Democratic candidate Kamala Harris says she is ” proud ” for having chosen Tim Walz this Tuesday, August 6, to be his running mate for the presidential election of November 5 in the United States.
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They both appear, smiling, on the cover of Kamala Harris’ campaign website. The Democratic candidate and Tim Walz are ” ready to win ” proclaims the campaign website. With only three months to go until the election, the famous “ticket” now formed by the vice president and Tim Walz has little time to make itself known and convince voters. Not exactly known outside the borders of the state of Minnesota, where he is governor, Tim Walz has an atypical background, having been a geography teacher and an American football coach. The man who would become the vice president of Kamala Harrisif the latter were elected on November 5 against Donald Trumpshould be present for a first meeting in tandem Tuesday evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They will then continue with several other pivotal states between now and Saturday for a tour that should set the tone for their understanding and their complementarity. Pennsylvania is one of the key states that carried Joe Biden in the White House in 2020 and which the Democrats will have to conquer again in November.
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Tim Walz must help Kamala Harris appeal to a broader constituency than the one already favoring her and help her compensate for her weaknesses. The vice president had only two weeks to make her choice, while this selection process usually takes months, after the thunderclap of Joe Biden’s withdrawal on July 21.
Donald Trump’s campaign team was quick to react: on Tuesday, it called Tim Walz a ” dangerous leftist “. ” Like Kamala Harris, Tim Walz is a dangerous leftist extremist, and Harris and Walz’s dream » to transform the UNITED STATES like California, represents “ Every American’s nightmare ” said Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for the former Republican president’s campaign team, in a statement.
The suspense over the choice of Kamala Harris’ running mate lasted until the end: the list of main contenders included several other men such as Josh Shapiro, governor of Pennsylvania, and Mark Kelly, former astronaut turned senator from Arizona.
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Over the past two weeks, Kamala Harris has caught up with Joe Biden’s lead over Donald Trump in voting intentions and has seen the amounts raised for her campaign soar, marking a flawless start – but one that she will have to maintain over the next three months. The Democratic candidate, who is campaigning on protecting abortion rights, regularly points out Donald Trump’s excesses and sums up the election with one question: ” What kind of country do we want to live in? A country of freedom, compassion and the rule of law, or a country of chaos, fear and hatred? »