Harris heads to battleground state of Wisconsin as campaign picks up
Al Jazeera
US vice president is making presidential campaign debut after securing backing of key Democrats and record fundraising.
Kamala Harris is heading to the battleground state of Wisconsin for her first 2024 United States presidential campaign rally, as the likely Democratic nominee’s push for the White House picks up steam.
Harris will hold a rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday, two days after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race following weeks of questions about his age and fitness to serve another term in office.
While the US vice president has not officially been confirmed as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, The Associated Press news agency reported on Monday evening that Harris had secured enough votes from delegates to secure the nomination.
“When I announced my campaign for President, I said I intended to go out and earn this nomination. Tonight, I am proud to have secured the broad support needed to become our party’s nominee,” she said in a statement.
Harris’s candidacy has reinvigorated a US election campaign that had failed to captivate many voters who were frustrated by a choice between Biden and former President Donald Trump as well as by the state of the economy, American foreign policy and other issues.
