Vice President Kamala Harris was in San Francisco Tuesday for a discussion about climate change.
“I hope I don't come off with too much bravado when I say that, but the Bay Area really is a home of that movement, if not the home,” said Kamala, at the Cowell Theater at Form Mason.
This is her second stop in California this week. She was in Los Angeles Monday to talk about protecting reproductive rights and to campaign for Congresswoman Karen Bass who's running for mayor there.
With just three weeks till the midterm elections, the vice president is part of the Biden administration's push to try and maintain control of the U.S. Senate and stave off a takeover by Republicans of the House of Representatives.
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Abortion, the environment, and the recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act are the Democratic Party's campaign talking points.
But Republicans are feeling emboldened by recent polling that voters are feeling especially stung by inflation.
John Dennis is the president of the San Francisco Republican Party and is challenging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her congressional seat.
“Joe Biden is not terribly popular right now,” said Dennis. “The economy is not doing very well, inflation is really hurting working class people.”
This is his fifth run against incumbent Pelosi.
The San Francisco congressional district is not expected to flip red, so Harris's visit is an effort to rally the democratic Bay Area base and encourage them to talk about the issues with others.
“Especially being at a place like Berkeley I feel like we're surrounded by the same rhetoric, people who have the same ideas, and people who are on the same page about climate change,” said UC Berkeley student Ema Azhan. “But I'm also very aware, and I think my peers are aware that a lot of people don't think the same way.”
Along with rallying the base and returning to her home state for a quick trip, Harris is also in California to raise money.
Following her event in Southern California, she headlined a DNC fundraiser there.
After Tuesday’s event at Fort Mason, she promptly departed for another fundraiser at an undisclosed location in the city.
