Kamala Harris Picks MN Gov Tim Walz as Running MateKamala Harris Picks MN Gov Tim Walz as Running Mate

Kamala Harris Picks MN Gov Tim Walz as Running Mate

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2024
Posted on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 09:43:50 AM EST
Tags: Kamala Harris, Tim Walz (all tags)

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It's official. Democratic nominee for President Kamala Harris has announced on Instagram that she has selected MN Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate. (Instagram? seriously? Yes. I guess it's how you reach people in their 20's in hopes of getting them to support the addition of a 60 year old white male on ticket).

Why Walz over PA Governor Josh Shapiro? Is it because Shapiro, like Harris' husband, is Jewish and supports Israel? How did Walz even get on Harris' radar so quickly? [More...]

I'm disappointed to see an older white male (from a mayonnaise-y mid-western state no less) on the ticket. Especially someone I've never heard of before this past week.

Harris says she picked him because of his support for the middle class. I think the middle class is at work today, not reading Instagram.

It's all pretty much besides the point, since keeping the grifter Donald Trump (and his brood of talentless, undeserving children waiting in the wings for their turn) away from the oval office is the goal. So, Harris and Walz it is. I'm on board.

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Kamala Harris Picks MN Gov Tim Walz as Running Mate | 23 comments (23 topical)

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Walz is 60 years old... (5.00 / 4) (#4)
by desertswine on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 01:17:25 PM EST

Tump is old enough to be his father.

I love that the man was (5.00 / 3) (#18)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 04:16:44 PM EST

The advisor (or whatever you call it) for an LGBT student group way back when he was teaching.

I said it should be a midwesterner. (5.00 / 1) (#19)
by Chuck0 on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 04:46:18 PM EST

(or Mitch Landrieu). I think Walz was the perfect choice. I am happy Shapiro is staying in PA (selfishly). He's on TV right now giving a great speech. Shapiro will be President one day. I am sure of it. I may not live to see it, but I think he is headed to the White House.

Walz is the cool, fun uncle at Thanksgiving.

Jeralyn, Jeralyn, for shame! (5.00 / 2) (#20)
by Peter G on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 04:48:14 PM EST

Your NYC suburban roots and chosen Denver homebase are showing! To attack Harris's choice of Walz as disappointing because he is "(from a mayonnaise-y mid-western state no less)" is beneath you. Unseemly appearance of looking down your nose at folks based on a stereotype, and not even a valid one. Lots of great progressive folks (including very personally relatable ones), including several outstanding contributors to this blog, are from the midwest. Not to mention the heartland's progressive history, as Towanda will often remind us. Walz is like everyone's favorite high school social studies teacher, it seems to me; what's not to like? (I'm all-Northeast urban, as you know, but I even like mayonnaise on certain foods, not that that is either here nor there.)

: Thank you, Peter (none / 0) (#21)
by Zorba on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 05:01:33 PM EST

I agree.

538 morning avgs (none / 0) (#1)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 09:56:04 AM EST

National: Harris +2
Michigan: Harris +2.1
Wisconsin: Harris +1.6
Pennsylvania: Harris +1.1
Nevada: Harris +0.3
Georgia: Trump +0.7
North Carolina: Trump +1.0
Arizona: Trump +1.9

: Expect (none / 0) (#10)
by Ga6thDem on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 03:43:57 PM EST

those GA numbers to improve after the crazed rally Trump held here in Atlanta in the same auditorium Harris campaigned in and where my youngest son graduated school last May. So he attacks Kemp. Nobody cares about Kemp because he more or less asked for it when he begged Trump for an endorsement in 2018. But Trump just can't help it when a woman stands up to him. Marti Kemp said she was not voting for Trump and therefore he had to go after her. Really ticked off a lot of people here especially women. Not that Trump already didn't have a woman problem but he just can't help making it worse.

The best thing about the Kamala campaign (none / 0) (#2)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 10:12:02 AM EST

so far is the joy. She looks like she is having a good time. It's been a long long time since democrats have had fun. Biden saved us from Trump and COVID and bless him for that. But he was never much fun.

Walz will compliment this part of her appeal. He also looks like he is enjoying himself.

I really don't think many Democrats were expecting to have fun this fall a month ago. Which makes it even better.

Happy (5.00 / 3) (#3)
by KeysDan on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 10:16:38 AM EST

Warrior. A Minnesota tradition.


: 3rd (5.00 / 1) (#8)
by Ga6thDem on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 03:39:19 PM EST

Happiest state in the nation.
I have family there and when I go visit we laugh and laugh.

: One hopes (none / 0) (#5)
by jondee on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 01:44:39 PM EST

he goes into full warrior-mode. He's perfectly capable.

He was my favorite (none / 0) (#6)
by jes on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 01:52:38 PM EST

based on the auditions. But I never really thought there was a chace especially after Bernie endorsed him! Even Armando thought that was the kiss of death.

Something you might like: He did name 2 public defenders to the Minisota state Supreme Court.

: oof... (none / 0) (#7)
by jes on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 02:14:08 PM EST

chance and Minnesota.sigh.

Most interesting (none / 0) (#9)
by Ga6thDem on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 03:40:13 PM EST

thing to me is both Manchin and Marianne Woo Woo Williamson like Walz.

: And AOC (none / 0) (#11)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 03:44:13 PM EST

and Dean Phillips

I think this might be the real reason (none / 0) (#12)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 03:51:54 PM EST

Waltz was picked.

Tim Walz brings his abortion-rights bona fides to the Democratic ticket

This was always going to be won or lost on the issue of reproductive rights. I wish democracy was enough but sadly it is not.

I really really hope you're (5.00 / 1) (#14)
by jondee on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 03:57:23 PM EST

right, because if you are, we win.


: Dems (none / 0) (#15)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 04:03:11 PM EST

Have not lost an important election since Dobbs.
Kansas Kentucky etc.
And I believe the advantage for Dems because of Dobbs in being undercounted in polls. Just as it was in the those races in red states where it won with huge totally unexpected margins

It is spell correct (none / 0) (#13)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 03:53:32 PM EST

That keeps spelling his name wrong. I'm trying to catch it.

FWIW

it's WALZ


Trump seems incredibly (none / 0) (#16)
by jondee on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 04:04:25 PM EST

skittish to debate all of a sudden.

Not a good look for a supposed bring-it-on tough guy.

Suddenly his little toadstool has shriveled up at the thought of not having a deteriorating old man to pick on.

: Trump the he-man woman hater (5.00 / 1) (#17)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 04:14:14 PM EST

afraid of a girl

He made a "couch joke" (none / 0) (#22)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 06:03:37 PM EST

in his speech. I love him.

: Absolutely (none / 0) (#23)
by FlJoe on Tue Aug 06, 2024 at 06:10:27 PM EST

nailed it.