Many volunteers in Wake County said they were even more motivated to get involved because Vice President Harris is the likely Democratic nominee.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — With just 100 days until the election, Democrats across the country and Triangle held a “weekend of action” to drum up support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, with organizers in Wake County focusing on training volunteers.
Organizers said they would focus on recruiting and training volunteers for the month before stepping up get-out-the-vote efforts in September, and many volunteers said they were more eager to get involved because Harris is the likely nominee.
“We're ready,” volunteer Trina Wright said. “We're ready to go to Kamala. We're ready to go to Kamala.”
Wright is a longtime Democratic volunteer but said he has had little involvement in 2024.
“I had pretty much given up and thought Trump was going to win,” she said.
With Harris now likely to top the nomination list, Wright has rejoined the list and is expected to take part in a training session in Rolesville on Sunday.
“She will be our country's first female and black president,” Wright said. “I'm so excited. There's no way she can lose. We're not going to back down, we're going to win.”
First-time volunteers like recent University of North Carolina graduate Brayden Harper echoed similar sentiments.
“I'm very excited because I'm very hopeful about everything, especially what the future holds for us if Kamala is elected,” Harper said.
Harper said Biden's withdrawal from the race was a big deal for people of his generation.
“I think it's time for a more youthful approach to things,” he said. “I think Kamala, being a woman and being a minority, has a totally different perspective.”
North Carolina could be a key battleground state in November.
“I've heard North Carolina is a heavily Republican state, but I think it's a purple state,” Wright said. “I think North Carolina has aspirational, progressive-minded people all over the state.”
Organizers said those volunteers are crucial to getting Democrats elected.
“You've got to come out,” Wright said. “You've got to get involved. If you want change, you've got to come and get involved to make change. Nothing's going to happen unless we all come together and work together.”
The North Carolina Republican Party also hosted statewide training on Sunday with Rep. Dan Bishop and congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout. NCGOP spokesman Matt Mercer said volunteers are working every day to ensure former President Donald Trump and his fellow Republican candidates win in November.
