{"id":2320231,"date":"2024-08-06T19:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-portray-unified-team-against-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T19:41:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:41:33","slug":"kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-portray-unified-team-against-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-portray-unified-team-against-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris and Tim Walz portray unified team against Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-and-tim-walz-portray-unified-team-against-trump-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320231&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigators-attacker-did-not-know-who-zeldin-was\/\" title=\"Investigators: Attacker \u2018Did Not Know Who\u2019 Zeldin Was\">recent campaign rally<\/a> in Philadelphia, Vice President \u2063Kamala Harris and \u200cher newly \u200dannounced running mate, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, emphasized their commitment to unity as\u2063 they prepare for a challenging \u200belection\u2063 season against former President \u2064Donald\u2062 Trump. Harris\u2063 addressed the \u200caudience, expressing confidence in their campaign, which she framed as a fight for\u2062 the future rather\u200c than\u2064 solely \u2063against Trump. She highlighted Walz&#8217;s record as an\u200b advocate for issues \u2064such as reproductive rights and children&#8217;s welfare, \u200casserting their shared\u200d values of lifting people \u2064up.<\/p>\n<p>Walz also targeted Trump&#8217;s\u2063 leadership, indicating his \u2064readiness to debate Trump&#8217;s running mate, \u200cSenator J.D. Vance, while critiquing Vance&#8217;s connection to the \u2064controversial &#8220;Project 2025.&#8221; The rally, which \u200cmarks the\u2064 beginning of their campaign tour \u2064across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as &quot;Always the Smartest Person in the Room&quot; Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground states<\/a>, energized\u200d Democrats, leading to\u200b a \u2064substantial \u2063influx of grassroots donations following the announcement of Walz&#8217;s\u200d candidacy. The\u2064 event\u2063 also\u2064 attracted \u200bsupport from prominent Democratic figures, showcasing the\u200b party&#8217;s enthusiasm \u2063for\u2063 their ticket as they aim for\u2063 success in the upcoming presidential race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kamala Harris and &lsquo;Coach&rsquo; Tim Walz team up against &lsquo;JV&rsquo; GOP ticket at Philadelphia rally<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1724370\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>PHILADELPHIA &mdash;<\/strong> In the city of brotherly love, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> and her recently announced running mate, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), held their first campaign rally together Tuesday evening in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philadelphia\/\" title=\"Philadelphia\">Philadelphia<\/a> where they championed unity as they prepare for a brutal campaign cycle against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are the underdogs in this race, but we have the momentum, and I know exactly what we are up against,&rdquo; said Harris to a raucous crowd eager to cheer the campaign on. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our campaign is not just a fight against Donald Trump. Our campaign, this campaign, is a fight for the future,&rdquo; she continued after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-biden-snub-a-woman-at-his-rally\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Biden snub a woman at his rally?\">crowd chanted &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Lock him up!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Harris introduced Walz, she praised him as a leader, fighter, teacher, and coach who has defended reproductive access, provided free meals to Minnesota school children, as well as championed a high-school Gay Straight Alliance. &ldquo;And in 91 days, the nation will now coach Walz by another name: Vice President of the United States,&rdquo; Harris told a cheering audience.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Coach Walz and I may hail from different corners of our great country. But our values are the same,&rdquo; said Harris. &ldquo;We both believe in lifting people up, not knocking them down.&nbsp;He and I, we both know that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t be prouder to be on this ticket and to help Vice President Harris become what we all know is very, very good for us to think about: next president of the United States of America,&rdquo; Walz declared.<\/p>\n<p>After lambasting Trump as an ineffective leader, the Minnesota governor claimed he was prepared for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a> against Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Trump&rsquo;s running mate. &ldquo;I got to tell you, his running mate shares his dangerous and backward agenda for this country,&rdquo; Walz said. &ldquo;J.D. Vance literally, literally wrote the foreword for the architect of the Project 2025 agenda.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Democrats have sought to link Trump and Vance to Project 2025, a more than 900-page conservative guidebook for a possible second Trump presidency with ties to the Heritage Foundation. The former president has tried to distance himself from the project.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Like all regular people I grew up with in the heartland, J.D. studied at Yale, had his career funded by Silicon Valley billionaires, and then wrote a bestseller trashing that community,&rdquo; Walz said, drawing laughs from the crowd. &ldquo;Come on, that&rsquo;s not what Middle America is. And I gotta tell you, I can&rsquo;t wait to debate the guy. That is, if he&rsquo;s willing to get off the couch and show up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The quip is about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/news\/2024\/08\/05\/jd-vance-couch-dolphins-eyeliner\/74617348007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"false claim\">false claim<\/a> that caught fire over the internet that Vance wrote about having sex with a couch in his memoir, <em>Hillbilly Elegy.