Vice President Kamala Harris will skip this year’s Al Smith charity dinner in New York. Harris is breaking with tradition so she can campaign instead in a battleground state less than three weeks before Election Day.

Harris has decided not to attend a charity dinner in New York which has historically hosted both major-party presidential candidates right before the election The post Kamala Harris Bails On Famed Charity Dinner Historically Attended By Both Candidates — First to Spurn an Invite Since 1984 first appeared on Mediaite.

It is the first time since 1984 that a major party nominee is not attending the dinner.

Vice President Kamala Harris will not attend next month’s Al Smith charity dinner in New York City, her campaign has told organizers, opting instead to stump in a battleground state on October 17, less than three weeks before the election.

Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign reportedly confirmed Harris will not attend the Al Smith dinner, which has been a campaign tradition for decades.

Presidential candidates from both parties have traditionally appeared on the same night at the dinner benefitting Catholic Charities​.

Kamala Harris will skip the Al Smith charity dinner in New York, breaking a 60-year tradition of presidential candidates gathering for humor and camaraderie. Her absence is due to a focus on battleground states ahead of the November 5 election.