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Harris Chooses a Walz Partner

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ABC News

Politics, Daily News, News

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Vice President Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Sources describe a second plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump. And rapper Pitbull inks a deal to buy the naming rights to a college football stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Wednesday, August 7th. Will Minnesota Nice play in the rest of the country?

0:05.0

We start here.

0:08.0

Minnesota Governor Tim Walls has been tapped as Vice President Harris's running mate.

0:13.3

Everyone from Bernie Sanders to Joe Mansion is saying nice things about the guy.

0:17.1

He remains a relative unknown to much of the country, so let's get acquainted.

0:21.3

The man who shot former President Trump might not have been the only

0:24.6

one out there. He had just spent some time in Iran. Turns out another man was arrested for

0:30.3

what sources call an entirely separate plot and naming your stadium after a company

0:35.7

is so last decade.

0:37.7

We're talking about Pit Bull Stadium.

0:40.7

What a Rap Star's contract tells us about the new era of corporate sponsorship?

0:45.0

From ABC News, this is Start Here.

0:50.0

I'm Brad Milkie. Usually a vetting team for a presidential nominee spends months researching potential running mates, evaluating risks and rewards.

1:06.0

The team around Vice President Kamala Harris had 16 days.

1:10.0

We've now learned that this weekend after the list was narrowed down from 12

1:14.2

possible names to nine to three she spoke to the finalists in person Arizona

1:19.5

Senator Mark Kelly Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walls.

1:25.0

Throughout Washington, the thinking was that Shapiro might just be the front runner.

1:29.5

He's a bit younger than Harris is, he's dynamite on the stump, so if you're trying to capitalize on this

1:33.9

ground swell of support from young Democrats in their brat summer, this would be the guy.

1:39.0

But sources familiar with the interviews say that when he spoke to Harris in person, his team at least did not think it went that great.

1:45.6

On Sunday sources say he called Harris to say he wasn't sure he should leave his job as Pennsylvania

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