JONESBORO, Ga. — Before Kamala Harris stepped up to the dais at Divine Faith Ministries International in Jonesboro, Georgia, to encourage the Black faith community to vote on Sunday at a “Souls to the Polls” mobilization event, Rev. Raphael Warnock addressed the congregation.
The senator denounced the idea that Black men were going to vote for Donald Trump in droves, like Trump’s campaign was suggesting, and he warned that apathy from the critical Democratic base of Black voters could doom the Harris campaign.
Harris personally echoed the message in a nearly-full two-story church, showing the two politicians share an understanding that this is the kind of place they need to prioritize in the last three weeks of the campaign. The outreach to Black churches wasn’t limited to where Harris traveled: Harris’ running mate, Tim Walz, also attended church service Sunday in Michigan, evidence that this is part of a broader strategy.