Team Harris Holds Weekend of Action, Capitalizing on Grassroots Energy Across Virginia

Team Harris Holds Weekend of Action, Capitalizing on Grassroots Energy Across Virginia

This weekend, just days after Vice President Kamala Harris became the expected Democratic nominee for president, Harris for President and the Democratic Party of Virginia kicked off a weekend of action. As we marked 100 days until the election, Virginians of all ages and backgrounds – some of whom have never volunteered on a campaign before – knocked on doors, dialed phones, and gathered in offices across the Commonwealth to support Vice President Harris, Senator Tim Kaine, and Democrats up and down the ticket.

Team Harris and the Virginia Democratic coordinated campaign engaged over 2,300 volunteers and supporters at events this week across the Commonwealth, including canvass launches and press events. Last week, Team Harris had over 7,000 online sign-ups to volunteer, a 500% increase in volunteer sign-ups since Memorial Day.

Democratic leaders and advocates, including Congressman Gerry Connolly, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan, Congressman Bobby Scott, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, and President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate Louise Lucas joined the weekend of action to highlight the important role Virginia will play in electing Vice President Kamala Harris as President and to elect Democrats up and down the ballot.

See some of the coverage below:

On the Airwaves:

WIRC-RIC (ABC) – Richmond, VA:

Anchor: “Vice President Kamala Harris has hit the ground running, canvassing across the state. 8 News reporter Sara Molina was at a canvassing event in Highland Springs this morning.” […]  

Reporter: “Virginia Democrats organized a triple canvassing event Sunday in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Tim Kaine, and Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan.”

Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan: “First, I just want to reiterate how exciting this is.”

Reporter: “Virginia Democrats say voter registration and campaigning efforts are on the rise.”

4th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Alexsis Rodgers: “We had 7,000 new volunteers sign up to volunteer just in Virginia. 2,300 volunteers have been active this weekend, Saturday and Sunday.”

Reporter: “After the event, attendees went out to knock on doors for Harris.”

Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan: “Having seen the Republican Convention, and seen, really, what is at stake if we aren’t successful, people are just fired up in a way that they weren’t before.”

WWBT-RIC (NBC) – Richmond, VA:  

Reporter: “Sunday afternoon, dozens of people gathered in the Highland Springs area of Henrico County, where Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan and other Democratic leaders came out to encourage volunteers before they set off to knock on doors in hopes of getting more people to vote for Kamala Harris to be the next president. The event officially announced the Harris-Kaine-McClellan partnership.”

Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan: “What really wins elections is not TV ads. It’s the field organization. It’s knocking on doors. It’s making phone calls. It’s organizing your communities. And we’ve got so many amazing people fired up and ready to do that.”

WCAV (CBS) – Charlottesville, VA:

Reporter: “Today counts 100 days until the election, and Senator Kaine says Kamala Harris has a great chance of pulling off a win. He says Trump is yesterday’s chaos, and Kamala, tomorrow’s progress. He says that’s shown by all of the [Democratic coordinated campaign] offices in Virginia – which are now what Kaine calls Harris-To-Be-Determined offices – seeing a drastic increase in volunteers, donations, and interest.” […]

Reporter: “The reason that Kaine was in town today was for a campaign stop of his own. He visited small business owners to learn about what his office can do for them.”

In Print:

WRIC: 100 days until the presidential election: Democrats and Republicans mobilize

[Sara Molina, 7/28/24]

Virginia Democrats held a canvas launch in Henrico on Sunday, July 28, in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Tim Kaine and Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan.

Virginia Democratic 4th District Committee Chair Alexsis Rodgers said voter registration and campaign engagements are rising since President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the race last week.

“We had 7,000 new volunteers sign up to volunteer just in Virginia,” Rodgers said. “[And] 2,300 volunteers have been active this weekend, Saturday and Sunday.”

Following the event, volunteers hit the streets to knock on doors, spreading Harris’s message and rallying support [for Democrats up and down the ticket].

“Having seen the Republican Convention and seeing really what is at stake if we aren’t successful, people are just fired up in a way that they weren’t before.” said Congresswoman McClellan. […]

“We act like we’re a swing state because we understand what wins elections is going out and turning out voters, and so that’s what we’re doing,” McClellan said.

CBS19 News: Kaine on small business tour in Charlottesville

[Felicity Taylor, 7/26/24]

Virginia Senator Tim Kaine was in Charlottesville today on tour to find out what his office can do for small business owners. […]

While he was here, he addressed the titanic change at the top of the Democratic presidential ticket, where Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden.

Kaine said he thinks Harris has a great chance of pulling off the win. He said that Donald Trump is yesterday’s chaos and Kamala is tomorrow’s progress.

Of course, Harris has yet to choose a running mate. Kaine said he thought all of the names being floated have the background to succeed.

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