Kamala Harris’ Campaign Events Are Lagging Far Behind Trump’s

Former President Donald Trump held more campaign events than Vice President Kamala Harris in September and the first week of October, Newsweek analysis shows.
The candidates are in the home stretch, filling their schedules with campaign events before Americans go to the ballot box. Election Day is November 5.
Including the September 10 presidential debate, Trump held 21 events last month, including an address in Valdosta, Georgia, on September 30 after Hurricane Helene.
Harris held 15 events, including the debate, a talk at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner on September 14 and a speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 2024 Leadership Conference on September 18.
Newsweek counted rallies, town halls, speeches, press conferences and events in which candidates made remarks. It did not count media interviews, their attendance at 9/11 memorial events or visits in which they did not speak.
Trump’s 21 campaign events were:
Harris’ 15 campaign events were:
In the first seven days of October, Trump held six campaign events while Harris had three, not counting a memorial for the anniversary of Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel on October 7 as the vice president.
Newsweek has contacted teams for Harris and Trump via email for comment.
Last month, Trump told a crowd in Savannah, Georgia: “I go to a lot of places, we’re definitely outworking the opposition. She’ll go to one place in three days. I say, ‘Why can’t I do that?'”
A Harris campaign spokesperson told ABC News, which did its own analysis of the two candidates’ schedules, that Trump is “cocooned in a conservative media bubble” and “limiting his time in battleground states” while Harris is “taking tough questions and meeting voters where they are.”