Kamala Harris’ campaign is deploying celebrities in swing states on Monday in a last-ditch effort to get votes before Election Day.
Lady Gaga and Katy Perry headline the Harris rallies in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, respectively, along with many other musical guests, highlighting Pennsylvania’s crucial role in a razor-thin race. But the campaign also hosts star-studded events in Las Vegas, Atlanta, Detroit and Raleigh.
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Fat Joe and Frankie Negron appeared with Harris at an event in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Monday afternoon, as the campaign highlighted a reference to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of trash” during a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden. Both artists are of Puerto Rican descent, and Allentown has a large Puerto Rican population.
“My Latinos, where is your pride?” Fat Joe said at the meeting. “What else do they have to do to show you who they are?”
Fat Joe was also scheduled to appear at the gathering on the “Rocky” steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Monday night, along with Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin and The Roots. Andra Day and D-Nice appear with Harris in Pittsburgh.
Christina Aguilera and Los Tigres del Norte will appear at a rally in Las Vegas aimed at Latino voters. James Taylor will be at a concert in Raleigh, NC; 2 Chainz and Keyshia Cole are among the artists who will rally support in Atlanta; while Jon Bon Jovi will perform at a rally with VP candidate Tim Walz in Detroit.
The last-minute blitz recalls Hillary Clinton’s final days on the trail in 2016, where she was joined by Perry, Beyonce, Jay-Z and many others. Lady Gaga also appeared at a “drive-in” rally in Pittsburgh for Joe Biden in 2020 — a year when events were curtailed by the pandemic.
Musical artists are especially appreciated to attract audiences in recent days. But actors Robert De Niro, Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston also hit the campaign trail Monday morning in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where they joined Gov. Josh Shapiro. Last weekend, De Niro worked with Eagles fans to get the vote going.
Comedian Paul Scheer was scheduled to appear in Madison, Wisconsin, while actor Sophia Bush was scheduled to appear with Senator Mark Kelly in Tempe, Arizona. Dulé Hill and Rosario Dawson are in Las Vegas on Monday to kick off a canvassing operation, and Leslie Odom, Jr., is in Detroit for the Harris campaign.
SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, sent a message to its members Monday morning, urging them to “stay positive and stay aligned with your higher being and divine energy source.”
“Be aware and stay true to your self-sovereignty,” wrote Jodi Long, president of the Los Angeles chapter. “Develop a spiritual practice that aligns you with the coziest sense of harmony within yourself. We will never have peace on earth until there is peace in our hearts and in our homes.”
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