Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris used a Mississippi rally for Senate candidate Scott Colom to press Democrats' midterm message on health care and living costs; she has not decided on a 2028 run.
The Associated Press (AP) reported that Harris appeared with Colom in Columbus on Thursday, Oct. 22. Her remarks addressed health care reductions and the pressure of living expenses. Harris told attendees, “It’s time to turn that anger into action,” the AP reported.
A schedule her office shared with the AP lists events in Georgia, Wisconsin, Nevada, Mississippi and New Hampshire from Oct. 21-30, plus a virtual event in Florida. Harris is scheduled to visit Wisconsin on Monday, Oct. 26, and Georgia beginning Wednesday, Oct. 28. The AP also reported that she asked donors to support the travel through her Fight for The People PAC.
Asked about another presidential campaign on the Oct. 13 episode of Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, Harris said, “I haven’t decided yet.” She added that Democrats needed to get their 2026 effort right before turning to 2028. The itinerary includes Nevada and New Hampshire, which the AP identifies as early states on the Democratic presidential nominating calendar for 2028.
Republicans hold a 53-47 Senate majority, the AP reported. In Mississippi, Colom is challenging Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Reuters reported that polls pointed to a highly competitive contest but did not name the surveys or publish their results. The AP reported that Mississippi last elected a Democratic senator in 1982 and that Colom could become the state’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction.
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) lists Nov. 3 as the general election date.
