Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate
After weeks of speculation, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will join the Harris ticket as her vice presidential pick over other candidates, like Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/15388609
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, wagering that a former red-district congressman with a progressive streak can help her win over working-class voters in battleground states needed to beat Donald Trump in November.
“The entire country is about to see why their friends from Minnesota can’t stop bragging about Governor Walz,” Minnesota DFL Party Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. “By picking a servant leader born and raised in a small town who has dedicated his career to protecting freedoms and lifting up working families, Vice President Harris has chosen the perfect foil for [Trump running mate] JD Vance and his politics of resentment.”
What he's done in Minnesota with a 1 seat majority- universal free school meals - legal weed - carbon free electricity by 2040 - tax rebates for the working class up to $1,300 (making under $150k per year) - banned conversion therapy - red flag laws for guns - universal background checks for guns - automatic voter registration - free public college (under $150k per year) - 12 weeks paid family leave - 12 weeks paid sick leave - automatic voter registration - free public college (under $80k) - ban on PFAS (forever chemicals)
59That’s fkn dope.
10Why did he have red flag laws, universal background checks, and automatic voter registration twice?
And is free public college under 120k or under 80k?
2.2 billion what?
6Editing to clarify
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Copy/paste errors? Few duplications in there. Still a pretty impressive list
5Sounds like a big government dream!
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He has a very pro-Israel record, but also has weirdly wishy-washy rhetoric about it.
Interesting pick. Maybe uncommitted spooked her?
1Is she trying to loose?
Edit: did you mean to say pro-Palestinian? If she was worried about the uncommitted movement that unseated Biden, wouldn't she pick someone pro-Palestine?
-5He's sympathetic to the anti-genocide protests and very vocal about it. Like I said, wishy washy.
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Interesting pick. Maybe uncommitted spooked her?
it's another tim kaine moment; someone who has all the right qualities but no celebrity outside his pocket of the country and won't help budge the election needle.
-5Shapiro would have been a bad and divisive choice. Walsh was the best of the bunch and I'm absolutely stunned that she picked him.
13You just described every VP pick ever.
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This guy screams I am a white cuck... Do they think this will resonate with white middle aged men?
Don't most of them hate this type guy lol
Edit: Well damn sounds like Minnesota is a liberal paradise under this guy
But can vp affect policy?
-20This guy screams I am a white cuck
Like he stands outside your window and does this?
7standing just like he is in that picture!
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