Washington – The Vice President of the United States and the only Democratic candidate for the White House, Kamala Harris will hold her first rally with her vice presidential candidate next Tuesday, August 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the campaign confirmed to media outlets such as Politico and The Washington Post.
Harris revealed that she has not yet chosen her running mate to occupy the vice presidency in case of winning the elections on November 5, but The name of the chosen one is expected to be known soon.even before their first campaign event together.
In fact, the very Harris’ team had set a deadline of Wednesday, August 7, to have the candidate chosen who will be her ‘number two’, in a process that is developing in record time due to the extraordinary circumstances that have led the current vice president to be the most likely Democratic candidate for the presidency.
According to Politico, Harris will meet with all potential names in the coming days. who are being considered as options to be his running mate, a decision considered one of the most important that any candidate for the White House has to make.
Harris will seek to balance the ballot with a vice presidential selection
Traditionally, The vice president’s profile seeks to appeal to voters who do not feel so close to the presidential candidatel. In the case of Harris, a black woman from California, analysts expect her to choose A white man from another state in the country, especially from a region considered “hinge” or who can provide a voter profile that creates a winning coalition.
The media Speculation is swirling around the names of Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro; Minnesota’s Tim Walz; Illinois’ JB Pritzker; Arizona Senator Mark Kelly; and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Philadelphia will be the first stop on a four-day tour that will take Democratic hopefuls to seven swing states. In addition to Pennsylvania, they will hold rallies in Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, GeorgiaArizona and Nevada.
According to Politico, the tour underscores the Democratic campaign’s belief that the electoral map and the states that could be in play have expanded in its favor since President Joe Biden withdrew from the race and announced he would not seek reelection.
The Democratic Party has to formalize Harris’ presidential nomination in a virtual meeting of delegates before the convention national mid-August party.
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