Harris campaign has enlivened voters, say Black organizers: ‘The energy is palpable’

Grassroots groups say mobilizing voters is easier after Biden left the race and Harris's candidacy now gains steam

Black grassroots organizers who played a critical role in mobilizing voters in the last presidential election say they are seeing an uptick in interest in their groups and a jolt of energy after Kamala Harris took Joe Biden's place at the top of the Democratic ticket.

I hear nothing but enthusiasm," said Helen Butler, a longtime voting rights organizer who runs the nonpartisan Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda. More people are calling to volunteer. The young people are saying, What can we do?' All of our activities are nonpartisan. So we're training them to just talk about civic engagement and why public policy matters."