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Last Updated: August 10, 2024, 6:34 PM EDT

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.

On Monday, Harris introduced Walz to a fired-up crowd in Philadelphia; Vance was also in Pennsylvania on Monday. The candidates will campaign next in Wisconsin and Michigan.

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Aug 06, 2024, 1:24 PM EDT

Vance says he wants to debate Walz after he is officially VP nominee

When asked if he’s willing to debate Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. JD Vance said he wants to but is going to wait until Walz is the official vice presidential nominee.

"I absolutely want to debate Tim Walz, but I want to debate him, actually, after he's actually officially the nominee, and I did call him and congratulate him and offered him my best wishes. I think that's the polite thing to do," he said.

-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim, Hannah Demissie, Lalee Ibssa and Kelsey Walsh

Aug 06, 2024, 12:53 PM EDT

Clyburn says Walz will be a 'strong partner' for Harris

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said in a statement that Gov. Tim Walz has "unparalleled experience" and will be a "strong partner for Kamala Harris."

"My former House colleague [Tim Walz] will be a strong partner for [Kamala Harris]," he wrote on X.

Representative Jim Clyburn, a Democrat from South Carolina, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on June 4, 2024.
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"As a Governor, veteran, and former public school teacher, his unparalleled experience informs a deep understanding of the issues that matter most to the American people."

"I look forward to working with this outstanding team toward victory in November," he added.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Aug 06, 2024, 12:43 PM EDT

Manchin says Walz 'will bring normality back to the most chaotic political environment'

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin wrote in a statement on X that "I can think of no one better than Governor Walz to help bring our country closer together and bring balance back to the Democratic Party."

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to the Detroit Economic Club at their meeting held at The Masonic in Detroit, Mich., on Feb. 26, 2024.
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"My friend Governor Tim Walz will bring normality back to the most chaotic political environment that most of us have ever seen," he said, in part, also calling him "the real deal."

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Aug 06, 2024, 12:37 PM EDT

RFK Jr. criticizes Walz as VP pick

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote on X that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz being picked as Harris' running mate means that "America's political divide sharpens."

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a Cesar Chavez Day event at Union Station on March 30, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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"He called Trump supporters 'fascist' and 'weird,' and they in turn are calling him worse than that," he said.

-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim