Harris among top Democrats planning to campaign in Virginia ahead of election

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(CNN)Vice President Kamala Harris has plans to campaign for Terry McAuliffe before the November election, a source familiar with the plan tells CNN, adding another top name to the growing list of Democrats coming to the commonwealth to help the gubernatorial nominee.
McAuliffe, in an attempt to jolt apathetic Democratic voters just weeks out from the off-year election, has called on a number of top politicians to help him in his bid to win a second term as Virginia's governor.
But McAuliffe told CNN this week that "Joe Biden will be coming back" to Virginia before the end of the campaign, and White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Thursday that she expects the President will "do more to help his friend, former Governor McAuliffe" ahead of the November election.
Although McAuliffe has consistently maintained a small advantage over his Republican opponent throughout the 2021 race, Democrats in Virginia are worried that their voters, weary after four years of high-stakes elections with former President Donald Trump in office, are less engaged in this gubernatorial race than the party needs them to be, leading to narrow polls in the final weeks of the campaign.