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What to watch on the campaign trail today
- Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hit the campaign trail together in their first full day as running mates. The held a rally in Wisconsin and then headed to Michigan for another event.
- Former President Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, was also in battleground territory today. His itinerary included stops in the same two states as the Harris-Walz campaign, even the same cities, but without Trump.
- Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in court today to fight a lawsuit by a group challenging the New York address he lists as his home on ballot access petitions.
DNC submits presidential candidate certification to Ohio
Dan Lusheck, deputy communications director for the Ohio secretary of state's office, confirmed this evening that the Democratic National Committee did submit notification to the secretary of state’s office about whom the party has selected for its presidential ticket.
That satisfies the state’s requirement under the old deadline for party candidates to make the ballot.
Ohio passed a law moving the deadline into September, but it technically doesn’t go into effect until next month, leading to concerns from Democrats that failing to adhere to the current law, the Aug. 7 deadline, could jeopardize the ticket’s place on the Ohio ballot this fall.
The secretary of state’s office has repeatedly publicly disagreed with that view of the law and argued that the party would be fine to wait until September. But some conservatives were warning that if the party waited, it could result in a lawsuit.
RFK Jr. cancels event due to security concerns
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has canceled a planned campaign appearance over security concerns.
Kennedy was set to speak at the Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, but a campaign spokesperson said he canceled because the campaign was “unable to secure a venue stage indoors to satisfy our security requirements for Mr. Kennedy’s safety.”
The campaign did not immediately respond to a question asking whether any threats caused the cancellation.
Kennedy was granted Secret Service protection shortly after the attempt to assassinate Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month. Kennedy had been requesting a detail for a year before Biden officially granted it in July.
'I'm speaking now': Harris responds to pro-Palestinian protesters at rally
Roughly half a dozen protestors at tonight's rally in Detroit began chanting “free Palestine!” and “Kamala, Kamala you can’t hide, you’re supporting genocide!” while Harris was speaking.
She twice paused her remarks to refer to the protesters, first telling them: “I’m here because we believe in democracy. Everyone’s voice matter. But I am speaking now.”
She later added, "You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I'm speaking."
The crowd of supporters tried to drown out the protesters with chants of “Kamala! Kamala!” and “We’re not going back!”
Walz’s response to 2020 Minnesota riots is under the microscope as he joins the ticket
Even before Harris selected Walz as her running mate yesterday morning, Walz was facing fresh scrutiny over what critics said was a delay in calling in the National Guard during the 2020 protests that engulfed Minneapolis after the murder of George Floyd.
Republicans all the way up to Trump have claimed Walz was responsible for that delay, criticism that quickly coalesced into one of the main arguments against the freshly formed Democratic presidential ticket yesterday, though Trump also offered praise to Walz for his handling of the situation in 2020.
Just hours after Harris picked Walz, Vance claimed Walz, who struck a conciliatory tone after Floyd’s murder and the violence that followed, was “cheering on” rioters in Minneapolis as it “burned” during the May 2020 protests — a criticism also quickly echoed by the Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and the Trump-aligned MAGA Inc. super PAC.
Book with ties to Project 2025 and JD Vance delayed until after the election
The publication date for a book by the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, which oversees the controversial Project 2025, has been delayed until after the November election.
“Dawn’s Early Light,” written by Kevin D. Roberts, had been scheduled to be published Sept. 24. But following a public uproar over Project 2025’s policy proposals for a future Republican administration, Roberts said in a statement that he will postpone the book until after Election Day.
Former John McCain staffers endorse Democrat Ruben Gallego in Arizona Senate race
Two former staffers for the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., endorsed Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego today in his bid for the Arizona Senate seat.
“I worked with Sen. John McCain, not just because I largely agreed with his vision, and we didn’t always agree. But I knew that he would always put America and Arizona first,” Paul Hickman, who was a policy director and state director for McCain, said at an event in Mesa launching “Republicans and Independents for Ruben.”
“I know that his fellow combat veteran Ruben Gallego carries that same spirit of leadership. And that’s why I’m supporting him in the race,” he said.
Bettina Nava, who also was a state director for McCain, recounted Republican nominee Kari Lake’s comments about McCain voters in her 2022 bid for governor.
“She said he was a loser,” Nava said. “She condemned his supporters, people like me, people like me that are trying to build a better future for my kids.”
“She told us to get the hell out of the Republican Party. It’s unacceptable,” Nava added.
A Lake spokesperson declined to comment on Gallego’s event but pointed to an event that Lake is hosting tomorrow to announce Democratic support for her campaign.
In their remarks, Hickman and Nava said they felt the GOP has changed, and not for the better.
“The Republican Party, as it appears to me today, is a shell of its former self. It is hardly recognizable from the party that I think we all grew up in,” Hickman said.
Nava said: “I don’t feel I left the party. I feel, as of late, it’s left me. And it is tragic.”
Biden 'not confident' of a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses
President Joe Biden says he is "not confident" that there will be a peaceful transfer of power in January if Trump loses the election in November.
Asked in a CBS News interview whether he was confident that power would be peacefully transferred in January, Biden said, "If Trump loses, I'm not confident at all."
"He means it, all the stuff about if we lose there'll be a bloodbath," Biden said. "You can't love your country only when you win."
RFK Jr. testifies in New York ballot access trial
In roughly seven hours of testimony over two days, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. insisted he always intended to return to New York after his wife, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actress Cheryl Hines, retired from television.
It has become a key point in his claim of residency in New York, which is at the center of his efforts to get on the ballot as an independent presidential candidate in the state.
His testimony grew heated at times, covering wide-ranging topics from his attempts to train ravens in California to talk to the “extraordinary attributes” of his New York town.
A group of petitioners alleges that Kennedy misrepresented his residency status in New York when he filed for ballot access with the state, saying he never lived full time at the New York address he used on his filing petition. The judge’s bench ruling could affect Kennedy’s ability to appear on the New York ballot in the fall.
Harris and Walz visit store in Wisconsin with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon
After their rally in Wisconsin, Harris and Walz visited a store that sells art, apparel and books with Justin Vernon, of the band Bon Iver, and Walz's daughter, Hope.
Vernon and Hope were wearing camo Harris-Walz hats.
Bon Iver performed at the campaign's rally in Eau Claire.
Harris bats down 'Lock him up!' chants
During Harris’ remarks in Wisconsin today, some people in the crowd started chanting “Lock him up! Lock him up!” in reference to Trump as Harris touted her background as a prosecutor.
Harris, who typically tries to quiet those chants or moves past them quickly, responded by encouraging her supporters to take action at the ballot box, instead.
“Well, hold on. You know what? The courts are going to handle that part of it. What we’re going to do is beat him in November,” Harris said.
Trump was convicted on felony charges after his hush money trial in New York. He also has several other court cases pending and has pleaded not guilty to all of those charges.