Kamala Harris Names Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Running Mate in 2024 Presidential Election | THR News Video
Vice President Kamala Harris has picked her running mate ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election. Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in her presidential bid. Harris announced the news writing on X, "I am proud to announce that I've asked @Tim_Walz to be my running mate. As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he's delivered for working families like his. It's great to have him on the team. Now let's get to work."
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00:00Vice President Kamala Harris has picked her running mate ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
00:06Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in her presidential bid.
00:11Harris announced the news, writing on X,
00:13I am proud to announce that I've asked Tim Walz to be my running mate.
00:17As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he's delivered for working families like his.
00:22It's great to have him on the team. Now let's get to work.
00:25Harris secured enough votes from delegates to become the Democratic nominee for president via a virtual event on Friday,
00:32officially claiming the nomination when voting closed late Monday.
00:35Harris entered the 2024 race after President Joe Biden ended his own re-election bid on July 21
00:42in a surprise announcement after weeks of calls to drop out following Biden's poor performance
00:47in a debate against former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president.
00:52Harris was quickly endorsed by Biden and gained support from prominent Democratic figures like the Clintons and the Obamas.
00:58Walz spent 12 years in the House of Representatives before being elected as Minnesota governor in 2018.
01:04His reference to Trump's running mate J.D. Vance as weird was quickly picked up by Harris and other Democrats.
01:11Harris' campaign has quickly gained momentum through social media, memes, star-studded Zooms
01:17that have seen record-breaking attendance, and crowded rallies like one in Atlanta last week with a special performance from Megan Thee Stallion.
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