Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate held a rally in Arizona as part of their tour of electoral battlegrounds, visiting a state where Harris passed over a prominent Democrat in favor of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Arizona Sen.
Mark Kelly , a former astronaut and gun control advocate, had been a top contender for running mate. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump was visiting Montana for a rally in support of Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy. The former president hopes to remedy some unfinished business from 2018, when he campaigned repeatedly in Big Sky Country in a failed bid to oust incumbent Democratic Sen.
Jon Tester. Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024 .
Here’s the Latest: Kamala Harris is back at her Phoenix hotel after a campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona, with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Harris, the vice president and Democratic presidential nominee, stopped at Cocina Adamex, a local Latino-owned small business, on the way back to Phoenix.
Her campaign provided no details on her food purchases. Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will go to Las Vegas on Saturday.
Democratic and independent voters in Arizona said they were energized by Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech Friday. Phyllis Zeno, a 65-year-old grandmother from Maricopa, said she was thrilled to hear Harris’ message of unity and her policy positions, especially on health care and reproductive right.