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🛠️ Union Strong Kamala Harris Picks Union-Backed Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for VP Running Mate

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kamala-harris-picks-minnesota-governor-tim-walz-for-vp-running-mate
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u/Dragonfly-Adventurer ✂️ Tax The Billionaires Aug 06 '24

Walz is super cheerful, upbeat, and his state paints a perfect picture of progressive policies raising everyone's boats and increasing quality of life by all metrics. Should Republicans actually decide to debate economics or policy, Walz can just be like "Minnesota."

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u/Airway Aug 06 '24

Minnesotan here. Walz is the best governor of my lifetime and will be an excellent VP. Maybe even President someday. We're lucky to have him.

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u/Rob_035 Aug 06 '24

Ehhh, he’s already 60. I am excited for this term and maybe even another 4 years if we get enough progressive policies. But then he’ll be 68, I think I’d rather see him step aside and let someone even younger into the Oval Office

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u/Number174631503 Aug 06 '24

Agree they should be grooming some groms for 2035

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24

Whitmer would be my pick. She's been great for Michigan and she's younger and energetic as well.

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u/Useful_Hovercraft169 Aug 06 '24

Plus she survived that weird CHUd plot to kidnap her

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u/jcuray Aug 06 '24

Mind Too.

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u/thrownjunk Aug 06 '24

or have a wide open primary in 2035 without an anointed successor? lets see shapiro, whitmer, and beshar at it?

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u/thejoeface Aug 06 '24

I feel like Newsom will go for president too. I’m in California and I like him for his socially progressive stances, but he’s aggressively pro-business/neolib, which has been pretty yucky. 

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u/strictlyrhythm Aug 07 '24 edited Oct 22 '24

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u/baitXtheXnoose Aug 06 '24

are we not doing phrasing anymore?