Walz is making a 5-state dash for campaign cash, traveling solo for 1st time as Harris' running mate
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is holding his first solo events as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate this week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is branching out this week and holding his first solo events as Vice President Kamala Harris ’ running mate, making a five-state dash for campaign cash and addressing a key union gathering.
Walz will speak Tuesday at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees convention in Los Angeles before headlining a campaign fundraiser in Newport Beach, California. The 1.4-million-member union has endorsed Harris.
“With all the anxiety and uncertainty in the country, we have a responsibility to bring people together around common values,” AFSCME President Lee Saunders said in his convention keynote address on Monday. Then referring to top Republicans, he added, “Instead, antiworker forces have decided to double down on the most extreme, divisive agenda you can imagine."
On Wednesday, Walz will address fundraisers in Denver and Boston, and he'll do more of the same on Thursday in Newport, Rhode Island, and Southampton, New York.
