- Harris is said to have shortlisted Shapiro and Walz for vice president, with a video announcement imminent.
- Harris and her deputy will hold a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday, then head to Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, and Nevada for campaign stops.
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate on Tuesday, ahead of a five-day campaign tour through key battleground states, with the presidential election just three months away.
Since taking the helm of the Democratic ticket, Harris’s campaign has gained significant momentum, breaking fundraising records and closing the gap with Republican opponent Donald Trump.
According to a US senator and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democratic rising star, is said to have been considered the favorite to join Harris as her vice-presidential pick, ahead of several other state governors.
It was reported on Monday that Harris had narrowed one of the most consequential choices of her political career to Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and would likely make her decision public in a video announcement.
Less than a day before their swing state journey, Harris was maintaining the suspense about her running mate, telling supporters in a text message Monday evening that “I have not made my decision yet.”
The 59-year-old and her newly minted deputy will hold a rally Tuesday at Temple University in Philadelphia before hitting Wisconsin and Michigan on Wednesday, Arizona on Friday and Nevada on Saturday.
She was also intending to hold events in battlegrounds North Carolina on Thursday and Georgia on Friday, but local media outlets reported that a tropical storm battering southeastern states had forced their postponement. There was no response from the Harris campaign on a request for details.