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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: Ptarmigan on August 07, 2024, 09:00:21 PM
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How Progressive is Tim Walz, Kama Harris’ VP Running Mate?
https://mishtalk.com/politics/how-progressive-is-tim-walz-kama-harris-vp-running-mate/
Yesterday, a friend told me that Walz was not as much a Liberal Progressive as I thought. Let’s investigate.
What the Choice of Tim Walz Says About Kamala Harris
The Wall Street Journal comments on What the Choice of Tim Walz Says About Kamala Harris
Donald Trump did Democrats a favor by choosing a running mate who reinforced his base rather than reaching out to swing voters. Kamala Harris has now returned the favor in selecting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the progressive favorite, as her pick for Vice President.
The choice that scared Republicans was popular Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, a swing state crucial to an Electoral College victory. But Mr. Shapiro, who is Jewish, was the target of an extraordinary and nasty campaign against him by the Democratic left. He was too pro-Israel and had upset unions by showing rhetorical support for school vouchers.
Ms. Harris appears to have wilted under this pressure, perhaps fearing protests at the Democratic convention in Chicago this month. She went with Mr. Walz instead, and there goes Mr. Trump’s hope of flipping the decisive swing state of Minnesota. That’s a joke, since the Land of 10,000 Liberals has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1976.
Mr. Walz’s progressive bona fides will please Sen. Bernie Sanders and the teachers unions. But his governing record will be fodder for Mr. Trump. And picking him is a bad omen about the ability, or even willingness, of Ms. Harris to defy her party’s left.
Tim Walz is very far left.