US Election 2024: Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz Campaigns

On August 14, Mr. Tim Walz made his first solo appearance in Los Angeles as a candidate for US Vice President and pledged to join the government to support workers.

Mr. Tim Walz speaks at a campaign rally in Los Angeles. Photo: Getty Images

Two-way effort

In a speech to unions in Los Angeles, Mr. Tim Walz emphasized: “Vice President Kamala Harris and I both know who built this country. Nurses, teachers, and state and local government workers are the people who built this country. That is not just a saying, it is the truth. When unions are strong, America is strong.”

The 60-year-old Minnesota governor made national headlines when Vice President Kamala Harris picked him as her running mate, a decision Democrats hope will bolster support among working-class white men – a key constituency that could help the party win battleground states like Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Last week, Mr. Tim Walz and Ms. Kamala Harris visited the three states, along with Arizona and Nevada, as part of a joint campaign. Observers said that Mr. Tim Walz created a clear contrast with the Republican rivals, Presidential candidate Donald Trump and Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance. Workers present at the August 14 campaign event in Los Angeles also assessed Mr. Tim Walz as "approachable, very down-to-earth and someone who has been in the same social position as us."

On the Republican side, billionaire Elon Musk and former US President Donald Trump agreed on almost every topic in an interview broadcast live on social network X on August 13. The interview is the next development in the race to the White House that has had many surprises in recent weeks, following the attempted assassination of Mr. Donald Trump in Pennsylvania and President Joe Biden's decision to stop running, passing the "torch" to his deputy Kamala Harris. However, after the interview, the United Auto Workers (UAW) filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, accusing them of making some threatening statements to workers during the live interview on social network X.

Democrats prevail

Recent polls show that Kamala Harris has not only narrowed the gap with Donald Trump nationally, but has also taken the lead in key battleground states. According to a survey released on August 11 by the New York Times/Siena College, Kamala Harris has 50% support in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, while Donald Trump has 46%. The survey was conducted with 1,973 voters who have expressed their intention to vote, conducted from August 6 to 10. When including third-party candidates and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent, Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump by 5% in Michigan, 2% in Pennsylvania, and 6% in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania are traditionally strongholds for the Democratic Party, forming the “blue wall” that propels the party’s candidates to the White House. Donald Trump won these three states in 2016, before losing them to Joe Biden four years later.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/bau-cu-my-2024-ung-vien-pho-tong-thong-tim-walz-van-dong-tranh-cu-post754129.html