Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Charlotte on Thursday.
Harris will give a speech at the Naomi Drenan Center on the Biden administration’s investments to combat climate change.
VP Harris visit will be departing uptown during afternoon rush. For security purposes exact place, times and route are not given BUT…I would avoid #uptown including John Belk and I-77 SB to Billy Graham between hrs. of 4:30-5:30PM with residuals lasting well after that. #Clt pic.twitter.com/NnYmDA7OLP
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) April 4, 2024
She then will head to Uptown to officially open a Biden campaign field office.
The Biden campaign is investing heavily in North Carolina, and the Charlotte office is one of 10 in the state.
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While in Charlotte, Harris is expected to announce $20 billion in awards to support climate and clean energy projects. That includes things like distributed clean power generation and storage, net-zero retrofits of homes and small businesses, and zero-emission transportation.
Harris will then open a field office in Uptown Charlotte. It is one of 10 across the state.
North Carolina was the closest state President Joe Biden lost in 2020. Political experts say to expect the Biden and Harris campaign to go hard in this state and invest heavily.
The Biden campaign has invested $30 million in North Carolina advertisements so far. Experts say that number is going to continue to climb.
Biden and Harris are both expected to make several more visits to the Tar Heel state.
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