Chuck Darwin<p>Vice President Harris' early-days momentum has opened a <a href="https://c.im/tags/new" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>new</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/frontier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frontier</span></a> in the presidential race.</p><p>Georgia, Arizona and North Carolina <br>— which had looked to be trending toward former President Trump <br>— are suddenly crackling battlegrounds online, on the airwaves and on the ground.</p><p>Pennsylvania is still the most important state where both campaigns are going all-in.</p><p> But the Harris campaign is fielding an army of enthused volunteers and piles of cash as it eyes a broader field of play.</p><p>In the past two weeks, the Harris campaign has added 370,000 new volunteers <br>— including 15,500 in Georgia, 21,000 in Arizona, and 10,500 in North Carolina <br>— three states with diverse or changing electorate.</p><p>🍑 In Georgia, 100,000 votes are up for grabs, former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) told Axios in an interview.</p><p> "Kamala Harris puts all of those votes back in play," Duncan said. "The Number 1 excuse that I heard [about Biden] was:<br> 'My gosh, he's just so old. I just can't imagine him governing for four years.' <br>She takes that risk of physical and mental failure off the table."</p><p>🌵 In Arizona, the campaign has trotted out border mayors who have endorsed Harris. And Republican Mayor John Giles of Mesa has also endorsed her.</p><p>🏀 In North Carolina, which has voted for a Democratic president just twice in the past 50 years, Harris has an uphill battle.</p><p> But her momentum has forced the Trump campaign to spend on ads in North Carolina for the first time.</p><p> Democrats are counting on turning out voters who have just moved to the state <br>— and are highlighting extreme comments by GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, and tying him to Trump.</p><p>🔮 NEW THIS MORNING: Tomorrow evening, Vice President Harris and her soon-to-be-announced running mate will launch a five-day, seven-city tour of battleground states, starting in Philadelphia. </p><p> From there, the new ticket heads to Eau Claire, Wis.; Detroit; Durham, N.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Phoenix; and Las Vegas.</p><p>A campaign preview says that besides rallies at venues ranging from arenas to college campuses, <br>including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, </p><p>the pair will meet with voters in smaller settings, including union halls, family-owned restaurants and campaign field offices. </p><p>They'll be joined by union members, faith leaders, local officials and more.</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-92a02060-529f-11ef-9b84-5bf6d3993c75.html?chunk=1&utm_term=twsocialshare#story1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/newsletters/axios-am</span><span class="invisible">-92a02060-529f-11ef-9b84-5bf6d3993c75.html?chunk=1&utm_term=twsocialshare#story1</span></a></p>