VP Harris is postponing NC stop with new running mate Walz due to weather concerns
Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz are postponing their trip to Raleigh Thursday due to Tropical Storm Debby, a campaign official told McClatchy.
Harris announce Walz, the Minnesota governor, as her vice presidential pick Tuesday morning.
Harris was then expected to launch a five-day tour to battleground states across the country with her new running mate. The trip was scheduled to take the pair to Philadelphia, Detroit, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Raleigh, Savannah, Georgia, Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas.
But Tropical Storm Debby is supposed to approach North Carolina by Tuesday, bringing heavy rains, flash flooding and wind gusts up to 40 mph. Harris also canceled her campaign event in Savannah that was scheduled for Friday.
The Harris campaign did not say when she might reschedule a visit.
Sen. JD Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, also was expected to appear in Raleigh and Oaksboro on Thursday morning. On Tuesday, the Trump campaign announced that the events would be postponed due to weather concerns.
Former President Donald Trump’s running mate had scheduled events to speak to media in some of the same cities as Harris.
Thursday’s event would have marked Harris’ 8th to North Carolina this year.
Democrats have been heavily focused on the state this election cycle in an attempt to win the presidential election. In 2020, President Joe Biden lost the election to former President Donald Trump by just 1.3%, Trump’s lowest margin of victory in any state and Democrats are hoping to change that this year.
Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm.
This story was originally published August 5, 2024 at 8:01 PM.
