This is a bold choice by VP Harris

[BeyondGeography]

The VP nominee is a message about her priorities and what this race is about. With Tim Walz she is broadening her cultural and geographical reach in a big way.

She is swinging for the fences. For the people.

[Nanjeanne]

1. Yes I feel this too. I haven't felt this emotional in a long time. They are going to be great and it's going to

Abe FUN. And maybe we will really see a bold and exciting platform.

[MaryMagdaline]

57. I agree. This will be a fun campaign

[brewens]

62. "FUN" may be the key word. If we could sneak spies into each campaign to video secretly, the mood would be

a 180-degree difference. It has to suck being on Trump's campaign. Going down, abuse, finger pointing, suspicion, all the great perks in his world!

Contrast that with the Harris crew. They went from having a chance with Joe but under a cloud to kicking ass and taking names!

I felt that in my working career. I worked commercial jobs where I delt with abusive bosses and customer to working for a blood center on blood drives. Blood donors are by default the nicest people to deal with. My territory included two universities. It was almost impossible to fail so we were always racking up good numbers. I'd go out and do that for free for a couple hours just for fun if they would let me now that I'm retired.

The moral may end up being the big difference.

[Nanjeanne]

64. I just heard that Walz kept saying that he wants to bring a sense of JOY to campaigning. And that's going to be

a powerful contrast. JOY. Yes.

In an article I read a while ago Biden said about Walz "he's a blast" and his staffers said they'd never seen him in such a good mood. They were joking they needed to bring Walz around Biden often.

He and Kamala are going to bring that JOY back into people's lives.

[surfered]

77. It's Team Normal vs Team Weird

[Doc Sportello]

2. Yes!

Walz can outreach to many voters the Democrats have had a hard time with.

[AncientOfDays]

34. That's my thought too

reach some of the undecided, and even some that were going to vote Republican but aren't that attached to tRump.

[jayschool2013]

50. Yes, and

his status as a native Nebraskan and an upper Midwesterner will have credibility in Omaha (1 electoral vote) and Wisconsin (10 votes).

[Doc Sportello]

58. Sincerely hope the election doesn't come down to that one district

I don't think it will but it's nice to have a native son on the ticket. I bet he will campaign there and it will be a big deal for those folks in Nebraska.

[jayschool2013]

59. Exactly

Well stated.

[Doc Sportello]

75. Thank you

Now it's a matter of reaching out and I have no doubt that the Harris will do it, as will volunteers. People I know are talking about their kids being fired up.

[cilla4progress]

65. Rurals

Yep!

SO superior to fake hillbilly Vance! I so regret reading his book when it was being heralded...

[Doc Sportello]

74. He hoodwinked a lot of people

The guy really is just a tool - both in the pejorative sense and in that he is being used by the rich tech bros.

[EYESORE 9001]

3. The other contenders will be working hard too

Unlike repuQs, we don’t sulk and get butthurt when our favorite doesn’t get picked.

[gab13by13]

4. Walz is the best communicator of the bunch,

He is fantastic in front of a microphone and camera.

Maybe we can now regain the narrative again?

I have been donating to ActBlue on my phone, is there a way to donate here to give DU credit? Is Omaha Steve the bag man?

[quaint]

10. Of course! Omaha Steve does all the work.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218885532

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[NBachers]

14. As a show of support and confirmation, I clicked and donated again!

[quaint]

19. Me, too!

[Alice B.]

61. Same!

[BadgerMom]

72. Same-same.

[FailureToCommunicate]

15. Yay for Omaha Steve! With this news -and helpful link- I just donated again!

[Gaytano70]

20. Me too! $100

Thanks OmahaSteve!

[ananda]

21. Thank you, Omaha Steve!

You're the best!

[TBF]

26. thanks - sending my small donation through this link

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[malaise]

5. Best pick

A happy progressive warrior

[MaryMagdaline]

56. Yes! I smile every time I see his face

[Tommymac]

80. Definately a Marley man in spirit.

This is going to one hell of a Fall.

Got my 'drums' and Popcorn ready.

HARRIS/WALZ 2024
🌊 It's gonna be a blue wave, baby. 🌊

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. My sense is she is going to run to the center, and Walz will protect her left flank with progressives.

I’m not complaining.

[msfiddlestix]

54. Exactly how I see it. It's as simple as that, and I am thrilled to say the least

[murielm99]

7. Nice choice.

Thanks for posting.

[Missiris]

53. Kornacki is at it again

Based on maps from 2020, as usual hanging crepe, neglecting all that has gone on since....MSNBC had all the folks who preferred Shapiro give their reasons.

[gab13by13]

8. I can't wait, I have a tee time I am donating my 100 now.

If people can donate any amount it will send a message, now is the time.

I just donated with a 10% tip.

[SARose]

9. Love it

Knew nothing about him then he called Trump and Vance weird.

He’s got my vote!😈

[AlexSFCA]

11. he is very experienced - 12 years in congress and 2nd term governor

not to mention the current chair of dem governors association. He balances out Harris’s sharp prosecutorial demeanor. Even repubs can see that Walz is so much better than vance, they are VP jealous.

