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I understand this selection from a few angles…definitely abortion. He regularly attacks JD Vance.
And still…Walz doesn’t add much. Minnesota is not a swing state. He presents as an old white guy, although they’re virtually the same age. Supposedly he will appeal to suburban/rural types and he’s a veteran. He did win a congressional seat in a staunchly Republican-held district in southern Minnesota.
Shapiro made the most sense, and yet…he isn’t progressive. Most qualified, moderate, Hollywood likes him, has the most votes in a swing state at stake.
Walz has some down sides. He couldn’t control the riots post-George Floyd murder. And like in California, there was a massive, $250 mms. post-pandemic-relief fraud.
Minnesota was the first state to codify abortion rights via the state legislature.
Walz was elected as co-chair of the DNC rules committee and he was co-chair of the president’s Council of Governors. And he steadfastly supported Biden as the candidate right up until the very end.
Kamala Harris Names Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Running Mate: WSJ – Barron’s (barrons.com)
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Opinion piece in Newsweek. If half this is true. Ouch. What a chickenshit. . . .
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He was a moderate representing south Minnesota. He was constrained by a Republican majority in the Minnesota Senate during his first term as Governor. When the Dems won full control of Minnesota’s state government in 2022, Walz’s second term was marked by a full-bore pursuit of progressive priorities.
Walz was the clear preference of the progressives. He was welcomed by Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He has opposed many restrictions on abortion. He has backed the legalization of marijuana for personal use. He signed into law a bill providing free school meals for children at public schools, regardless of means. He has also supported automatic voter registration.
In March 2023, he signed a bill making migrants living in the country illegally eligible for driver’s licenses. He has also supported making his state’s low-income health insurance program accessible for all residents, regardless of immigration status. And he has favored so-called “sanctuary” laws where local law enforcement does not inform federal authorities of the immigration status of people they encounter. He enacted a statewide paid family leave program, he tightened gun control laws and passed climate goals.
Walz has also expanded voting rights’ for felons, basically by restoring the right to vote to people who have completed a period of incarceration, rather than requiring them to wait until their probation period is also over. Coincidentally, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld this change.
The governor also has ordered state officials not to cooperate with subpoenas and other legal requests from elsewhere in the nation seeking to penalize gender-affirming care. Walz first enacted that policy via executive order, though similar measures were later reaffirmed by legislation.
The NYT lauded is move towards progressivism.
I agree, he’s not a liberal. He is a full-bore Progressive.
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And more to the point, Kamala Harris was rated the second most liberal member of Congress of all 109 who have served since the turn of the century. Only Elizabeth Warren was more liberal.
Extensive data here:
Opinion: Kamala Harris is extremely liberal — and the numbers prove it (msn.com)
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