Harris, Tim Walz campaign in Arizona, seek to gain ground in Sun Belt
Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, attracted thousands of supporters to a campaign rally as the new Democratic ticket continued their tour of battleground states.
As Beyonce's Freedom blasted throughout the arena, Harris walked onto the stage to cheers and roars from the crowd of more than 15,000 people.
As exciting as this is, we cannot lose sight of a really important fact: we are definitely running as the underdog, Harris said. We are the underdog. We are out in great numbers, but we got a lot of work to do.
The rally was held in a state represented by Democrat Mark Kelly in the US Senate, whom Harris passed over as a running mate. The former astronaut and gun control advocate had been a top contender for running mate. He's won two tough races in politically divided Arizona.
In passing over Kelly, Harris may have also lost the chance to win over people like Gonzalo Leyva, a 49-year-old landscaper in Phoenix. Leyva plans to vote for ..