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.
Two-way effort
“Vice President Kamala Harris and I both know who built this country,” said Tim Walz in a speech to unions in Los Angeles. “Nurses, teachers, and state and local government workers are the people who built this country. That’s not just a saying, it’s 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, Tim Walz and Kamala Harris visited the three states, along with Arizona and Nevada, as part of a joint campaign. Observers said that Tim Walz created a clear contrast with his Republican rivals, presidential candidate Donald Trump and vice presidential candidate JD Vance. Workers at the August 14 campaign event in Los Angeles also assessed Tim Walz as “approachable, very down-to-earth, and someone who has been in our social position.”
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 for the White House that has had many surprises in recent weeks, following the assassination attempt on 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) union 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 national lead over Donald Trump, but is also leading in key battleground states. According to a New York Times/Siena College poll released on August 11, Kamala Harris has 50% support in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, while Donald Trump has 46%. The survey was conducted with 1,973 voters who indicated their intention to vote 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 Democratic strongholds, 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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