Kamala Harris search for a VP hit with a bombshell twist as she prepares to announce her running mate

By Emily Goodin, senior White House correspondent

Kamala Harris and JD Vance may run into each other on an airport tarmac this week as both campaign in the same swing states on the same days.

Harris and her running mate are planning a tour of several key battleground states and Vance, who is Donald Trump’s running mate, will be right on their tail.

The Republican senator from Ohio will campaign in Philadelphia hours before Harris holds a rally at Temple University – her first event with her vice-presidential candidate.

On Wednesday, Harris and Vance will both be in Eau Claire, Wis., and then each will head to Michigan: Harris in Detroit with Vance in Shelby Township, which is a Detroit suburb.

On Thursday, Harris and Vance will both be in North Carolina’s Research Triangle.

‘We appreciate JD Vance providing voters in battleground states exactly the split-screen that defines the choice this November: a ticket focused on building an America of opportunity, lower costs, and more freedom – or an America modeled after the Trump-Vance Project 2025 agenda of extremism, less freedom, and an economy that benefits only billionaires and big corporations,’ Charles Lutvak, a spokesman for the Harris campaign, told DailyMail.com.

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) has the highest favorability rating of Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate contenders.

But as of Tuesday morning, it appears the Democratic lawmaker is no longer in consideration to join Harris ticket.

The top two appear to be Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

A NPR/PBC News/Marist National survey released on Tuesday found 31 perent of Americans view Kelly favorably, but 52 percent say they don't know who he is.

And this is a pattern among most of those Harris is weighing to be her running mate.

Twenty-five percent of Americans view Shapiro favorably, 23 percent view him unfavorably and 53 percent have never heard of the governor or don't have an opinion of him.

By Emily Goodin, senior White House correspondent

President Joe Biden has no public events on his schedule for Tuesday, the day Kamala Harris is expected to name her running mate.

The only item listed on Biden's schedule is his presidential daily briefing at 2:15 pm. The schedule is not indicative of all his activities. Many phone calls and meetings are not listed.

Biden returned to the White House on Monday afternoon from a long weekend in Wilmington, Del. He went straight to the Situation Room for an update on the situation in the Middle East.

Harris joined him for that briefing.

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

It's been 16 days since Kamala Harris entered the 2024 race and she has still not held a press conference.

The vice president has also not sat down for any interviews or taken a single questions from media since President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid last month.

While Harris has engaged in a hefty campaigning schedule in the more than two weeks since announcing her candidacy, she has managed to avoid answering to the press.

It's unclear how long Harris will be able to hold off, but some online are already raising questions and wondering out loud how the VP will hanlde 'unscripted moments' as the Democratic nominee.

Vice President Kamala Harris has formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination - with a new poll revealing she has a four-point lead over Donald Trump as the two prepare to battle it out.

Harris is ahead with 48% while former President Trump is on 44%, according to a survey of 11,265 voters conducted by Morning Consult between August 2 and 4.

The firm described it as a 'record-high margin in her favor' and is the 'largest advantage for a Democratic presidential candidate over Trump in nearly a year.'

The latest poll suggests a marginal gap may be opening up between the Democrat and Republican nominees - with a previous poll pointing to a dead heat between the pair.

A CBS News/YouGov poll over the weekend found that nationally, Harris was leading Trump with 50% to 49% among likely voters. In battleground states, they were said to be tied at 50 percent each.

With the nomination under her belt, Harris is now set to announce her choice for VP - a decision which commentators say is believed to be narrowing down to Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Walz.

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter and Emily Goodin, Senior White House Correspondent

Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate today despite still not making a final decision as of Monday night.

A source familiar with the vice president's selection process told DailyMail.com as the decision comes down to the wire:

Speculation still stands that Harris will select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after narrowing down her choices to him and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

The VP is preparing to appear alongside her pick at a rally in Philadelphia later Tuesday evening, which will kickoff a five-day, seven-state campaign swing through 2024 battleground territory.

Beside Walz and Shapiro, others thought to be on Harris’ shortlist are Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

Most establishment Democrats appear to still be rooting for Shapiro and say he provides the party a higher chance of winning the swing state of Pennsylvania.

One Democratic strategist told Politico:

After announcing her running mate, the duo will have less than two weeks to campaign together before the Democratic National Convention this month where Harris and her pick are expected to become the Party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees.

Democratic Sen. Jon Tester lied about Joe Biden's ability to do the job of president—that is the brutal message of a new attack ad in Montana, a high stakes election contest where both sides know that victory in November could deliver control of the Senate.

The 30-second spot, produced by More Jobs, Less Government, a super PAC supporting his Republican opponent Tim Sheehy, goes up on Tuesday.

It opens with Democrat Tester's own words.

'Joe Biden, when I've been around him, and that's not every day ... he's absolutely 100 per cent with it,' he says in the ad produced by More Jobs, Less Government, a super PAC supporting his Republican opponent Tim Sheehy.

'That wasn't true, says the narrator. 'Tester lied.'