Kamala Harris returns to campaign trail in Trump country to back ‘AOC of Tennessee’
For the first time since losing the presidential ballot Former Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the campaign trail on Tuesday this time in a surprise appearance with Democratic congressional candidate Aftyn Behn Fox News ratified that Harris headlined a canvassing kickoff event for the Tennessee state representative after visiting Fisk University a historically Black college and before hosting a book tour event for her memoir Days at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville Tennessee Tuesday's canvass kickoff marked the first time Harris has campaigned for a candidate since losing the White House to President Donald Trump a year ago and her appearance comes as Democrats are energized from their gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey earlier this month While a Democrat hasn't won in Tennessee's th Congressional District in decades Democrats have been all in for the ruby-red district Kamala Harris must ve fallen out of the coconut tree if she thinks the AOC of Tennessee stands a chance This is Trump country and Republicans will win Dec Republican National Committee Spokeswoman Delanie Bomar stated Fox News Digital in a report SCOOP TRUMP-ALIGNED MAGA INC JUMPS INTO HIGH STAKES BALLOT BOX CONGRESSIONAL SHOWDOWNThe former vice president advised the crowd at Nashville's Hadley Park Why am I in Tennessee Because I know the power is in the South according to The New York Times The outlet noted that Harris did not mention Behn by name but urged the crowd to get out the vote Harris first returned to the campaign trail earlier this month for a rally supporting her home state's redistricting efforts California Gov Gavin Newsom ordered a special balloting this year to level the playing field against Trump-backed efforts to redraw congressional maps in Texas and across the U S ahead of the upcoming midterm elections Prop passed on Vote Day handing Democrats up to five more likely blue congressional districts DEMOCRAT AFTYN BEHN ADVANCES TO SPECIAL ELECTORAL PROCESS IN BATTLE FOR VACANT CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IN DEEP-RED DISTRICTFormer Democratic National Committee vice chair and progressive firebrand David Hogg also campaigned in Nashville last weekend for Behn the rising liberal star dubbed the AOC of Tennessee Hey young Democrats I am incredibly excited to be here supporting Aftyn in her run for Congress Hogg declared in an Instagram video while flanked by two young Democrats This seat is super super youth-centric If young people turn out and vote here we can flip this seat and send a clear message to Donald Trump and Republicans across the country that we are done with their bulls and the rest of the country is On Saturday Hogg joined Behn in Nashville for a Young Gets It Done rally and canvass launch at the Metro Courthouse Population Square encouraging young voters to get out and patronage Behn According to her campaign website Behn is a p------ off social worker who decided to run for Congress after Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this year a megabill that included tax cuts and Medicaid change Behn described the bill as a giveaway to the wealthy that codified the largest transfer of wealth from working people to the rich in American history She is a state representative in the Tennessee House and a longtime public organizer and activist Like Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N Y the fellow millennial is operational on social media She also authors a Substack page that is linked to the Issues tab on her campaign website DNC Chair Ken Martin also campaigned in Tennessee for Behn last week as early voting kicked off across the state highlighting her agenda to lower healthcare and grocery costs vote to release the Epstein files and stand up to Trump and his acolytes like Van Epps Behn is vying to replace former Rep Mark Green R-Tenn in Congress A Democrat hasn't been elected to represent Tennessee's th District in the U S House of Representatives in decades Republican Matt Van Epps a former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services who has worked for several state agencies defeated an -candidate field to secure the Republican nomination last month While Behn has the aid of both the Democratic establishment and its progressive wing Van Epps has secured endorsements from President Donald Trump Republican Gov Bill Lee and Green who retired from Congress after the big beautiful bill passed this year Trump held a tele-rally for Van Epps last week in the district the president won by roughly points last year Tennessee s th District includes parts of Nashville and its large suburban and rural surrounding areas The top outside political group that supported Trump's achieving run MAGA Inc also launched ads to advocacy Van Epps on Wednesday Fox News Digital was the first to overview The ads which MAGA Inc says will run on broadcast TV and digital and are backed by a seven-figure buy that also includes investments in get-out-the-vote efforts are the first by the group since last year's presidential ballot Meanwhile the RNC has staff on the ground in Tennessee and is making a six-figure resources into the race according to a spokesperson Fox News Digital reached out to Harris' office for a response to the RNC's comment but did not forthwith hear back Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Fox News' Patrick Ward contributed to this analysis
