US Presidential Election 2024: This is why Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz as her running mate
Kamala Harris choose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz over Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and other contenders as her running mate? Was it because the Democrat presumptive candidate found him as radical as Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance? According to 'The Telegraph', like Team Trump, the Harris campaign wanted to placate its radical wing. Donald Trump's running mate is more religiously devout than him and more passionate about conservative issues like marriage and family. So, the Democrats too wanted to select someone who could be portrayed as religious and conservative.
Josh Shapiro could upset progressive elements
The news outlet has also reported that Walz was selected also because the Democratic strategists apprehended that Josh Shapiro's selection would have upset the progressive forces in the party. His views on the Israel-Hamas War would have angered the progressive elements of the party as well as the general public. Besides, he is a Lutheran, unlike Shapiro who is Jewish.
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Tim Walz is more moderate than JD Vance
The Democrat strategists also believe that Tim Walz is more moderate than Vance, and he can attract many voters who do not want the crazy ways of the US politics. According to The Telegraph, Walz has a 'folksy norminess', he has invented the “weird” attack line that Team Harris is now trotting out. Walz looks like an ordinary American, he talks a lot about
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