Harris woos teacher union as momentum builds for White House bid [Video]

Kamala Harris released her first campaign ad Thursday and headed to Texas to address a teachers union — a key ingredient in the Democratic coalition — as she seeks to maintain her fast start in the bid to take on Donald Trump for the presidency this November.

Harris has enjoyed a groundswell of support since announcing her 11th-hour candidacy to replace President Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate. She has rapidly united the Democratic Party behind her, getting a slew of endorsements from labor groups, Black and Latino voters and a surge in interest from young voters.

The 59-year-old former US senator and first woman vice president will address the American Federation of Teachers national convention in Houston, a speech her campaign framed as part of her “consistent efforts to fight for workers across America.”

She will return to Washington to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late afternoon.

Harris …