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.

In an op-ed published Friday, Iowa state co-chair of the Nikki Haley for President campaign, Dawn Roberts, endorsed the vice president in this year's election.

Harris’ team wants her to spend as much time as possible in the battleground states that will decide the election rather than heavily Democratic New York.