Oprah Brings Star Power to Mobilize Swing-State Harris Voters

Oprah Winfrey used her influence and popularity for decades to send fans into a frenzy, showering them with surprise gifts and turning them onto favored products and causes.

Now Democrats hope she does the same for Kamala Harris.

The billionaire media icon will join the Democratic presidential candidate in a live-streamed town hall in Michigan on Thursday, an effort to get out the vote as some states begin distributing absentee and early ballots this month and to potentially sway undecided voters with under 50 days until Election Day.

The event teams a trailblazing entrepreneur with a candidate seeking to ...