Harris books appearances in the South next month: CNN

Former Vice President Kamala Harris will appear at multiple state Democratic Party fundraisers across the South next month, CNN reported Thursday. 

Harris will reportedly appear at fundraisers for the Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina state parties the week of April 13. The Arkansas Democratic Party also said Thursday that Harris will deliver the keynote address at its April 25 Fisher Shackelford Dinner in Little Rock.

The dinner, which began in 2014, honors former Little Rock Mayor Lottie Shackelford (D), the first and only Black female mayor of the city, and the late Jimmie Lou Fisher, who served as Arkansas treasurer for nearly 22 years. Harris’s address will mark her first keynote speech since her 2024 election loss to President Trump.

It will also come on the same night as the White House correspondents’ dinner, which the president said earlier this month he will attend for the first time. 

“We are so honored for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Arkansas Democrats Vice Chair Jannie Cotton said in a party release. “I could not be more grateful that Vice President Harris chose Arkansas for her first keynote speech following the 2024 election. 

“Vice President Harris is the national leader who most embodies the spirit of our Fisher Shackelford Dinner,” she continued. “As the 49th vice president of the United States and the first woman in American history to hold the office, there would be no one better to keynote this incredible event and celebrate our remarkable honorees. 

“I have worked tirelessly to bring her to Arkansas and to make this happen, and I can’t wait to share this historic evening with all of you.”

The North Carolina Democratic Party confirmed Harris will appear at their fundraiser next month.

“Excited to welcome *my* President back to the Tar Heel State in April!” North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton wrote in a post on the social platform X.

The Hill has also reached out to the Democratic parties of Georgia and South Carolina for confirmation.

Harris has not said whether she will mount a third run at the presidency in 2028. The California native elected not to run for governor of that state last year, leaving the door open to a presidential campaign. 

Looking ahead to the 2028 Democratic primary, a survey conducted this month by the Public Sentiment Institute found that 16.7 percent of 169 registered Democrats backed Harris, putting her in second behind former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — who received 18.4 percent support. 

That put Harris ahead of her fellow Californian, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), whom she passed over in favor of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her running mate in 2024. Newsom and Shapiro received 13.8 percent and 8.2 percent support, respectively.

In the same poll, 20.8 percent of registered Democrats were undecided.

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