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Election 2024 updates: Vance to also give remarks in same states as Harris this week

Harris and Vance are set to visit key battleground states this week.

Last Updated: August 5, 2024, 1:23 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to name her running mate soon, as the two embark this week on a seven-state swing of some of the biggest battleground states in the election.

This happens as former President Donald Trump and his vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance, are set to speak to voters through scheduled rallies and events through the week, too. Vance will also be visiting the same battleground states as Harris and her newly minted vice presidential pick.

Harris has secured enough Democratic Party delegate votes to become the party's nominee when voting ends on Monday evening, according to the Democratic National Committee. When the DNC announces the results of the virtual roll call Monday, Harris will officially be the party's nominee.

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Pelosi says she spoke with Biden ahead of his withdrawal 'asking for a campaign that would win'

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, in an interview with Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos on Monday morning, said that she spoke with President Joe Biden ahead of his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race "asking for a campaign that would win." She also said Biden was "the only person that I spoke to" about Biden possibly withdrawing.

Nancy Pelosi speaks with George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America," Aug. 5, 2024.
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"The only person that I spoke to about this was the president. Other people called me about what their views were about it, and -- but I rarely even returned a call, much less initiated one," Pelosi said.

Later, she added, "I wasn't asking him to step down. I was asking for a campaign that would win, and I wasn't seeing that on the horizon."

-ABC News' Oren Openheim

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Harris VP pick 'most important' decision, Pelosi says

Vice President Kamala Harris' choice for her running mate is the "most important" decision she has to make as her campaign gets started, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

All of her choices for a running mate appear to be good, Pelosi added.

Nancy Pelosi appears on "Good Morning America," Aug. 5, 2024.
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"It's a difficult decision because they are all so great," she told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America" on Monday. "It is the most important decision for her to make. Not just about who can help win, but who can help serve and lead and whose confidence she trusts.

-ABC News' Kevin Shalvey

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Harris and to-be-announced running mate to launch 7-state tour Tuesday

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, who is yet to be named, will go on tour, hitting seven battleground states in five days, the Harris campaign said Monday.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Atlanta.
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The tour will be an effort to "introduce the new Democratic ticket" and "speak directly with voters in their communities and cement the contrast between our ticket and Trump’s,” campaign said.

The tour, which kicks off Tuesday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will feature rallies in cities and stops at college campuses, including HBCUs, union halls, family-owned restaurants and their field offices, the campaign said.

The tour will continue through Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Detroit, Michigan; Durham, North Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; Phoenix, Arizona; and Las Vegas, Nevada, the campaign said.

-ABC News’ Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Isabella Murray and Will McDuffie

Aug 04, 2024, 2:57 PM EDT

Harris interviewing top VP contenders today at her residence: Source

Vice President Harris is meeting with top running mate candidates Sunday at her residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., according to a source familiar with the matter.

Harris is meeting with at least three leading contenders -- Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, according to the source.

The meetings were earlier reported by The New York Times.

-ABC News' Selina Wang