Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will campaign this week in Georgia without his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris. 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Walz is scheduled to be in Georgia, by himself, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

There are a couple of reasons why this is a big deal. For one, Georgia is a critical state in the 2024 presidential election. It is considered a swing state, one that could help catapult either Harris or former President Donald Trump to victory.

Second, this is the first time that Walz will hold a campaign rally in Georgia by himself.

The details

The Journal-Constitution goes on to report on some of the details of Walz's trip to Georgia.

Per the outlet:

A campaign official said the Minnesota governor will visit Macon and Atlanta on Tuesday for a political event. It’s his second stop in Georgia this campaign cycle, following a late August bus tour with Harris that visited several coastal Georgia stops. No further details are yet available.

The outlet goes on to note that both candidates - Trump and Harris - have begun to really focus on states such as Georgia.

In fact, Trump's running mate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), will also be in Georgia this week.

The Journal-Constitution reports:

Harris and former President Donald Trump are narrowing their focus on Georgia and a half-dozen other competitive states as the November election nears. U.S. Sen. JD Vance, Trump’s running-mate, will headline a conservative gala in Cobb County on Monday.

An unusual dynamic

It is not often, in U.S. history, that we have seen the sort of dynamic between a presidential candidate and his or her running mate as we are now seeing between Harris and Walz.

The reader will likely remember, for example, that interview that Harris and Walz did - Harris's first major interview since being named the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. Many alleged that Walz was only there to act as Harris's "security blanket."

Well, now, Harris has actually gone ahead an done her first solo interview, and, to put it mildly, it did no go well.

Fox reports:

In her first solo sit-down TV interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris seemed to filibuster to avoid direct answers. One example came when the interviewer, Brian Taff of the Philadelphia ABC affiliate, asked for her "specific" plans to bring down prices for Americans. "Well, I'll start with this. I grew up a middle-class kid," Harris responded.

It is truly hard to believe that the Harris-Walz ticket is the best the Democrats could do.