Vice President Harris chooses Tim Walz as running mate
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Walz, the governor of Minnesota, is a former high school teacher, Army officer and member of the U.S. House.
  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
    108·
    4 months ago

    haha, okay, he’s the guy that came up with the “just weird” label for trrmp and vance, that’s a strong enough starting endorsement for me

    • ieatpwns@lemmy.world
      101·
      4 months ago

      s/

      No no no he’ll be the puppet master pulling the strings from behind the scenes

      /s

      • vxx@lemmy.world
        8·
        4 months ago

        Aren’t they currently saying this about Harris during the Biden Presidency? Of course while claiming she’s dumb and not qualified.

    • ChillPenguin@lemmy.world
      2·
      4 months ago

      Nah, they’ll just talk about his old rocks and cows quote, or how he’s making sure children are fed in schools.

    • PapaStevesy@lemmy.world
      59·
      4 months ago

      He may not have gone to space, but Tim has been an awesome governor here in Minnesota, I look forward to seeing what he brings to the campaign.

    • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
      15·
      4 months ago

      The seat is too valuable to give up an incumbency advantage, particularly so given Kelly’s high approval rating in state.

      • tetrachromacy@lemmy.world
        12·
        4 months ago

        I knew this intellectually, but in my heart of hearts was hoping for Kelly anyway because having a former astronaut for a president would be freaking awesome. That being said I’m not even a little upset with Walz and I’m 100% here for Walz and Harris both.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      4 months ago

      There was a story a day or two ago that it had been narrowed to Walz or Shapiro. Between those two, I’m pleasantly surprised.

      • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
        53·
        4 months ago

        Same. I’m delighted to be wrong. I thought for sure she was gonna pick Shapiro just to show progressives who’s boss.

    • rezifon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      102·
      4 months ago

      I wanted the gay dude who makes Fox News his bitch.

      Still pretty fucking hyped to vote, either way.

    • Bonesince1997@lemmy.world
      5·
      4 months ago

      I wonder if he needed more time with his wife. She’s the former congresswoman who was shot, right? I just thought that that might have factored into it.

      • WanderingVentra@lemm.ee
        3·
        4 months ago

        I think it was too risky to give up his Senate seat. His seat is too purple, it could easily go to a Republican in a special election.

    • someguy3@lemmy.world
      4·
      4 months ago

      Kelly didn’t have enough government experience, only 2 years. I’m not sure he was ever taken as a final contender.

        • cowfodder@lemmy.world
          521·
          4 months ago

          Is it really a criticism though? There’s nothing of merit to it. I could see criticizing the pick based on Walz’s views (though I’d probably argue against that too; Walz has a pretty stellar record).

          He’s basically the same age as Harris, so the “old” portion of the criticism is right out the window. What we’re left with is that he’s a white man, which is always what the VP pick was going to be. The unfortunate truth in this country is that a lot of voters are not ready to support a presidential ticket with two women or people of color.

        • Tyfud@lemmy.world
          17·
          4 months ago

          That’s not how criticism works. There needs to be something of substance for a critique to have merit.

          This was just stereotyping someone based on their looks. You know, the thing we give the other side shit for doing with Harris. It’s not productive, not a good look, and outside of the internet it’s a great way to tell the people around you that you have nothing of value to add to a conversation or discussion.

          • ABCDE@lemmy.world
            1·
            4 months ago

            A criticism of something and a critique imply different things; criticism can be short, like theirs was, and that is fine for online forums. You can, of course, criticise their criticism, I can can criticise that.

    • CompostMaterial@lemmy.worldEnglish
      183·
      4 months ago

      It is obviously a cycle we need to break. That said, a campaign has to make choices that lead to victory. Kamala is already a person of color and a woman. If she wins, it would be only the second time to have a non-white President and the first woman.

      The fact is that while many us are hungry for change to the old norms, many will be more conservative to change (and I don’t mean in the crazy MAGA way). Having an old white guy on the ticket acts as an anchor for those who are too scared to fully jump into all out change, ensuring that those votes aren’t lost to the other side.

      • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
        11·
        4 months ago

        Almost a third of the U.S. population is white and male. In a representative democracy, it’s only reasonable to expect that population to often make up a plurality of all office holders.