VP Kamala Harris Will Headline MA Rally For Maura Healey

BOSTON, MA — Gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey will get a boost from the White House this week: Vice President Kamala Harris will headline a campaign rally in Boston to inspire Democratic voters ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

The Wednesday rally will be held at Roxbury Community College and will feature other leading Democratic women on the ballot: lieutenant governor nominee Kim Driscoll, attorney general nominee Andrea Campbell and U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who is not up for election in 2022, will also attend.

Harris has been making stops across the U.S. in recent weeks before the midterm elections, which may tip the balance of Congress away from Democrats. She was in Pennsylvania and Maryland over the weekend.

Candidates like Healey, Pressley, Driscoll and Campbell are all leading Republican challengers, according to an Oct. 28 poll by UMass Amherst/WCVB.

Governor

• Maura Healey (D) 59%
• Geoff Diehl (R) 32%

Lieutenant Governor

• Kim Driscoll (D) 54%
• Leah Allen (R) 29%

Attorney General

• Andrea Campbell (D) 57%
• James McMahon(R) 32%

State Auditor

• Diana Dizoglio (D) 49%
• Anthony Amore (R) 32%

There will also be four statewide ballot questions for voters to decide. All four are leaning toward the more progressive "yes" option, except for Question 3 dealing with liquor licenses, according to the poll. Yes and No are almost neck-and-neck. The other three questions deal with a tax on millionaire incomes, driver licenses for undocumented residents and regulating dental insurance rates.

The Wednesday rally with Harris begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center with doors opening to the public at 3:30 p.m.