<\/em> The crowd burst into laughter at the sofa reference, which Walz emphasized by adding, &ldquo;These guys are creepy, and yes, just weird as hell.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gov. Walz: I can&#8217;t wait to debate JD Vance. That is, if he&#8217;s willing to get off the couch and show up <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YijZfjca0O\">pic.twitter.com\/YijZfjca0O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1820956584089891195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, possibly the most crucial state needed to win the presidency, launches a battleground state tour that will see the pair stumping in seven states that will decide the next president.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats remain largely enthused over Walz joining Harris&rsquo;s campaign and quickly raised $20 million in grassroots donations following the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Progressives such as Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) have all voiced support for Walz, as have other big names affiliated with the party, such as former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, and Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV). Even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryland&nbsp;<\/a>Republican Senate nominee&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/larry-hogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Larry Hogan<\/a> congratulated Walz, a notable moment given his muted response when Vance was announced as Trump&rsquo;s running mate last month.<\/p>\n<p>Walz was selected over Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA), a fact that Republicans have denounced as antisemitic. Vance suggested Shapiro had to downplay his Jewish heritage under attacks from the anti-Israel wing of the Democratic Party. &ldquo;I think that&rsquo;s scandalous and disgraceful,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro, who received loud applause as he spoke to the Philadelphia rally, praised Walz and claimed he would do all he could to unite Pennsylvania behind the Democratic ticket. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to be working my tail off to make sure we make Kamala Harris and Tim Walz the next leaders of the United States of America,&rdquo;&nbsp;Shapiro said.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP slammed Walz as another &ldquo;radical extremist&rdquo; who was destroying the nation in a signal of how they are trying to brand the Democratic ticket. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley slammed Harris and Walz as &ldquo;the most dangerously liberal ticket in history&rdquo; in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By selecting tyrannical Tim Walz, Harris doubled down on her radical agenda to bring four years of soft on crime policies, an invasion at our southern border, and the elimination of the oil and gas industry across the country,&rdquo; Whatlety continued. &ldquo;Pennsylvanians don&rsquo;t want a radical extremist duo in the White House &ndash; they want to make America wealthy, strong, safe, and great again with President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris, however, claimed at the rally that the public would choose Walz&rsquo;s record over a Republican ticket. &ldquo;When you compare his resume &mdash; shall we? &mdash; to Trump&rsquo;s running mate, well, well, some might say, it&rsquo;s like a matchup between the varsity team and the JV squad,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1724370\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1724370\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly announced running mate, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), kicked off their campaign with a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday evening. They emphasized the importance of unity as they gear up for a challenging election against former President Donald Trump. &#8220;We may be the underdogs in this race, but we have momentum and I know what we&#8217;re facing,&#8221; Harris told an enthusiastic crowd. She added, &#8220;Our campaign is not just about opposing Donald Trump; it&#8217;s about fighting for our future.&#8221; As the audience chanted &#8220;Lock him up!&#8221;, she introduced Walz, praising him as a dedicated leader who has supported reproductive rights and provided free meals to school children in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Harris expressed confidence that in 91 days, people would refer to Walz as Vice President of the United States. She noted their shared values despite coming from different parts of the country: &#8220;We believe in uplifting people rather than tearing them down.&#8221; Walz echoed her sentiments, stating he was proud to support Harris&#8217;s bid for presidency.<\/p>\n<p>After criticizing Trump\u2019s leadership, Walz expressed his readiness for a vice presidential debate against Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), Trump&#8217;s running mate. He pointed out Vance&#8217;s connection to Project 2025\u2014a conservative agenda linked to Trump&#8217;s potential second term\u2014and made light of Vance&#8217;s background by joking about his memoir.<\/p>\n<p>The rally marked the beginning of a tour through seven battleground states crucial for winning the presidency. Following Walz\u2019s announcement as Harris\u2019s running mate, Democrats quickly raised $20 million in grassroots donations and received endorsements from prominent figures within the party.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans criticized Walz as another \u201cradical extremist,\u201d with RNC Chairman Michael Whatley labeling Harris and Walz as \u201cthe most dangerously liberal ticket in history.\u201d In response to GOP attacks, Harris argued that voters would prefer Walz&#8217;s qualifications over those of Trump&#8217;s team: \u201cIt\u2019s like comparing a varsity team to a JV squad,\u201d she remarked at the rally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3311,"featured_media":2320232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris_Walz_Rally_11.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32438,37387,36113,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2320231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-unity","tag-tim-walz","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris_Walz_Rally_11.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}