Clinton's campaign foray in Georgia for Harris had shades of 'Bubbas for Bill' energy

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Standing near a towering pecan tree, former President Bill Clinton stumped for Vice President Kamala Harris at a Middle Georgia fish fry Sunday that brought memories of his own campaign strategy when he ran for president more than three decades ago.

Clinton knocked former President Donald Trump and mocked vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s debate performance. He said GOP policies exacted a devastating toll on health care in rural Georgia. And, most of all, he promoted Harris’ campaign.

“I think she has the capacity to be a truly great president,” Clinton said to a few hundred voters at the fish fry, where he spoke for roughly 30 minutes. “You need to vote for her.”

It was Clinton’s first major foray on the campaign trail this cycle, and it was a carefully calibrated swing through south and Middle Georgia that also involved stops at a church service and get-out-the-vote drive in Albany. On Monday, he’ll visit Columbus.

The Harris campaign views Clinton as a rare surrogate who can pull off a twofer: motivate rural Georgians who have drifted away from Democrats while also energizing Black voters who make up the party’s base.



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