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Rock legend Bruce Springsteen to join VP Harris and former President Obama for rally in Atlanta

He will join former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris in a concert and rally to encourage Georgians to vote.

ATLANTA — Rock and roll legend Bruce Springsteen is set to make an appearance on a political stage in Atlanta on Thursday.

He will join former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris in a concert and rally to encourage Georgians to vote. 

According to Harris' campaign, the concert is part of a series of events related to the "When We Vote We Win" event. It will also be the first time Harris campaigns with Obama. 

The event comes after Harris visited Atlanta on Saturday, where she highlighted the state's abortion restrictions. She also called comments her opponent made about a Georgia mother's death following complications from taking an abortion pill cruel.

She also visited two Georgia churches that following Sunday where she delivered a message about kindness and lifting people up rather than insulting them, trying to set up an implicit contrast with Republican Donald Trump's brash style.

Harris latest visits reflect the constant fight for voters in the battleground state for each candidate and the crucial window for the candidate to reach voters amid early voting. 

In Georgia, where early voting opened this past Tuesday, more than 310,000 people voted on the first day, a record.

The Obamas endorsed Harris in July and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August in Chicago. They remain prodigious fundraising draws and popular surrogates at large campaign events for Democratic candidates.

It was previously announced that Mrs. Obama will headline a rally in Atlanta on Oct. 29, three days after joining Harris in Michigan.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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