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Harris is ready to rally with her running mate but the choice is unknown

  • Will Weissert, The Associated Press

  • Canadian Press

  • August 6, 2024

This composite left to right, shows Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, center, July 3, 2024, in Washington, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., June 4, 2024, in Washington, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, July 20, 2024, in Pittsburgh, and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in Frankfort, Ky., July 22, 2024. As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate, a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that several of the top potential contenders for the role are largely unknown to voters. (AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will introduce her new running mate at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia -- but with the event mere hours away, her choice remains a mystery.

In recent days, she has zeroed in on a trio of potential finalists: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, but decisions beyond that aren't yet publicly known.

Harris' campaign planned to make the announcement via video message before the rally, though the exact timing remained unclear, according to a person involved in the planning who spoke on the condition of anonymity to detail discussions occurring behind closed doors.

Doing so would be similar to how then-candidate Joe Biden revealed Harris as his vice presidential choice during the pandemic-marred presidential race of 2020.

It will mark be another major milestone in the barely two weeks since the vice president moved to take over the top of the Democratic ticket heading into November's election. She has been scrambling to build out a campaign since then, and to breathe new life into the Democratic race against Republican Donald Trump.