Vice President Kamala Harrisstruggling to know how to get there early 2024 presidential elections lively dynamic, is also gearing up for a pivotal week that includes its most critical decision yet: choosing a running mate.
Harris, a former prosecutor known for being deliberative, effectively has until Tuesday to select who will be her No. 2 on a list that has been reduced to four governors, a senator and a Cabinet official who was also one of his enemies in 2020. It’s a high pressure decision this usually lasts for several months, but in this case it is compressed into a matter of just weeks.
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Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, told Fox News on Sunday that Harris’ selection doesn’t matter to him.
“Whoever she chooses, the problem will be Kamala Harris’s record and Kamala Harris’s policies,” he said, adding that “it will not be good for the country.”
Harris and her running mate — whoever that may be — will begin an aggressive seven-state tour that begins in Philadelphia on Tuesday and passes through Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada.
His first rallies attracted thousands of enthusiastic people. Campaign officials say each stop will be packed with local election officials, religious leaders, union members and more in an effort to showcase the diversity of their coalition.
Campaign officials are aware that the momentum may be fleeting and are working to capitalize on the energy now while managing expectations by continuing to emphasize that the race with Republican nominee Donald Trump is close.
Over the weekend, the vice president Kamala Harris’ campaign launched “Republicans for Harris” as it seeks to win over Republican voters turned off by Donald Trump’s candidacy.
The program will be a “campaign within a campaign,” according to Harris’ team, using well-known Republicans to activate their networks, with a special emphasis on primary voters who supported former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Hospitality workers union UNITE HERE has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a riposte to Republican Donald Trump’s effort to woo restaurant and hotel workers by promising to do their jobs tax free tips.
The endorsement includes the union’s commitment to have its members knock on more than 3.3 million doors for Harris in swing states.
