CHICAGO — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will both make appearances in the Chicago area in coming days to try to shore up Democratic congressional candidates’ election chances in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday confirmed that Biden would come to the Chicago area on Friday, among several stops he plans to make across the country to lend support to Democratic congressional candidates in the final days of their campaigns. The Democratic Party of Illinois announced in a statement that Harris would campaign in Illinois on Sunday.
The appearances by Biden and Harris come as races for some seats in Congress are tightening in the final days before Election Day, Nov. 8. Several Chicago-area congressional fights are down to the wire and drawing national attention as Democrats try to keep control of the House of Representatives and Republicans hope for a midterm surge to give them control of Congress.
