The re-election campaigns of President Biden and Vice President Harris have announced new efforts to win the support of a group of voters they say are “a force to be reckoned with.” The effort comes just seven months before a rematch with former President Trump, who is expected to be the Republican nominee.
As Mr. Biden seeks re-election to the White House in the face of historically low approval ratings, Team Biden-Harris has announced the launch of “Out for Biden-Harris.” The campaign describes the program as a national effort to mobilize LGBTQ+ voters and community members across the country.
“LGBTQ+ voters are a force to be reckoned with,” Biden-Harris 2024 campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a statement.
Chavez Rodriguez added: “They were essential to our victory in 2020 and they will be important to our victory this November.” “That’s why we’re excited to launch Out for Biden-Harris, which will harness the organizing power of the LGBTQ+ community to re-elect President Biden and Vice President Harris this November.”
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A campaign statement boasted that the Biden-Harris administration is “the most pro-LGBTQ+ in history.” (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
In a campaign video accompanying the announcement, Vice President Harris said, “Rights are won only to those who make their voices heard. And marriages are safer because their voices are heard.”
“We’re going to do what we’ve always done in this movement, in this collective community. We’re going to continue to build unity. We’re going to continue to build coalitions. “It’s always heartening to know that we have so much more in common than others.” “What separates us? Knowing that we’re all in this together.” And we will be encouraged,” Harris said.
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A campaign statement boasted that the Biden-Harris administration is the “most LGBTQ+-leaning in history” and identified LGBTQ+ voters as a “key part” of the reelection strategy.
The Biden-Harris campaign called LGBTQ+ voters “a force to be reckoned with.” (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The campaign has support from LGBTQ+ organizations across the country, including North Carolina Equality PAC, Wisconsin State Fair, Delaware Stonewall PAC, Black Equality Political Action Fund Center, California Equality, Silver State Equality, Human Rights Campaign, and National Center for Equality. There is. Trans Equality Action Fund, and Equality PAC.
“Together, these organizations represent more than 3.8 million members and will leverage their resources to mobilize equal voters in each battleground state,” the campaign said.
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Rodriguez added in a statement that “there could not be a greater crisis for LGBTQ+ Americans than this election.”
“LGBTQ+ Americans deserve to be leaders who fight for the freedom and dignity of all Americans,” she said. “There has never been a more important time to protect the rights of all Americans, no matter who they love or how they identify. Out for Biden-Harris will protect the rights of all Americans, no matter who they love or how they identify. “It’s important to not only protect but strengthen your voice,” Americans. ”
President Biden signed an executive order protecting members of the LGBTQIA+ community on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (HUM Images/Universal Images Group, Getty Images)
The new program will launch a series of events in the coming weeks, including virtual organizational meetings, virtual training sessions, and a series of “Out for Biden-Harris” house parties and community events.
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These events are held in Phoenix. Ferndale, Michigan. Milwaukee; Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. And Las Vegas.
The Biden administration has openly LGBTQ+ members, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, Undersecretary of Defense Sean Skelly, and Ambassador to Switzerland Scott Miller. Last year, we held a Pride Month celebration at the White House in Washington, DC.
“It’s great to be able to welcome you all and the more than 1,000 Americans from across the country,” he said at the June 2023 event. “We gather here today to honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of the LGBTQ community and to celebrate their accomplishments and progress, and to celebrate the largest Pride Month event ever held at the White House. We welcome the celebrations, but this is just the beginning.”
President Biden said at a June 2023 event that he and his entire administration are doing everything they can to advance equality for the LGBTQ community. (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Jill and me, Kamala and Doug [second gentleman Douglas Emhoff]the entire administration is doing everything it can to advance equality for our LGBTQ community, for the entire country,” he added.
In January, Biden’s approval rating plummeted to just 31%, the lowest level in 15 years.
Almost 4 in 10 voters (38%) support Biden’s efforts. economy, the highest rating of the year. His ratings are even worse on inflation (34% approve) and immigration (30%).
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Overall, 41% support Biden’s efforts, while 58% disapprove.
Fox News’ Kaitlin Sprague and Victoria Balara contributed to this report.
