Vice President Kamala Harris has highlighted abortion as a key issue in the run-up to the 2024 election, and is preparing numerous rallies around her administration’s pro-choice message.
Harris rolled out her “Fight for Our Reproductive Freedom Tour” this week as President Biden’s team ramps up efforts for the upcoming election year.
“We will continue to fight for our fundamental freedoms, mobilizing people across America who agree that every woman should have the right to make decisions about her own body, not the government,” Harris said in a statement. Stated.
This statement was followed by an announcement on social media accompanied by a video message.
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“Across our country, women’s fundamental freedom to make decisions about their own bodies is under full-scale attack,” the vice president said. “In the new year, I’m going to travel across the country to organize, build community, and fight back. Because if we fight, we win.”
The tour kicks off in Wisconsin on January 22nd, the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision.
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This national effort follows Harris’ “Fight for Our Freedoms” college tour.
According to the White House, the last tour aimed to “mobilize young people in the ongoing fight for fundamental freedoms and rights,” specifically “reproductive freedom, common-sense gun safety laws, climate change, and more.” We teach about change, voting rights, LGBTQ+ equality, and what America is all about.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Hampton University during the “Fight for Our Freedom” college tour on September 14, 2023 in Hampton, Virginia. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)
Last month, Harris responded in an interview to a number of polls showing former President Donald Trump leading Biden in hypothetical election matchups, including in certain battleground states. with CNN He said he must win re-election.
“We have to win re-election, there’s no question about that,” he told CNN in a phone interview Sunday, answering questions about the recent investigation.
“In a democracy with free and fair elections, people who want to remain candidates and leaders must advocate for themselves and advocate effectively,” Harris told CNN. It’s absolutely the right thing to do.” “And that means communicating in a way that the message about accomplishments and what we care about is received.”
Fox News Digital’s Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.
