Democratic activists in Europe say voters and even non-US locals are newly energized about US Vice President Kamala Harris and her likely candidature against Republican Donald Trump in upcoming US presidential election.

An “amazing phenomenon” — that is what Amy Porter, a spokesperson for Democrats Abroad, or DA, calls what’s happened in France over the last week. Since President Joe Biden’s decision to pass the baton to Vice President Kamala Harris, Porter said the organization, which represents the US’ Democrat party globally, has seen a surge in registration of new voters and in volunteers offering to help on the campaign.

Perhaps more remarkably, she told DW, they’ve had “local people, French people, non-US citizens reaching out to us and saying, 'I would like to help’” get Harris elected. In her decades volunteering with the organization, Porter said she’s only seen this “once in a blue moon.”

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    Democrats hope they’re now seeing some of that untapped potential activated. DA said registrations to vote outside the US via the Federal Post Card Application have quintupled in the first three days of this week, rising to more than 3,000, compared with the same period last week. This process registers voters of either party, but DA said the number of its new members also tripled from Monday to Wednesday.

    If you’re an American living abroad, your vote still counts! Make sure to apply for a FPCA.