'We have the momentum': Harris, Walz hold first rally as running mates

Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., held their first rally as running mates in Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday.

Harris tapped Walz for the slot earlier on Tuesday morning, saying "[a]s a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he's delivered for working families like his. It's great to have him on the team."

"So Philadelphia, I launched my campaign for the President of the United States Emir two weeks ago. And it's it's been a bit of a whirlwind," Harris began. "And just last night, the delegates to the Democratic National Convention finished voting. And so, I stand for you today to proudly announce I am now officially the Democratic nominee."

"And so now we got some work to do. We need to move to the general election and win that. And to all the friends listen, we also need to level set. We are the underdogs in this race, but we have the momentum, and I know exactly what we are up against," Harris went on.

"Now, many of you know, before I was elected vice president or elected a United States Senator, I was an elected Attorney General, and before that, elected district attorney," Harris continued. "And before that, I was a courtroom prosecutor. So in those roles, I took on perpetrators of all kinds. I predators who abused women, fraudsters who scammed consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say, I know Donald Trump's type."

Harris then pivoted to introducing her running mate, saying "[s]ince the day that I announced my candidacy, I set out to find a partner who can help build this brighter future, a leader who will help unite our nation and move us forward, a fighter for the middle class, a patriot who believes, as I do, In the extraordinary promise of America."

"A promise of freedom, opportunity and justice, not just for some, but for all," she continued. "So Pennsylvania, I'm here today because I found such a leader: Governor Tim Walz of the great state of Minnesota."

"Thank you, Madam Vice President, for the trust you put in me, but maybe more so thank you for bringing back the joy," Walz said. "I couldn't be prouder to be on this ticket and to help Vice President Harris become what we all know is very, very good for us to think about next President of the United States of America."