00:00Vice President Kamala Harris has picked her running mate ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
00:06Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in her presidential bid.
00:11Harris announced the news, writing on X,
00:13I am proud to announce that I've asked Tim Walz to be my running mate.
00:17As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he's delivered for working families like his.
00:22It's great to have him on the team. Now let's get to work.
00:25Harris secured enough votes from delegates to become the Democratic nominee for president via a virtual event on Friday,
00:32officially claiming the nomination when voting closed late Monday.
00:35Harris entered the 2024 race after President Joe Biden ended his own re-election bid on July 21
00:42in a surprise announcement after weeks of calls to drop out following Biden's poor performance
00:47in a debate against former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president.
00:52Harris was quickly endorsed by Biden and gained support from prominent Democratic figures like the Clintons and the Obamas.
00:58Walz spent 12 years in the House of Representatives before being elected as Minnesota governor in 2018.
01:04His reference to Trump's running mate J.D. Vance as weird was quickly picked up by Harris and other Democrats.
01:11Harris' campaign has quickly gained momentum through social media, memes, star-studded Zooms
01:17that have seen record-breaking attendance, and crowded rallies like one in Atlanta last week with a special performance from Megan Thee Stallion.
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