Harris and Walz campaign in Georgia as 'Swifties for Kamala' movement gains traction

Published: Aug 28, 2024 Duration: 00:02:44 Category: News & Politics

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SUPPORT IN A BATTLEGROUND STATE. ALL OF THIS AS AN UNLIKELY GROUP OF SUPPORTERS CALLED SWIFTIES FOR, LOVE RALLIED BEHIND THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. NBC'S MIKE MEMOLI IS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL WITH MOORE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, KAMALA HARRIS SETTING HER SIGHTS ON GEORGIA AS THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE AND HER RUNNING MATE, TIM WALZ BEGIN A FULL -- KICKING OFF THEIR BEST TO HER ON WEDNESDAY, AND ENDING IN SAVANNAH WITH A HARRIS RALLY ON THURSDAY. THE SAME DAY THE DUO IS SET TO SIT DOWN FOR A JOINT INTERVIEW WITH CNN. THE FIRST MAJOR TV INTERVIEW SINCE SHE LAUNCHED HER CAMPAIGN. GEORGIA THE BATTLEGROUND STATE WITH THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF BLACK VOTERS WILL BE A DECIDING FACTOR IN THIS ELECTION, PULLING FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SIENA EARLIER THIS MONTH SHOWS HOW IT'S TRAILING FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S I FOUR POINT IN THAT STATE. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WON GEORGIA BY LESS THAN 12,000 VOTES IN 2020 BECOMING THE FIRST DEMOCRAT TO FLIP THE LONGTIME GOP STRONGHOLD IN THREE DECADES BUT THE FIGHT TO KEEP UP GEORGIA -- GEORGIA SENATOR RAPHAEL WARNOCK TALKING ABOUT IT LAST WEEK . >> I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW TO WIN GEORGIA. I'VE WON GEORGIA TWICE. IT WILL NOT BE AN EASY RACE, IT WILL BE A TIGHT RACE IN GEORGIA AND A TIGHT RACE IN THE COUNTRY. >> Reporter: AN UNLIKELY GROUP PUSHING FOR -- AND BEYOND? TAYLOR SWIFT FANS. >> IT'S WAITING FOR YOU. >> Reporter: THE SWIFTIES FOR KAMALA COALITION ANNOUNCING THEIR SUPPORT FOR HER ON A ZOOM CALL TUESDAY NIGHT. $140,000 FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. >> WHAT I LOVE BEST ABOUT SWIFTIES, YOU ARE RESILIENT AND YOU KNOW HOW TO TAKE ON BULLIES. >> Reporter: THE VIRTUAL RALLY FEATURING BIG NAMES LIKE ELIZABETH WARREN AND KIERSTEN -- AND EVEN A CAMEO FROM LEGENDARY SINGER-SONGWRITER KING. >> I THINK IT WENT BETTER THAN WE POSSIBLY COULD HAVE IMAGINED. >>> APRIL AND ANNIE ARE SOME OF THE ORGANIZERS BEHIND THE GROUP THAT HAS ALREADY MET HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF SWIFTIES. YOU JUST SHOULD NEVER DO THAT. >> Reporter: WHILE SWIFT HERSELF WAS NOT ON THE ZOOM CALL AND HAS NOT PUBLICLY SUPPORTED HARRIS, ANNIE AND APRIL SAY THEIR EFFORT IS BIGGER THAN ONE CELEBRITY. >> SHE'S WELCOME TO JOIN OUR PARTY AT ANY TIME BUT WE ARE NOT PUTTING ANY PRESSURE OR SPEAKING FOR HER AT ALL. I THINK WE ARE SHOWING THAT AS

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