Fresh off a newly minted Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are set to go on tour, hitting several battleground states in five days -- alongside them and mirroring their schedule state by state is Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance.
Majority Whip Tom Emmer, a Republican, reacts to Walz poised to be Harris' VP pick
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota, a Republican, criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is poised to be Harris' pick for vice president.
In a post on X, Emmer said, "It's not surprising @KamalaHarris picked Tim Walz to be her running mate — he embodies the same disastrous economic, open-borders, and soft-on-crime policies Harris has inflicted on our country the last four years."
-ABC News' Lauren Peller
Aug 06, 2024, 9:19 AM EDT
Harris poised to pick Tim Walz as vice presidential running mate
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Who is Tim Walz?
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a former public school teacher and union member, has drawn support for his record of enacting pro-labor legislation.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate to help her challenge Donald Trump and JD Vance in November.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks during a press conference regarding new gun legislation at the Bloomington City Hall on Aug. 1, 2024 in Bloomington, Minn.
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Aug 06, 2024, 5:01 AM EDT
Harris grows Pennsylvania volunteers
Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign is touting its robust ground game in Pennsylvania, saying it's taking "nothing for granted" in the state, ahead of her running mate reveal, which is expected on Tuesday.
About 33,000 people signed up to volunteer for the campaign in Pennsylvania in the last 15 days, according to a campaign memo. The campaign boasts nearly 300 staffers across three dozen offices in the state, the memo said.
This combination of photos taken at campaign rallies in Atlanta shows Vice President Kamala Harris on July 30, 2024, left, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on Aug. 3.
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The campaign also said it was "doing the work to make inroads in historically-safe Republican areas."
The campaign sought to contrast Harris' record with former President Donald Trump's, citing the vice president's time as a prosecutor and saying she "is committed to keeping our communities safe and locking up dangerous crooks, criminals, and predators."
"With only three months until Election Day, Trump's campaign still lags far behind in the infrastructure needed to win with just three offices in Pennsylvania," the Harris campaign memo said. "He's shown he doesn't want these voters."
-ABC News' Will McDuffie, Fritz Farrow and Gabriella Abdul-Hakim
Aug 06, 2024, 4:53 AM EDT
Kamala Harris earns majority of Democratic roll call votes
Vice President Kamala Harris has officially gotten the vast majority of delegate votes in the virtual roll call that nominates her as the Democratic presidential nominee, the Democratic National Committee said in a statement released late Monday.
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak during a campaign rally, July 30, 2024, in Atlanta.
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The roll call, which concluded on Monday evening, still needs to be certified by Convention Secretary Jason Rae, according to the statement, but the announcement makes Harris's historic nomination effectively official.
