Vice President Kamala Harris introduces her new running mate at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia — but her choice remains a mystery.
In Minnesota, speculation ran wild as word drifted in that Governor Tim Walz was among three finalists to join Harris on the Democratic presidential ticket.
Walz attended a fund-raiser for Harris on Monday night in Minneapolis, his entorage of state-operated vehicles trailed by the curious from his temporary home at Eastcliff, overlooking the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
The governor did not mention his possible role in the presidential race during his remarks to the crowd at the fund-raiser.
“We’ve got an opportunity in front of us, we’ve got a chance to spread joy, we’ve got a chance to put an end to the division in this country and we have an opportunity to bring folks back in,” Walz said.
Walz canceled a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Sunday and instead went to Washington for a face-to-face interview with Harris, who also talked with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Arizona US Senator Mark Kelly.
Those three have been widely reported as the finalists for the job.
Harris’ campaign planned to make the announcement via video message before the rally, though the exact timing remained unclear, according to a person involved in the planning who spoke on the condition of anonymity to detail discussions occurring behind closed doors.
Doing so would be similar to how then-candidate Joe Biden revealed Harris as his vice presidential choice during the pandemic-marred presidential race of 2020.
It will mark yet another major milestone in the barely two weeks since the vice president moved to take over the top of the Democratic ticket heading into November’s election. She has been scrambling to build out a campaign since then, and to breathe new life into the Democratic race against Republican Donald Trump.