08/06/2024

Breaking News: Tim Walz is Said to Be Kamala Harris’ Choice for Vice President

Walz is the governor of Minnesota and accepted by Midwesterners

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, has chosen Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate, according to multiple people briefed on the matter, elevating a former football coach whose rural roots, liberal policies and buzzy takedowns of former president Donald Trump have recently put him on the map.

Walz, 60, emerged from a field of candidates who had better name recognition and more politically advantageous states.

But he jumped to the top of Harris’ list, boosted by cable news appearances in which he declared that Republicans were "weird." The new, clear articulation of why voters should reject Trump caught on fast and turned the spotlight on the plain-spoken Midwesterner behind it.

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