U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced the governor of Minnesota as her running mate for the Nov. 5 general election, capping a dayslong high-stakes selection process ahead of her tour through seven battleground states this week.
Harris named Gov. Tim Walz, a former six-term lawmaker, social studies teacher and American football coach, as her vice presidential pick hours before they made their first joint appearance at a rally in Pennsylvania, the first leg of her five-day tour, amid a tight race against former President Donald Trump.
“I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @Tim_Walz to be my running mate,” she wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“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,” she 추천 added.
The Midwestern governor said that he is “all in” for the campaign.
“It is the honor of a lifetime to join @kamalaharris in this campaign,” he wrote on X. “I’m all in. Vice President Harris is showing us the politics of what’s possible. It reminds me a bit of the first day of school.”
The announcement ended days of grueling considerations over finalists’ impact on her campaign and the electoral map, as well as their chemistry with Harris. The finalists included Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona.
