Walz is the Veep pick

With presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris selecting Nebraska Fats Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, we will officially have the most radically far left presidential ticket in U.S. history. Combine that with the GOP presidential ticket going all MAGA, it's going to be an interesting battle which side can effectively sway independent/moderate voters who have little appetite for such polarization. 

A few thoughts: 

- Walz is a prog rock star given the buffet of radical left policy (or as the governor himself called it - "neighborliness") that passed through the all-Democrat Minnesota legislature the past two sessions. As such, media outlets like CNN and MSNBC have allowed him to appear on their respective networks to demagogue leftist positions as well as lie about conservatives, all with little to no pushback. However, on the rare occasions he's outside the echo chamber, he comes off as incredibly thin skinned. There's a reason the one debate with his 2022 gubernatorial opponent Scott Jensen didn't get a lot of play. Also, he got into a heated discussion with a Minnesotan who called Walz out on his famous quote of outstate Minnesota being little more than "rocks and cows." 

If Walz and JD Vance engage in the obligatory Vice Presidential debate, it won't be too difficult for Vance to get Walz all agitated. Getcha popcorn! 

- Over the weekend, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker made reference to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as Harris' running mate. While this would've been a smart pick for Harris given that popular Pennsylvania governor would appeal to more moderate voters (in addition to the keystone state being a "toss up" with 19 electoral votes), the Shapiro speculation caused the loudest portion of the far left base (i.e. the anti Semites) to lose their collective sh*t. As such, I can't help but wonder if Mayor Parker's "leak" was a trial balloon to gauge Dem voters' reaction to Shapiro. Regardless, this doesn't help the Democrat party with their current reputation of being hostile towards Jewish people. 

- Finally, the Minnesota media is going to be more insufferable than ever. I'm not sure how it is other markets, but the journos in the Twin Cities bend over backwards to find a local angle in any high profile national story. The fact our own governor is now a VP candidate will cause a shortage of adult diapers given how so many scribes/TV people are going to be constantly wetting themselves. And can you imagine the over-the-top media fawning if Harris/Walz emerge victorious his November, in turn elevating a female Native American to the Governor's office? Ugh. 

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