Kamala Harris campaigns alongside Democrats in New Hampshire
Former Vice President Kamala Harris was in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Saturday, just 10 days before the midterm elections.
Harris rallied Democrats at a phone banking event in Portsmouth for U.S. House candidate Stefany Shaheen, U.S. Senate candidate Chris Pappas and NH gubernatorial candidate Cinde Warmington.
Harris was campaigning alongside Democratic Congressman Pappas, who's running against Republican John Sununu for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.
“Chris Pappas will be that kind of senator who is going to hold accountable the system to the people and fight,” Harris said.
The Pappas-Sununu race is expected to be highly competitive -- and Pappas said today that's exactly what he wants because the voters are deciding what's next. Pappas called this the most important midterm election in our lifetime.
Fighting for reproductive rights was a key topic of conversation as Harris sat in for a podcast live taping about abortion access and healthcare.
“All of these states, the Medicaid cuts are having a profound effect. Not to mention that combined with them getting rid of the ACA tax credits. And healthcare, which should be a right, not just a privilege to those who can afford it.”
The former vice president also emphasized the importance of engaging young Gen Z voters.
“We need to figure out how we are designing this thing for this next generation in a way that works for them as opposed to just leaving this older system for them to kind of, good luck with that. It was designed for a different time.”
Times being tough economically for some audience members is amongst the key issues on the ballot. But the issue taking center stage Saturday night kept coming back to abortion as it's currently banned in more than 10 states.
“We have an opportunity right now with this midterm election to really advance this issue and make sure democrats are able to restore abortion rights in all 50 states," Mini Timmaraju, president of Reproductive Freedom For All, said.
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