Thus doing doing things “BIG” in Texas even if you ARE a Democratic Woman running for President in a state you have little to NO chance to win….
Taylor-Swift endorsed Harris in September for President….
Queen Bey is taking sides.
The recording artist Beyoncé has agreed to appear at a Friday rally in Houston with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, along with her mother, Tina Knowles, and country music icon Willie Nelson, according to people familiar with the planning who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview an appearance that hasn’t been publicly announced.
The appearance ends months of suspense over whether Beyoncé would formally endorse and work to support Harris. She has long been seen as one of the most impactful potential surrogates for Harris, along with pop star Taylor Swift, who endorsed Harris in September.
Harris has long used “Freedom,” a song by the 32-time Grammy-winning artist, as her walk-on music at rallies. False rumors spread of a performance by Beyoncé on the final night of the Democratic convention, even though an appearance by Beyoncé was never planned for that event….
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Star power for Democrat Kamala Harris….
Obama has been barnstorming the battleground states in recent days, seeking to motivate Democrats as early voting begins in those states, but Thursday’s rally will mark his first joint appearance with Harris.
On Friday, Harris will head to Houston for another rally, where she will be joined by pop superstar Beyoncé. The nominee will continue to Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Saturday for an event with former first lady Michelle Obama, one of the party’s most popular figures….
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The campaign is tapping both political and musical icons in hopes of electrifying that base…
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“You would be worried if your grandpa was acting like this,” Obama said at a recent rally in Tucson of Trump’s Oct. 14 town hall appearance, in which he stopped taking questions and instead swayed to music onstage for more than a half-hour. “Tucson, we do not need to see what an older, loonier Donald Trump looks like with no guardrails.”
Obama himself finds the rallies cathartic, former aides say. He has long disdained Trump and remains deeply worried that the Republican nominee could win a second term next month.
Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention was especially well-received, even prompting some delegates to break into tears.
From the beginning of her highly compressed campaign, Harris has relied on an atmosphere of music, dancing and energy at her rallies to speak to a cultural moment beyond politics. Taylor Swift, perhaps the only megastar who can compete with Beyoncé for sheer popularity, endorsed Harris in September….
upper image….Beyoncé attends an event sponsored by Glamour in New York on Oct. 8. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
bottom image…Bruce Springsteen is among those slated to join Vice President Kamala Harris for a rally in Georgia on Thursday night….Kyle Gustafson for The Washington Post)
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