PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign kicked off a new bus tour this week to focus on reproductive rights, and its first stop is Palm Beach County.
Called "The Fighting for Reproductive Freedom" bus tour, Harris supporters are in Palm Beach County on Tuesday.
According to the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign, each stop on the tour will "emphasize the stark contrast between Vice President Harris and Governor Walz, who are fighting to restore reproductive freedom in all 50 states, and Donald Trump and JD Vance."
The campaign did not mention in its news release which cities they would be visiting during their time in Palm Beach County.
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Among the politicians scheduled to be in attendance include:
- U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
- Harris-Walz campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez
- U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.
- U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus McCormick, D-Fla.
- Candidate for U.S. Senate Debbie Murcasel Powell
- Republican television personality Ana Navarro
- Reproductive rights storyteller Anya Cook
WPTV News journalist Victor Jorges spoke to Craig Agranoff, a political marketing and campaigning expert, who said Harris is campaigning in Palm Beach County — the location of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home — to send a clear message to voters.
"Palm Beach County, it's home to so many influential donors," Agranoff said. "And a visit here is going to allow the campaign to strengthen its relationships with key financial backers, while also engaging the community."
Jorges also asked Agranoff about what each side has shown voters so far.
"Harris has shown a strong commitment to addressing specific issues like reproductive rights and engaging directly with voters on issues that matter to them in their daily lives," Agranoff said. "Trump, the team, has demonstrated its focus on a strong and clear messaging that appears to its core for theirs, right? And they mobilize a passionate base and they keep their key issues at the forefront of the campaign. Always.”
The stop in South Florida comes just days after Trump said he would vote to uphold Florida's abortion ban after seeming to signal he'd support a repeal.
"The tour will kick off in Trump's backyard, where women are living under an extreme abortion ban Trump made possible by overturning Roe v. Wade," a statement from the Harris campaign said.
The bus tour will then head north and visit Jacksonville and then make at least 50 stops in key states through the fall.
