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Kamala Harris' running mate choice narrows to Tim Walz, Josh Shapiro, sources say
(www.usatoday.com)
Walz has Bernie's seal of approval
That's all I need to know
this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2024
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indeed. Bernie remains a reasonably clean and reasonably clear assessor/signaler. he makes complex political decisions that much easier for voters.
going to miss the golden yardstick of his judgment when he finally bows out.
Unfortunately we'll probably never see the likes of him again
AOC is an excellent standard bearer for the Bernie style progressives.
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The bern-index
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My friends in Minneapolis are pretty enamored with Walz. I don't think they'd be thrilled to have to share him haha
Walz would be good, just please don't pick Shapiro. Can we avoid shooting ourselves in the foot for once? We've got a good thing going with Kamala.
Do you think Shapiro would lock down PA? I like Walz more from what I know, but seems MN is in the bag regardless. Can’t see the strategy side of his pick other than Walz seems to be the progressive favorite, and checks the old white male box.
I don't think he does lock down PA, his approval is solid but nothing crazy. And on top of that he has so many vulnerabilities. School vouchers and protest response, on top of old quotes being dredged out and the potential cover-up of sexual misconduct of one of his aides.
I would have looked at Kelly for his cheap points to score with low information voters (combat decorated Navy captain, astronaut), but Walz is also incredibly popular and has a good track record.
Walz is more likely to deliver Wisconsin and maybe Michigan, which are also valuable. (And like the other commenter, I also question the ability of a VP pick to reliably deliver their home state.) Wisconsin seems to really like Walz as much as we do here in Minnesota. And I think he does well in Pennsylvania, Walz has the vibes of an older and more mellow version (but not as old as he looks, school lunchroom duty will age anyone) of what we all thought Fetterman would be. Walz is from a small town, is a former national guardsman and high school football coach, and iirc used to enjoy hunting. He appeals to working class, blue collar voters in ways very few other Democrats can. He's also involved with the national party (possibly the convention), someone on TikTok knew something was up with Biden just before he dropped out because Walz flew to DC to meet with Biden. The establishment Democrats like him and so do the progressives - he's exactly who we need right now.
Also, he's the reason we're all calling Republicans weird.
She going choose Shapiro because DNC tells her too and fucking hurt her campaign. Goddammit for once do the right thing here Shaprio is a horrible choice that fucking none of us want. Hence why they pick him. Dumb fucking Democrats hate them.
There are some impressively out of touch people making the calls in the democratic party.
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I don't think "running mate from state X will lock down state X" deserves as much credence as political parties give it in general.
Not based on historical data
I don't think Shapiro would lock PA. I think it's pretty likely she could pick him and lose the state or not pick him and win.
Nah, I highly doubt him being the VP pick could win the state alone. I think that Waltz is a better pick as a whole, including PA.
PA is already pretty firmly blue-purple. WI is more an uncertain purple.
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It’s gotta be Walz. Shapiro would be a slap in the face to the Arab-American community, which we all very much need the support of if we want to prevent the fascists from winning the presidency.
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Walz to win; or Shapiro to lock up at AIPAC money.
Hmm.
I wanted Kelly, but I'd be pretty happy with Walz. Shapiro would just take the wind out of the sails.
Harris closed out her search by interviewing three top candidates - Walz, Shapiro and U.S. Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona - at her Naval Observatory residence on Sunday, the sources said.
Kelly caused a stir on Sunday night when he posted on X "Now, my mission is serving Arizonans," which was interpreted as a sign he was no longer in the running. He deleted the post and replaced it with "I've learned that when your country asks you to serve, you always answer the call."
Sounds like nothing's official yet about eliminating Kelly. I think he'd be the best choice as well
I really like Kelly, too. I think there was just a lot of risk involved with pulling an incumbent Democratic Senator in a swing state that could potentially give an extra seat to the Republicans in an election year that's already difficult for the Democrats on the Senate side.
And the more I read the more fired up I get. I have liked Walz for a while but just been spending more time reading deeper into his background, experience, and policy positions. Feels like he'll really help drive the campaign and align to a lot of the wider progressive objectives.
She already said the announcement will take place in Philly, so ... 😮💨
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Democrat hacks will push Shapiro because its the worst choice.
She chose Walz
For what it's worth, (and if I'm not mistaken) Pelosi also endorsed Walz.
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For those like me, who had never heard of Tim Walz until recently, here's an August 2, 2024 episode of the Ezra Klein podcast with an interview: https://pod.link/1548604447
Walz has been amazing and the amount of progressive laws that have been passed in MN in the past two years with a 1 vote majority in the state house is ridiculous. This doesn't even scratch the surface but
- Recreational weed
- Mandatory sick time accrual -- my company had to give those of us in MN one or two additional sick days,
- Free school lunches
- Banning of non-competes (still important due to the recent supreme court ruling that limits the ability of federal agencies to set regulations)
- Reproductive rights
https://mn.gov/governor/accomplishments/accomplishments.jsp
We're certainly going to miss him as governor but he will be an amazing VP.
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I would'd have a problem with either. But "Harris/Shapiro" sounds like a personal injury law firm, while "Harris/Walz" sounds like some political consultant firm.
Either is better than "Trump/Vance", which just sounds weird.
On the first I thought Christoph Waltz. Even if not possible, this would be a magnificent choice! 🦷
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