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On the first I thought Christoph Waltz. Even if not possible, this would be a magnificent choice! 🦷
Walz.
Harris is the single most likely candidate to be assassinated in living memory. I'd prefer her backup to not be someone that doesn't support universal healthcare. And he backs school vouchers and the, you know, fucking genocide.
Democrat hacks will push Shapiro because its the worst choice.
She chose Walz
For what it's worth, (and if I'm not mistaken) Pelosi also endorsed Walz.
I'm out of the loop. What's wrong with Shapiro?
I've read hand-wringing over the fact that he's Jewish and supports Israel. I'm not sure if there are other concerns.
That's not just hand-wringing, it's a serious strategic concern in an election where the Dems need to mobilize young progressive voters, and those same voters are heavily depressed by the US' complicity in an actual genocide.
Harris needs to steer the fuck clear of anything to do with Isreal right now. She's done a good job of keeping her own hands relatively clean on the issue so far (skipping Netanyahu's visit was a smart choice), and it would be a serious misstep now to tie herself to anyone who has a history of strongly supporting Isreal.
I'm not exactly expecting her to turn around and condemn Bibi and pledge to stop the war; there's no way she's gonna risk pissing off AIPAC like that. But she definitely needs to thread a very fine needle here, and in that context Shapiro is not the play.
Pretty psyched she picked Walz! I agree with your concerns above, they just don't apply to me as I'd vote either way.
How do you figure? He's a moderate loved by both sides that saved PA feom Doug Mastriano.... Basically what the country needs right now.
For those like me, who had never heard of Tim Walz until recently, here's an August 2, 2024 episode of the Ezra Klein podcast with an interview: https://pod.link/1548604447
Walz has been amazing and the amount of progressive laws that have been passed in MN in the past two years with a 1 vote majority in the state house is ridiculous. This doesn't even scratch the surface but
https://mn.gov/governor/accomplishments/accomplishments.jsp
We're certainly going to miss him as governor but he will be an amazing VP.
Yeah I'm a little sad to see him go. But I know America needs someone who gives a shit.
And who is amazing at getting shit done with the smallest of majorities
I wanted Kelly, but I'd be pretty happy with Walz. Shapiro would just take the wind out of the sails.
And the more I read the more fired up I get. I have liked Walz for a while but just been spending more time reading deeper into his background, experience, and policy positions. Feels like he'll really help drive the campaign and align to a lot of the wider progressive objectives.
Harris closed out her search by interviewing three top candidates - Walz, Shapiro and U.S. Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona - at her Naval Observatory residence on Sunday, the sources said.
Kelly caused a stir on Sunday night when he posted on X "Now, my mission is serving Arizonans," which was interpreted as a sign he was no longer in the running. He deleted the post and replaced it with "I've learned that when your country asks you to serve, you always answer the call."
Sounds like nothing's official yet about eliminating Kelly. I think he'd be the best choice as well
I really like Kelly, too. I think there was just a lot of risk involved with pulling an incumbent Democratic Senator in a swing state that could potentially give an extra seat to the Republicans in an election year that's already difficult for the Democrats on the Senate side.
Walz to win; or Shapiro to lock up at AIPAC money.
Hmm.