The vice president was one of several high-profile Democrats who campaigned alongside Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the days before Virginia's election.
Before the elections in Virginia and New Jersey, Harris was called in to her home state of California to campaign on behalf of sitting California Governor, who in mid-September faced a recall election. Harris returned to California to support Newsom not only as the sitting vice president but as a former U.S. senator for California, a former district attorney for San Francisco and a former attorney general for the state, all positions to which she was elected.
California's gubernatorial recall election, one of only two in the state's history, was viewed as a preliminary test for Democrats after the party gained control of both the White House andfollowing the 2020 election.
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned with Democrat Terry McAuliffe ahead of Virginia’s gubernatorial election, which has been called for Republican Glenn Youngkin. Above, Harris attends a campaign event with McAuliffe on October 29, 2021, in Norfolk, Virginia.Virginia also presented the vice president with the first opportunity to campaign on behalf of a Democratic candidate in a competitive race outside her home state.
Harris became actively involved in the Virginia election in the final weeks of the race. She attended two campaign events with McAuliffe in October and appeared in a political ad that drew controversy after it was shown in churches throughout the state, raising questions among some about whether the ad was in violation of an IRS rule.
Harris was not the only high-profile Democrat to campaign on behalf of McAuliffe. As part of his campaign's efforts to rally voter support, McAuliffe welcomed well-known politicians and celebrities alike to his campaign events, a guest list that included President
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