Vice President Kamala Harris has narrowed her running mate choices down to three state governors. She is expected to announce who will join her on the Democratic ticket on
Tuesday morning.
In her first solo interview of the campaign, Usha Vance discussed how her family is adjusting to vice presidential campaign life and what she wants voters to know about her husband.
Republican former President Donald Trump currently holds a 268-226 lead over Harris in the latest NPR Electoral Map of the most competitive states, just short of the 270 needed to win the presidency. Trump had led in the "Blue Wall" states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan before Biden exited, but now the states are pure toss-ups.
Prominent Republicans in Kentucky have ridiculed Gov. Andy Beshear's efforts to land the No. 2 spot on the Democratic presidential ticket. Beshear wasn’t on hand to defend himself. Instead, he's among a half-dozen Democrats being interviewed this weekend by Vice President Kamala Harris as she closes in on choosing a running mate.
Earlier this week, staffers said Gov. Tim Walz would travel to New Hampshire to organize kickoffs and smaller-scale rallies for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Sen. Bernie Sanders told DFL enthusiasts that Rep. Omar “is not only somebody who has and will take on enormously powerful special interests, but she is one of the toughest people that I know.”
Harris started her political career in the Bay Area. And since launching her campaign, donations from Silicon Valley have poured in. But that doesn’t necessarily mean she’ll go easy on Big Tech.
Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewing a half-dozen potential running mates this weekend ahead of a formal announcement and a battleground tour with her new No. 2 next week.
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