VP Harris and VP nominee Gov. Walz set to hit the campaign trail

It’s Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

Starting in Philadelphia, the largest city in one of the largest battleground states on the map, United States Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for the presidential nod, made her selection of a running mate on Tuesday. Walz, a former teacher, high school football coach and member of the National Guard, was officially announced via various social media platforms on Tuesday morning.

During his first appearance as the vice president nominee, Walz, who walked out on the stage at the Liacouras Center alongside Harris said she, “believes in the promise of America,” and that if they win this election, “every single day in the White House I’ll have Vice President Harris’ back and we’ll have yours.” 

Now Harris, 59, and Walz, 60, have to hit the road and talk to supporters. With the Democratic National Convention, which will take place in Chicago inside and outside of the United Center, scheduled to take place in less than two weeks, the pair will need to cover a lot of ground and fast. Walz was one of the Democratic politicians that stumped on the behalf of the Biden/Harris ticket during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last month. Alongside Texas Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-16) and Biden-Harris Principal Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks, Walz spoke to the media about what took place on day two of the Convention. He also explained why the Biden/Harris administration was the best way to go for Americans of all political persuasions. 

Former United States President Donald J. Trump and his vice presidential nominee Ohio Senator J.D. Vance has held several joint rallies, most recently in Atlanta at the Georgia State University Convocation Center in Summerhill. 

During that rally, Trump took verbal shots at Harris, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Trump had several individuals speak on his behalf before he took the stage on Saturday. Georgia Congressman Mike Collins, U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA), former Georgia Senator David Perdue were among the speakers.

Harris and Walz, both together and separately, will be visiting battleground states this month. The campaign rallies will take place in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wisconsin, according to the campaign. A planned visit back to Georgia and rally in Savannah on Friday, August 9 was canceled due to concerns over what the weather would be like due to tropical storm Debby. There has not been word from the Harris/Shapiro camp whether or not the pair will visit Georgia again before Election Day in November. With Georgia and its 16 electoral votes being critical to both campaign’s run to the White House, there is a good chance Harris and Walz will be back to the Peach State. 

The Trump/Vance campaign visited Montana this week. The campaign’s trip to North Carolina was canceled due to inclement weather.

Harris surrogates like Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, who dropped by The Atlanta Voice office on Tuesday afternoon, are supportive of the new ticket, calling Walz, “a very strong choice.”

“He’s an accomplished governor and a military veteran,” Ossoff said of Walz. “Georgians are going to find Governor Walz competent and will be able to step in that role. I look forward to campaigning with him.” 

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