Harris, Trump Mobilize Star Power in Key Swing States As Lizzo, Elon Musk Joins Campaigns Amid Tight Election Race

By: Abdulwasiu Akintunde 

As part of strategic moves to gain competitive advantage in the upcoming US Presidential elections using the good will of stars, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are mobilizing influential celebrity supporters in Pennsylvania and Michigan, two pivotal battleground States in the U.S. presidential race. 

OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News gathered that this weekend, pop star, Lizzo will back Harris at an event in Detroit, while billionaire, Elon Musk will campaign for Trump in Pennsylvania. 

Harris will also appear alongside R&B star Usher at a voter turnout rally in Atlanta, Georgia, as both candidates push hard with less than three weeks until Election Day.

Musk, who endorsed Trump in July, has become a vocal critic of the Biden administration. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has taken an active role in Trump’s campaign, contributing nearly $75 million to Trump’s political group, America PAC.  

Meanwhile, Harris has deployed a high-profile lineup of supporters, including former President, Barack Obama and rapper Megan Thee Stallion, since replacing Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee earlier this year. 

With early voting already underway, Harris has ramped up attacks on Trump’s mental fitness, questioning the 78-year-old’s stamina after reports surfaced that he was “exhausted” and had backed out of several interviews. Trump’s campaign dismissed these claims as “detached from reality.”  

Both candidates are focusing their efforts on swing States, where early voting numbers are already surging. 

As of Friday evening, nearly 12 million votes had been cast, with a significant portion coming from key battlegrounds.  

Harris’s campaign has encouraged early voting to offset Republicans' typical dominance on Election Day. Early voting records are being broken in Georgia, while North Carolina reported higher turnout than 2020, despite that year's pandemic-driven surge in mail-in ballots.  

Where party affiliations are available, Democrats account for around half of the early votes cast so far, compared to one-third from Republicans, who have often raised doubts about mail-in voting and ballot drop boxes.