In Tim Walz, Democrats see a potential VP pick who can shore up the 'blue wall' (www.nbcnews.com)

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[-] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 month ago

Tim Walz is an excellent choice for the working class. I'm excited and will be all in for a Harris-Walz ticket.

Tim Walz's accomplishments as Governor:

Universal free school lunches
Paid sick and medical leave
Banned non-compete agreements
Expanded protections for workers at Amazon warehouses
Increased wages for Uber and Lyft workers
Legalization of cannabis
Achieved substantial police reform including bans on chokeholds, peace officers and deescalation training, and an independent Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
100% clean energy by 2040

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It will be Shapiro or Kelly. I'm leaning Shapiro cuz they want to lock up PA, but I really like Kelly.

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I'm thinking it'll be Shapiro also because of Pennsylvania.

[-] Sidewalker@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago

Please don’t take my Mark Kelly dream from me 😢

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

This is what's trending on Twitter.

https://x.com/jdcmedlock/status/1817374974652645886

[-] Wiz@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

I'm trying to wrap my head around:

Doesn't Alienate any part of the coalition

What does that even mean?

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Appeals to the left side of the party without pissing off the centrists.

[-] Makhno@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Nothing. It means absolutely nothing

[-] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Old white man may pacify older generation of voters.

[-] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Be careful of writing him off as just an “old white man”. He’s done pretty great with a tiny majority in MN and he’s been a great communicator.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 month ago

school teacher for 20 years, 24 serving in the guard. stellar public service record. definitely ticks all the boxes.

[-] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Sounds great! He pacifies the folks who just want an old white man, and also brings a lot of important characteristics to the table. Good by me!

[-] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago

Tim Walz's accomplishments as Governor:

Universal free school lunches
Paid sick and medical leave
Banned non-compete agreements
Expanded protections for workers at Amazon warehouses
Increased wages for Uber and Lyft workers
Legalization of cannabis
Achieved substantial police reform including bans on chokeholds, peace officers and deescalation training, and an independent Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
100% clean energy by 2040

[-] jvw@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Sanctuary state for transgender people

[-] medgremlin@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

And sanctuary state for reproductive healthcare with privacy protections and refusal of subpoena for medical records regarding abortions or other related procedures.

[-] jvw@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Hunnert percent. He's quietly just bringing it home. I'm honestly a little afraid of what it'd be like without him

[-] medgremlin@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

I hope he has the dedication to Minnesota to turn down an offer. He's done so much for us as governor.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

sounds like another tim kaine moment.

[-] EchoCT@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

Sounds like a great guy who would do well, but is needed in his state more than as VP.

[-] MrMcGasion@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Katie Porter isn't doing anything now that she lost her Senate bid to Schiff, and has made some fans even in conservative circles for her whiteboard explanations and takedowns of pharma CEOs and pentagon overspending.

I know a bunch of people say Kamala needs a white man for VP, but I'm not sure that tracks logically, sexists aren't going to suddenly be okay with a woman just because she has a man as VP.

[-] FanciestPants@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I go back and forth on Raphael Warnock for the same reason. He's definitely needed in Georgia, but wouldn't it be great for a presidential candidate to be able to say the last person they talk to before any major decision as president will be a pastor?

[-] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 2 points 1 month ago

Honestly, we’ll manage just fine with Peggy Flanagan. She’s pretty great too.

[-] medgremlin@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

I came here to say, as a Minnesotan: "NO. HE'S OURS. HECK OFF, WE'RE KEEPING HIM!"

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago

I believe that people are ready to leave Red State/Blue State behind.

[-] Phenomephrene@thebrainbin.org 3 points 1 month ago

I'd be ecstatic if Walz ends up being chosen. He's not without a couple of cons that I could think of right of the top of my head, but if I'm going purely on the basis of what I'd like to see in a VP, he's at the very top of the list of those who I've seen get mentioned as in the running.

[-] blazera@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah he seems alright

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Waltz is a dream VP pick

He might be the only pick that would make me enthusiastically vote instead of begrudgingly

[-] jvw@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago

We need him here though. He keeps getting elected, and keeps shutting down the R pushback in the house. He's a huge asset to MN and it would suck to lose him.

Walz is a large part of why this "traditional Midwestern" Minnesota is a transgender sanctuary state.

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago

Yea, I'm a little torn. I really love having him here, but at the same time we need people like him in DC pushing for working-class policy.

If there was any indication that there was a solid Dem replacement like him here, I think it'd be a no-brainer. But so far I don't know if there's anyone else like him in MN to take his place if he's called up to the presidential ticket.

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