Welcome to the beat, I'm Ari Melbourne. I'm joining you on this first full day of 2024 with both

tickets set. Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Governor Tim Walls, of course, against

Donald Trump and Senator Vance. This is a very different picture than just a couple weeks ago.

And today, Democrats campaign together in Wisconsin.

They continue to draw larger crowds than Democrats were drawing earlier this year.

This is a time lapse we're going to show you here of the line to get into today's event.

Sometimes the crowds are larger than Trump in the same arenas and Trump knows the power of the visuals,

the power of this many people excitedly waiting in

line and then going in for this kind of energy.

Tell me what democracy looks like.

This is what democracy looks like. This is what democracy looks like.

Show me what democracy looks like. This is what democracy looks like.

This is what democracy looks like Harrison Wall's hitting Michigan.

Now that's another Midwestern blue state, traditionally

most years it's been blue, but Democrats of course

have lost it in the Trump era,

and they're thinking Wall's can round out Harris's appeal there.

This is their second swing state they'll hit today

after the debut in Pennsylvania,

which came together quickly by necessity.

Most campaigns, most years spend months reviewing a long list of running mates

Then they zero in on a serious vetting for the short list Harris and her team did this in about two weeks

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