[Gaytano70]

22. Sergeant Major too!

[Metaphorical]

78. I think this is a VERY important point

Sergeant Majors get shit done. They are uniformly respected in the military by enlisted and officers alike, and they take no BS doing it.

[Native]

12. I dont think it's bold at all, just smart. Very smart.

[Tetrachloride]

76. i agree

[Skittles]

86. yup

I like him, but it's not like there's an under-representation of straight white christian males in our government.....

[malaise]

13. Spread this

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219291363

[mountain grammy]

16. I've always donated to local candidates

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In 2006 I donated to Tim Walz. First time I donated directly to a candidate outside my state. He flipped a republican seat! Go Tim!!

[TBF]

28. Every now and then I do this with all the emails I receive -

that's how I knew Shapiro. It can be pretty dismal living in TX, so sometimes I donate out of state on races that look closer instead!

[DeeDeeNY]

17. And unlike weirdo Vance, he likes cats

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/12/20/walz-family-welcomes-a-new-member-honey-the-cat

[hibbing]

18. Signing free school lunch bill.....Watch the joy in his face and the kids

Of course the Republicans were against this. Sorry for the crappy sound on this video, I think this was around the same time Huckabee was signing a bill to let children work.

[Doc Sportello]

30. Thank you for posting this

I had seen this video before but it's worth seeing again and again. That screenshot is something Dems can use too. What a great, genuine person he is. My idea of what a real man is.

[pinkstarburst]

31. I love this. And as a retired teacher

I love that she picked someone who is a former social studies teacher of 20 years.

[Silent Type]

42. When I read about Walz a few weeks ago, first thing I noticed was "former teacher." That's hard to beat. Thank you too.

[twodogsbarking]

45. Those children were not paid to appear.

[FailureToCommunicate]

49. Thank you for adding this clip!

Can this guy be ANY cooler???

(I'd not be surprised if he had a YouTube vid about the correct use of jumper cables...maybe I'll search for it.)

[Volaris]

23. I think its gonna work. Midwest Progress(ive) started with farmers co-ops

in places like Minnesota and the Dakotas, and a lot of peeps there are still Lutheran/Catholic. They do remember such a thing as 'the liberal church', despite the roe decision and the hay that the right wing loons made out of it...a reminder from one of their own may be just the thing needed to finally put that orange fucker out of our body politic and into a federal prison.

[geardaddy]

82. There are a lot of loonie Lutherans and Catholics in outstate MN

It's mostly down to their Pro-Life views.

[TBF]

24. It's not bold at all - it's the safe pick. She went for the white male "dad" who is everything

Trump is not. But this is probably what she needed to do. Good pick.

[BeyondGeography]

32. Disagree, there were "safer" options on the table.

Walz will take a lot of MSM and Republican incoming for governing as an unapologetic progressive. I’m sure VP Harris was hearing from people about the benefits of choosing a candidate perceived as more moderate. Kudos to her for going with Walz who has passed the same types of legislation she would like to enact on a federal level.

[TBF]

36. Read my entire post - he is the vanilla white male she needed. I'll repeat it: good pick. nt

[BeyondGeography]

37. It was a short post, I think I was able to absorb it in its entirety on the first try

Nice to see you add “vanilla” though.

[TBF]

43. He's just a little older than me & looks like every guy I went to high school with -

I guess that's why I don't see it as some big "bold" choice. These are the same guys who have been in charge of everything forever, at least in my world (I grew up in rural Wisconsin)

But I also see the value in the choice. And I support it - I've already donated this morning.

[JI7]

41. Who would you say was safer ?

Maybe Kelly .

[BeyondGeography]

44. Definitely Kelly, Beshear as well IMO

The CW also held that Shapiro was safer for his ability to “guarantee” PA. These were all very good options, too.

[GopherGal]

84. I've already seen the "Turn the USA into a hellscape like Minnesota" stuff

out there. (Though that's on me for reading comment sections.)

[quaint]

39. IVF Dad gets it. Cat Dad gets it.

Hot pick to me, not vanilla.
And in January Minnesota gets an Native American woman as governor and a Black man as lieutenant.

[TBF]

40. I really do like the Native American Woman as governor -

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that's a big deal!

I had a History of Wisconsin class at UW that really focused on the the tribes that settled Wisconsin, not sure if Minnesota is similar? At any rate, very exciting!

[geardaddy]

83. Minnesota has the following Indigenous communities

Four Dakota Mdewakanton communities:

Prairie Island Indian Community
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Lower Sioux Indian Reservation
Upper Sioux Community – Pejuhutazizi Oyate

Seven Anishinaabe reservations:
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Grand Portage Band of Chippewa
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
White Earth Band of Ojibwe - This is the nation that Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan belongs to.
Red Lake Band of Chippewa

[Passages]

25. Minnesota has passed powerful anti-trust legislation. All about protecting their citizens rights.

2023-2024 Regular Session
State gets oversight over health care mergers, power to stop those ‘contrary to the public interest’
A new law requires the Department of Health to analyze all proposed sales or mergers of two hospitals or health care systems to determine whether they are in the public interest and stop them if they aren’t.


