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[–] SuperCub 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Tim Walz is an excellent choice for the working class. I'm excited and will be all in for a Harris-Walz ticket.

Tim Walz's accomplishments as Governor:

  • Universal free school lunches
  • Paid sick and medical leave
  • Banned non-compete agreements
  • Expanded protections for workers at Amazon warehouses
  • Increased wages for Uber and Lyft workers
  • Legalization of cannabis
  • Achieved substantial police reform including bans on chokeholds, peace officers and deescalation training, and an independent Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
  • 100% clean energy by 2040
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It will be Shapiro or Kelly. I'm leaning Shapiro cuz they want to lock up PA, but I really like Kelly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I'm thinking it'll be Shapiro also because of Pennsylvania.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Please don’t take my Mark Kelly dream from me 😢

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm trying to wrap my head around:

Doesn't Alienate any part of the coalition

What does that even mean?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Appeals to the left side of the party without pissing off the centrists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Nothing. It means absolutely nothing

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Old white man may pacify older generation of voters.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Be careful of writing him off as just an “old white man”. He’s done pretty great with a tiny majority in MN and he’s been a great communicator.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

school teacher for 20 years, 24 serving in the guard. stellar public service record. definitely ticks all the boxes.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Sounds great! He pacifies the folks who just want an old white man, and also brings a lot of important characteristics to the table. Good by me!

[–] SuperCub 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Tim Walz's accomplishments as Governor:

  • Universal free school lunches
  • Paid sick and medical leave
  • Banned non-compete agreements
  • Expanded protections for workers at Amazon warehouses
  • Increased wages for Uber and Lyft workers
  • Legalization of cannabis
  • Achieved substantial police reform including bans on chokeholds, peace officers and deescalation training, and an independent Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
  • 100% clean energy by 2040
[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

sounds like another tim kaine moment.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Sounds like a great guy who would do well, but is needed in his state more than as VP.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Katie Porter isn't doing anything now that she lost her Senate bid to Schiff, and has made some fans even in conservative circles for her whiteboard explanations and takedowns of pharma CEOs and pentagon overspending.

I know a bunch of people say Kamala needs a white man for VP, but I'm not sure that tracks logically, sexists aren't going to suddenly be okay with a woman just because she has a man as VP.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I go back and forth on Raphael Warnock for the same reason. He's definitely needed in Georgia, but wouldn't it be great for a presidential candidate to be able to say the last person they talk to before any major decision as president will be a pastor?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I came here to say, as a Minnesotan: "NO. HE'S OURS. HECK OFF, WE'RE KEEPING HIM!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Honestly, we’ll manage just fine with Peggy Flanagan. She’s pretty great too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I believe that people are ready to leave Red State/Blue State behind.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I'd be ecstatic if Walz ends up being chosen. He's not without a couple of cons that I could think of right of the top of my head, but if I'm going purely on the basis of what I'd like to see in a VP, he's at the very top of the list of those who I've seen get mentioned as in the running.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah he seems alright

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Waltz is a dream VP pick

He might be the only pick that would make me enthusiastically vote instead of begrudgingly