Biden hitting the trail with Harris — in safe, blue Maryland

President Joe Biden is expected to campaign alongside the Democratic nominee and his right-hand woman, Vice President Kamala Harris, next Thursday in Maryland. 

The White House announced the pair would travel to Maryland to “discuss the progress they are making to lower costs for the American people.” It is not yet clear what city or region of the state they plan to visit.

Earlier this week, it was reported Harris’s campaign would deploy Biden at campaign stops “strategically” in states he won in 2020, such as Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. He is also expected to target key demographic groups that support him, such as older voters, and to campaign on bipartisan policies he has enacted, such as his infrastructure law and lowering prescription drug costs.

Since leaving the race, Biden has been relatively quiet as media attention shifted to Harris, and he has not been on the campaign trail. He and Harris were seen side by side at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland last week when they welcomed American prisoners back from Russia in the largest prisoner swap seen since the Cold War.

Biden reportedly had a hand in picking Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) to be Harris’s running mate. 

“He’s just a blast,” Biden said of Walz, according to CNN. 

“Biden was in the best mood ever,” the adviser said after a joint event in Wisconsin. The adviser recalled others joking that the Minnesota governor should be brought around more often “because he always put him in such a great mood.”

Maryland has a Senate race between former Gov. Larry Hogan and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. Alsobrooks has an averaged 8.3-point lead over Hogan based on six polls.