Aug 06, 2024, 1:15 PM GMT
Harris poised to pick Gov. Tim Walz as VP running mate
Kamala Harris is poised to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her VP running mate, ABC confirms.
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Vice President Kamala Harris secured enough Democratic Party delegate votes to become the party's nominee, according to the Democratic National Committee. She picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, with the two scheduled to embark Tuesday on a seven-state trip of some of the biggest battleground state in the election, according to her campaign.
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.
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Aug 06, 2024, 6:10 PM
Who is Tim Walz? What to know about the two-term Minnesota governor
Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to pick Minn. Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate. Who is the two-term governor joining her on the ticket?
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Aug 06, 2024, 10:06 AM GMT
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.
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, 10:04 AM GMT
Harris formally secures the Democratic presidential nomination
Vice President Kamala Harris formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination late Monday - becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket.
Harris' nomination became official after a five-day round of online balloting by Democratic National Convention delegates ended Monday night, with the party saying in a statement released just before midnight that 99% of delegates casting ballots had done so for Harris. It said it would next formally certify the vote before holding a celebratory roll call at the party's convention later this month in Chicago.
Harris' coronation as her party's standard-bearer caps a tumultuous and frenetic period for Democrats prompted by President Joe Biden's disastrous June debate performance.
As soon as Biden abruptly ended his candidacy, Harris and her team worked rapidly to secure backing from the 1,976 party delegates needed to clinch the nomination in a formal roll call vote. She reached that marker at warp speed, with an Associated Press survey of delegates nationwide showing she locked down the necessary commitments a mere 32 hours after Biden's announcement.
