Harris is ahead of Trump in the polls - waiting for her vice-presidential candidate
The vice-presidential pick was reportedly made for strategic reasons. The candidate by her side is intended to help her reach a broader range of voters and win in key swing states.
Recently, governors of states like Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Minnesota, including Josh Shapiro, Andy Beshear, and Tim Walz, as well as Senator Mark Kelly from Arizona, were among those being considered.
Harris had announced a few days ago that she would embark on a multi-day campaign tour through seven swing states starting Tuesday, with an initial event planned in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Therefore, it was expected that Harris would announce her running mate either on Monday or Tuesday before the rally.
Although Harris has not yet been officially nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate, this is merely a formality. The party headquarters had already announced on Friday that Harris had received enough votes in the electronic ballot for her nomination. She had no competitors in the vote.
The virtual vote began on Thursday and was scheduled to continue until Monday at 6:00 PM ET (24:00 CET).
Since the 81-year-old President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the race and endorsed Harris as his successor on July 21, after weeks of discussion about his mental fitness, Harris has been riding a wave of support that has put Trump on the defensive.
In polls, Harris has consistently caught up to her Republican opponent and has even slightly surpassed him in two recent polls. According to a poll published by the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Monday, Harris is ahead of Trump by three percentage points nationwide - while the university had previously seen Biden four points behind Trump in its January poll.
In a CBS News/YouGov poll published on Sunday, Harris is ahead of Trump by one percentage point, while Biden was five points behind the rival at the time of his withdrawal. Currently, Harris and Trump are neck and neck in swing states.
If she wins on November 5, Harris would become the first woman, the first African American, and the first person of Asian descent to serve as U.S. President.
Given the context, the two sentences that contain the phrase 'Candidates for Vice-Presidents' could be:
The governors of states like Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Minnesota, including Josh Shapiro, Andy Beshear, and Tim Walz, as well as Senator Mark Kelly from Arizona, were among those being considered as Candidates for Vice-Presidents.
Recently, speculations about the Candidates for Vice-Presidents led to a flurry of predictions and analysis, with many pundits suggesting that Harris' choice could swing key swing states and potentially tip the balance of the election.
