Kamala Harris appeared on Tuesday for the first time together with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, after announcing today that she will join him as the Democratic presidential running mate.
“I’m going to find a partner who can help build this brighter future,” Harris said of Walz as he took the stage. “A leader who will help unite our nation and move forward. A fighter for the middle class. A patriot, who believes, as I do, in the extraordinary promise of America.
Walz is expected to praise Harris’ record as a prosecutor, describing Harris as someone who “takes on predators and fraudsters” and “fights on the side of the American people,” according to an advance copy of his speech.
The popular Minnesota governor will also talk about his small-town bona fides, growing up on a family farm, then becoming a teacher and member of the National Guard.
“Minnesota’s strength comes from our values ​​— our commitment to working together, to seeing our differences, to helping each other,” the speech said.
Walz beat out crowded rivals to become the Democratic choice for VP, including Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro, who appeared at a rally Tuesday.
Harris praised Walz as a ‘patriot’ and ‘fighter for the middle class’
After talking about the priorities of her campaign – defending reproductive rights, ensuring the prosperity of the middle class – Harris now raised Walz’s qualifications to be vice president.
“I’m out to find a partner who can help build this brighter future,” Harris told the audience in Philadelphia. “A leader who will help unite our nation and move forward. A fighter for the middle class. A patriot, who believes like I do, in the incredible promise of America.
Josh MarcusAugust 6, 2024 11:12 p.m
Harris thanks Shapiro and claims he is a key ally in the campaign for Pennsylvania
Kamala Harris just gave a special shoutout to Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro.
“I would say Josh is a dear friend and an outstanding leader,” he said. “He and I have been together for years. And I told Josh, look, I’m so invested in our friendship, doing this together, because together with Josh Shapiro, we’re going to win Pennsylvania.”
Josh MarcusAugust 6, 2024 11:04 p.m
VP has landed
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have taken the stage.
Follow us live for the latest news on key moments in the campaign.
Josh MarcusAugust 6, 2024 10:59 p.m
Harris VP picks Tim Walz under the microscope in response to the 2020 George Floyd protests in Minneapolis
Walz was governor when police in his state held Floyd by the neck for more than nine minutes, sparking protests and looting in the Minneapolis area and the state.
Republicans, predictably, have seized on this moment in Walz’s history, painting him as another criminal liberal who lost control of the city.
“They make an interesting tag team, because of course Tim Walz will let the rioters burn Minneapolis in the summer of 2020,” JD Vance, Walz’s rival on the GOP ticket, told Fox News on Tuesday.
So how did Tim Walz respond to Floyd’s death?
Josh MarcusAugust 6, 2024 10:58 p.m
Photo capture of the first Harris-Walz rally
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz were in Philadelphia on Tuesday for their first campaign rally together.
Here’s what the scene looks like on the ground.
Josh MarcusAugust 6, 2024 10:48 p.m
Teacher, coach and family: Tim Walz is a Midwest dad dating the White House
The governor of Minnesota may have launched Team Waltz onto the national stage — and now it’s a battle for the White House — but it was his former teacher’s wife who brought him to the Land of 10,000 Lakes in the first place.
Gwen Walz, nee Whipple, was born and raised in Minnesota before making a fateful foray after college to teach across the border in Nebraska; there, he met other young educators and members of the Army National Guard. Tim Walz had grown up in West Point, a small Cornhusker enclave nearly 300 miles south of his future husband’s hometown, and had counted several years of military service under his belt when he decided to ask Gwen out.
Thanks to the encouragement of his sister, he agreed; the first date in the only movie theater in town – followed by a stop at Hardee’s, naturally – soon blossomed into romance, then 1994 marriage. Exactly 30 years later, two teachers and two children now proudly hold the title of First Family of Minnesota – while throwing their hat in the ring for the Second Family of America.
Sheila Flynn has more in the roots of the Midwest than Walz.
Josh MarcusAugust 6, 2024 10:47 p.m
Shapiro offered to ring the Harris-Walz campaign endorsement
Josh Shapiro may have been passed over for being Kamala Harris’ running mate, but that certainly wasn’t the case.
The Pennsylvania governor is in the middle of a speech touting his campaign as someone who defends “real freedom.” He also called Tim Walz a “great patriot” and a personal friend.
Shapiro insisted on Tuesday that Democrats are the right choice for positions on reproductive freedom, investment in public education, the environment, LBGTQ+ issues and other topics.
“This election is all about you, and are you willing to do this hard work to fight for our freedom,” he said.
Josh MarcusAugust 6, 2024 10:46 p.m
Mentions JD Vance asking for ‘He’s a weirdo’ song
At the mere mention of JD Vance these days, the crowd simply screams, “He’s a freak.”
That is more than likely because of Tim Walz, who memorably branded the Trump-Vance campaign “weirdos” in a series of public TV appearances and speeches.
Learn more about the roots of this campaign.
Josh MarcusAugust 6, 2024 10:37 p.m
Shapiro hailed Harris as ‘battle tested’ at the Philadelphia rally
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro spoke at a rally today, and he walked out to a standing ovation.
“I want you to know that I will continue to pour my heart and soul into serving you every day and I will work my tail off to make sure that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are the next leaders of the United States of America. The State of America,” the Democrat told the crowd.
He praised Harris as “courtroom tough” and “battle tested and ready to go.”
The Trump years, meanwhile, were marked by “more chaos” and “less freedom,” as well as denials of abortion rights, Shapiro said.
Josh MarcusAugust 6, 2024 10:32 p.m
WATCH: Harris campaign releases video introducing Walz as running mate
How will the Harris campaign introduce Tim Walz to the country?
Today, we got our first look.
Here is a mini bio campaign released talking about the Minnesota governor’s long career in public service.
Josh MarcusAugust 6, 2024 10:22 p.m