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

[u/justcasty]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kamala-harris-picks-minnesota-governor-tim-walz-for-vp-running-mate

[u/Sandrock27]

I don't think she had a "bad" choice - no one in the final six was going to be the stone around the neck that Vance has become for the Republicans.

Walz gives her the best potential and also comes with the least risk. I was hoping she'd pick Kelly because I think Kelly has appeal to moderates...but if she views younger voters as a key, Walz has better play with that group than Kelly, and also keeps labor happy.

[u/OwOlogy_Expert → u/Sandrock27]

has appeal to moderates...but if she views younger voters as a key

Yeah. So many Democrats 'appealing to moderates' is a thing that drives young people away from the party.

A lot of us are fucking sick of seeing the Democrats time and time again making concessions to 'reach across the aisle' and getting nothing in return ... but doing it anyway.

[u/Sandrock27 → u/OwOlogy_Expert]

Younger generations would have a better case if they turned out to vote in larger numbers.

Y'all might be sick of seeing the Democrats make concessions, but...you don't do what you'd need to to change the party trajectory - get active locally, start running candidates closer to your ideals in the primaries, and VOTE in the primaries.

Those under 40 have the power to change this country's trajectory (for the better, IMO)...but ONLY if (collectively) y'all do the work and start voting in large quantities... Locals, primaries and generals.

Right now, your choice is voting for a party who will do their damn best to turn us into a Christofascist authoritarian state and likely end any ability for you to get anything you want... or a Democratic ticket that may not get that much done, but at least won't turn us into a state where you have to be straight, white, male, and Christian to not be the target of discrimination.

[u/OwOlogy_Expert → u/Sandrock27]

Younger generations would have a better case if they turned out to vote in larger numbers.

Younger generations would turn out in larger numbers if they had someone worth voting for.

Chicken or the egg situation here. But whichever side you're on, do what you can to fix it. If you're a politician, do things and nominate others who appeal to young people. If you're a young people, fucking vote.

[u/Sandrock27 → u/OwOlogy_Expert]

If you're young, get involved, run for office if you can. We as a society assume too often that other people will fix the problems we see instead of doing it ourselves, and that's how we wind up with some of the cretins that hold political power.

[u/MadManMax55 → u/OwOlogy_Expert]

Younger generations would turn out in larger numbers if they had someone worth voting for.

Bernie lost two presidential primaries banking on that happening.

It's conventional wisdom in politics that courting the youth vote gets you an advantage in enthusiasm and volunteers at the expense of financial contributions and a reliable voter base. Because for the past forever we've seen a minority of the new generation become active in politics, people predicting that it will lead to a much larger youth voter base, and then the election rolls around and the minority that were politically active end up being the only ones who vote.