Kamala Harris search for a VP hit with a bombshell twist as she prepares to announce her running mate

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

Kamala Harris is expected to announce her pick today despite not making a final decision as of Monday night, NBC News reports.

Speculation still stands that the vice president will select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after narrowing down her choices to him and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

But the Democratic campaign had to print signs with the VP’s name along with multiple of the finalists to be prepared for when she unveils who will run alongside her in November as her decision comes down to the wire.

Harris is preparing to appear alongside her VP pick at a rally in Philadelphia later Tuesday evening, which will kickoff a five-day, seven-state campaign swing through 2024 battleground territory.

Beside Walz and Shapiro, others thought to be on Harris’ shortlist are Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

Most establishment Democrats appear to still be rooting for Shapiro and say he provides the party a higher chance of winning the swing state of Pennsylvania.

One Democratic strategist told Politico:

We were down for seven months, so where we are today feels like we’re winning. But we are just back to even, we’re not winning. And a point in Pennsylvania is worth a hundred points, because in a 50-50 race, it’s everything.

After announcing her running mate, the duo will have less than two weeks to campaign together before the Democratic National Convention this month where Harris and her pick are expected to become the Party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees.

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

It’s been 16 days since Kamala Harris entered the 2024 race and she has still not held a press conference.

The vice president has also not sat down for any interviews or taken a single questions from media since President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid last month.

While Harris has engaged in a hefty campaigning schedule in the more than two weeks since announcing her candidacy, she has managed to avoid answering to the press.

It’s unclear how long Harris will be able to hold off, but some online are already raising questions and wondering out loud how the VP will hanlde ‘unscripted moments’ as the Democratic nominee.

Vice President Kamala Harris has formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination – with a new poll revealing she has a four-point lead over Donald Trump as the two prepare to battle it out.

Harris is ahead with 48% while former President Trump is on 44%, according to a survey of 11,265 voters conducted by Morning Consult between August 2 and 4.

The firm described it as a ‘record-high margin in her favor’ and is the ‘largest advantage for a Democratic presidential candidate over Trump in nearly a year.’

The latest poll suggests a marginal gap may be opening up between the Democrat and Republican nominees – with a previous poll pointing to a dead heat between the pair.

A CBS News/YouGov poll over the weekend found that nationally, Harris was leading Trump with 50% to 49% among likely voters. In battleground states, they were said to be tied at 50 percent each.

With the nomination under her belt, Harris is now set to announce her choice for VP – a decision which commentators say is believed to be narrowing down to Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Walz.

Democratic Sen. Jon Tester lied about Joe Biden’s ability to do the job of president—that is the brutal message of a new attack ad in Montana, a high stakes election contest where both sides know that victory in November could deliver control of the Senate.

The 30-second spot, produced by More Jobs, Less Government, a super PAC supporting his Republican opponent Tim Sheehy, goes up on Tuesday.

It opens with Democrat Tester’s own words.

‘Joe Biden, when I’ve been around him, and that’s not every day … he’s absolutely 100 per cent with it,’ he says in the ad produced by More Jobs, Less Government, a super PAC supporting his Republican opponent Tim Sheehy.

‘That wasn’t true, says the narrator. ‘Tester lied.’