Vice President Kamala Harris was on Martha's Vineyard on Saturday for two Democratic fundraisers ahead of the 2024 election.
She spoke at a small reception at a home, then at a larger event at a high school in Oak Bluffs called, “A Grassroots Reception with Vice President Kamala Harris,” according to an invitation from the chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, Steve Kerrigan.
Hosting the event were Judith Batty, Carol and C. Bernard Fulp, Vickee Jordan Adams, Robin Leeds, Wendell Pierce, Tarrus and Kimberly Richardson and Kirk Sykes and Tammy Jones, according to The Boston Globe.
Harris linked the need for Democrats to work ahead of the 2024 election as Republicans work to further restrict abortion and roll back gun laws with the way organized during the coronavirus pandemic.
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"Where there seemed to be no hope, you all activated folks," she said at the Oak Bluffs high school event. "If we are to uphold our Democracy, we must uphold the importance of the voice of the people and remind those that in the midst of a moment where we told people to isolate, you reminded folks that they are not alone."
Some of the attendees included Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Former BET Chairman/CEO Debra Lee and actor Don Cheadle.
Harris was in Massachusetts last month for the NAACP convention, where she gave a keynote address.
President Joe Biden announced that he is looking to be reelected in 2024 with Harris once again as his vice presidential candidate. Marianne Williamson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are also going for the Democratic nomination.
In the Republican primary, former President Donald Trump has been leading the polls in a crowded field. He visited and many other hopefuls for the nomination were at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday.
