USA Today - Coach Tim’s big primetime debut: Four takeaways from the first rally.

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Say hello to Coach Tim Walz. I mean, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Or if you’re Kamala Harris, hopefully it will be Vice President Tim Walz.

Walz, the newly-anointed Democratic vice presidential candidate, made his primetime debut on Tuesday to a crowd of roughly 14,000 at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. All major news networks were turned to the rally, where Harris and Walz were first seen together as the full 2024 Democratic ticket.

In about two weeks, Harris has skyrocketed to the top of the Democratic ticket after President Joe Biden last month stepped down from the 2024 presidential election. Harris quickly locked in the support from leaders within her party, but that also meant she had to quickly decide who would be her second-in-command. Harris will take on Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump in November.

Walz, a former teacher, former congressman and a veteran, was hardly known outside his state just a couple of days ago. But he was thrust into the American political spotlight on Tuesday, as Harris hopes he will help secure a win to the Oval Office.

But what does it all mean? Here are the top takeaways from Tuesday’s rally:

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Sometimes it's about the crowd size
It was a packed house at the Liacouras Center at Temple University. Roughly 14,000 were in attendance — making it the largest rally for the Harris campaign to date.

And it’s also something the campaign hopes to needle the Trump campaign with.

Trump has often bragged about his campaign rally’s crowd sizes, which often brings in thousands. Harris’ campaign is now highlighting their own milestones, hoping that it will show the newfound excitement surrounding the Harris campaign.

And to add salt to the wound, the Harris campaign took the message to Trump’s turf: Truth Social.

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