Harris and Obama encourage early voting at star-studded rally

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris basked in the support of rock legend Bruce Springsteen, entertainer Tyler Perry and former president Barack Obama on Oct 24 at a rally that drew thousands in the battleground state of Georgia.

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Seeking to excite supporters in a state that could help determine the winner of the 2024 election, the US Vice-President and her high-profile endorsers urged the crowd to take advantage of early voting, and to reject her Republican opponent, former president Donald Trump.

"We here understand we have an opportunity before us to turn the page on the fear and divisiveness that have characterised our politics for a decade because of Donald Trump," Ms Harris said. "Please vote early."

Mr Obama, who has been campaigning in political swing states for Ms Harris, made his case against Trump, arguing the former president thought about no one but himself.

He implied that Trump was acting like a doddering old man and, in a reference to Trump's recent event at a McDonald's, noted that Ms Harris had actually worked at the fast food chain earlier in her life.

"She worked at McDonald's when she was in college to pay her expenses. She didn't pretend to work at McDonald's when it was closed," Mr Obama said.

Ahead of Ms Harris' remarks, film director Spike Lee warned a packed crowd at the James R. Hallford Stadium not to be "bamboozled" into voting for Republican nominee Trump.

Springsteen performed melancholy laments The Promised Land and Land of Hope And Dreams, and warned Trump was running to be a tyrant.