration Day and host a conversation with students about mental health and issues important to young Americans," the statement read.
Black voters make up a disproportionately large portion of the Democratic voting electorate in South Carolina, which hosts the first presidential election in the South.
During a June visit to South Carolina, Harris thanked Democrats for supporting Biden in the 2020 first-in-the-South primary, which helped turn around his campaign and generate momentum in the following elections.
Shortly after Biden's evasive response to CBS' "60 Minutes" when asked if he will run again in 2024, Harris shows up in South Carolina.
In an interview on Sunday, President Biden said: "My intention, as I said, to begin with, is that I would run again. But it's just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen."
Biden also mentioned that announcing his plan to run for office would have put him in violation of campaign finance regulations, which may have hindered DNC spending on the midterm elections.
Republicans Also Gearing Up For Midterm Polls
White House officials said that Biden is still getting ready for a run in 2024. Allies agree he might decide against reelection before an official declaration in 2023.
Biden declared earlier this year that Harris would serve as his running partner in his 2024 reelection bid, as reported by AP News.
Republican candidates for the White House, like former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, are still traveling all over the state.
Republicans born and raised in South Carolina have also begun to consider 2024.
Both US Sen. Tim Scott and Nikki Haley, who resides in the Charleston region and formerly led the state for six years as governor before entering the Trump administration as UN ambassador, have been traveling to other early voting areas.
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