The law requires a health care entity with an average revenue of at least $80 million per year to notify the Health Department within 60 days of a proposed merger or sale and submit the details of the proposed transaction, which could not proceed without approval from the department.
https://www.house.mn.gov/NewLaws/story/2023/5503

[Taraman]

27. Her campaign continues to be perfect so far

I didn't dare to hope that there would be such a roar from decent Americans to counter the ugliness of Trump's hatred, but here it is. Big time Roar.

[Zoomie1986]

29. Walz was the first person who came to mind for me

When Biden passed the torch to Harris. He simply added up right as her VP. I thought how fiery yet no-nonsense he was would balance out her urbane and iron-in-a-velvet-glove persona.

If this rumor is true, they will be a formidable team. Very tough to beat, because they are both dangerous to conservatives in different ways.

[mitch96]

33. Lets hope Harris/Waltz and the American voter all dance to the same tune...😁.. A little quick backround FYI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Walz
M

[Luciferous]

35. I think she made a great choice

[Passages]

38. Tim Walz line in 2018: The economy is a garden, not a jungle

Link to tweet

[lostnfound]

67. What a GREAT quote. Nt

[AdamGG]

46. I thought Mark Kelly had the best biography

25 years as a Navy combat fighter pilot and astronaut seemed that it would have been the perfect complement to shore up perceptions about the first woman president. They probably didn't want to risk losing his Senate seat, but to me it seemed like the strongest choice.

Walz is good too though and I'm still psyched for the convention and to back this ticket. Hopefully, he's popular enough in neighboring Wisconsin to pull some more votes there.

[ElleMac]

47. Checkmate!

This is so good to me I am absolutely giddy. Jim Walz is the opposition's poster boy for all that is good in America (White, male, midwest roots, Patriotic, bootstrapped, football and service to community). Yet he manifests it in a modern way that truly cares about people. They can't touch this. Bring on the debate with JD. I can't wait. Oh yeah, I echo the requests for donations today. It will send a signal. We see you. We raise you.

[FailureToCommunicate]

48. Welcome to DU ElleMac!

[geardaddy]

81. Tim not Jim

Tim is going to be a great VP!

[Passages]

51. He has worked to protect clean air & water and grow our clean energy economy.

Link to tweet

[Self Esteem]

52. I don't think it's a bold pick.

It's a good pick. A bold pick would have been Pete.

But this is a pretty conventional pick and that's okay. I really like Walz and think he's a great messenger.

Very similar to Biden in 2008.

[generalbetrayus]

66. I agree, Pete would have been a bold pick, but here's info I received this morning in an e-mail

from the Human Rights Campaign:

"I hope you heard the incredible news — Vice President Kamala Harris selected Governor Tim Walz as her running mate! Just think what a Harris-Walz administration would mean for LGBTQ+ people!

Governor Tim Walz is a career-long champion for LGBTQ+ people. In 1999, as a history teacher and football coach, Walz sponsored his school’s first gay-straight alliance student group. He opposed efforts to ban same-sex marriage in the Minnesota constitution. While serving in Congress, he co-sponsored legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, voted to repeal the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, voted for the Matthew Shepard/James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and introduced legislation to protect LGBTQ+ service members from discrimination in benefits. As Governor, Tim Walz signed an executive order banning the dangerous practice of “conversion therapy” in Minnesota.

And Kamala Harris has been our champion for decades. Together, she and Governor Walz would be an unstoppable force that would advance our rights — and ensure our children have the future they deserve!"

[Nanjeanne]

68. Just think-back in 1999 Walz was leading the football team to victory & started the school's first gay-straight alliance

Same year.

Amazing.

[hibbing]

69. Wow, every dang post today is making me super excited n/t

[Groundhawg]

55. Great choice for sure.

[seleff]

60. Makes me think of Al Franken and Garrison Keillor

Tim Walz really reminds me of the spirit of those two guys embodied in one of the most likable person imaginable. Now we can envision and celebrate an America where all of our children are truly above average!

[cilla4progress]

63. Supremely

well-balanced ticket!

Representation is so important..across the board!

[democratsruletheday]

70. agree with you BG...

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this wasn't a 'safe' pick but a progressive/brave one. Let's hope it pays off!

[progressoid]

71. Bold? How is a white guy a bold choice?

If that is the criteria, any of the choices that were supposedly on her list would be bold.

[Pluvious]

73. The stark contrast between The Vile Duo and ...

... them will help dilute the perceived "excess" progressiveness of the Duo of Light and Laughter

LFG !!

[Dem4life1970]

79. I love it!

He is a great pick! I am just learning about him over the last couple of weeks and I have loved everything I've learned about him. He is a happy warrior, he is genuine and as Clara McCaskill said " He is who JD Vance pretends to be. " People are saying that Shapiro would help with Pennsylvania and he would have, but I think he still will. Shapiro is very popular in Pennsylvania at 61% approval rating and he will be campaigning for the ticket very hard like everyone will be. We all know what the stakes are...

[kimbutgar]

85. Listening to them I feel fired up and ready to go! I have a feeling I am not alone tonight !