STORY: Likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris held a spirited rally in Atlanta on Tuesday that highlighted the new energy she has brought to November’s election against Republican nominee Donald Trump.

“So the momentum in this race is shifting and there are signs that Donald Trump is feeling it.”

The Vice President took jabs at Trump and his running mate JD Vance.

“And by the way, don’t you find some of their stuff to just be plain weird?”

There are less than 100 days to go in one of the least predictable election seasons in recent memory.

Since Biden ended his reelection bid just over a week ago, Harris has significantly outperformed him in recent polling among young people, Black voters and Hispanic voters.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Tuesday showed Harris with a one point lead over Trump, down from two points a week earlier.

She was joined in Atlanta by rappers Quavo and Megan Thee Stallion, who performed before Harris’ speech.

Harris pledged Democrats would win Georgia, a swing state the party had written off which could play a decisive role in November.

She also taunted Trump for backing out of a debate with her.

“Well, Donald, I do hope you’ll reconsider to meet me on the debate stage, because, as the saying goes, ‘if you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.”

Harris also appeared to embrace some Biden policy priorities– vowing to bring down prices on day one of her presidency.

She said she would ban more hidden banking fees, take on corporate landlords and “cap unfair rent increases.”

After her speech, Harris appeared on a Zoom call with supporters, telling them “this is a sprint” and asking them to volunteer.

Her quickly-assembled campaign has raised $200 million since Biden dropped out, and signed up 170,000 new volunteers.

Sources say Harris will reveal her new vice presidential nominee at a rally on Tuesday in Philadelphia.

The location suggests Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has moved to the top of a short list of running mates.

“I want to start off by saying Hotties for Harris!” Megan Thee Stallion announced as she took the stage at the Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta.

The three-time Grammy winner was there to perform at Vice President Kamala Harris’s first campaign rally in the city as the presumptive Democratic nominee. Naturally, Megan wore a bright blue pantsuit fit for a Hottie – complete with a cropped blazer and button down, skin-tight bottoms, and a necktie to match. She took care to sensor her tracks and keep the twerking modest as she and a crew of dancers burst into “Girls in the Hood,” her 2020 flip of an Eazy-E classic. 

As she performed her viral hit “Mamushi,” the crowd sang along, but soon, the real reason the rap star was there emerged as she transitioned into “Body.”

“Now I know my ladies in the crowd love their bodies,” she said fresh out of the Mamushi dance break. “And you want to keep loving your body — you know who to vote for!” As she performed the “Savage” remix, she told the crowd that “real savages” vote.

“I’m so happy to be here Atlanta! We’re about to make history with the first female president,” the artist declared. “The first Black female president! Let’s get this done!”

Megan is no stranger to advocacy. In 2021, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who died on July 19, presented Megan with a Humanitarian Award from their district. When Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, she called out the decision while performing at Glastonbury Festival in the U.K, and led the crowd in a chant of “My body, my motherfucking choice,” echoing a lyric in her 2022 song “Gift & A Curse.”

The rapper has continued to highlight the line on the road, giving it a standout moment at Washington D.C.’s Broccoli City Festival on Sunday, just two days before the rally.

In 2020, when she made her Saturday Night Live debut as a musical guest, Megan spotlighted the killing of Breonna Taylor, a Black emergency medical technician in Kentucky who was shot by police when plainclothes officers executed a no-knock warrant at her home obtained with a falsified affidavit. A backdrop for Megan’s performance at the time read “Protect Black Women” and she used vocal clips of activist Tamika Mallory condemning Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s management of the case. It also included a portion of a famous 1962 speech by Malcolm X, in which the civil rights leader says: “The most disrespected, unprotected, neglected person in America is the Black woman.”

Soon after that Saturday Night Live performance, she published an op-ed in the New York Times titled “Why I Speak Up for Black Women.” In it, she connected being shot by Tory Lanez to other instances of misogynoir — a term for misogyny specific to Black women — in acts of violence, as well as health care, pop culture, and politics. “I’m not afraid of criticism,” she wrote. “We live in a country where we have the freedom to criticize elected officials. And it’s ridiculous that some people think the simple phrase ‘Protect Black women’ is controversial.”

ATLANTA – Phaedra Parks is making a comeback to “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” after a six-season hiatus. Parks announced her return in a video, where she is seen stepping out of a private jet while holding a peach, symbolizing her return to the show.

Fans have been eagerly requesting Bravo to bring Parks back for the 16th season, and their wishes have been granted. The upcoming season will also feature other notable cast members, including original housewife Porsha Williams, Drew Sidora, Shamea Morton, and newcomer Brittany Eady.

With this exciting lineup, the 16th season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta promises to deliver drama, entertainment, and all the glamour fans love.