Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, capping the Midwestern Democrat’s short but swift ascent from a relative unknown to a leading driver of the party’s attacks on Donald Trump and the MAGA agenda.
  • JimmyBigSausage
    27·
    3 months ago

    What he’s done in Minnesota with a 1 seat majority- universal free school meals - legal weed - carbon free electricity by 2040 - tax rebates for the working class up to $1,300 (making under $150k per year) - 12 weeks paid family leave - 12 weeks paid sick leave - banned conversion therapy - red flag laws for guns - universal background checks for guns - automatic voter registration - free public college (under $80k) - ban on PFAS (forever chemicals)

  • blazera@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    3 months ago

    Wow, he’s who i was hoping for. Hes got a pretty nice progressive record, supportive of pro-palestinian protesters

      • echo@lemmings.world
        116·
        3 months ago

        Exactly… he’s a geezer. She needed to go with someone younger. If we assume she wins (twice), then Walz will be close to 70 before it is ‘his turn’. What a waste. If Dems had gone with someone younger then they could keep the momentum of the youth support AND they’d have someone ready to take over when Harris is done. Now, they’ll have to start over in 8 years.

        • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          3 months ago

          At least he’s a white male (LOUD SIGH)

          (cuz that will improve their polling right?)

          But I bet five bucks in 100 years a biracial woman/person won’t “have” to pick a white male! But for now… just have to imagine that’s the reality on the ground.

        • Starbuck@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 months ago

          Vice presidents are by no means “next in line” for the nomination. It just happened to work that way this time, but it wouldn’t be weird if Walz was never the nominee.

        • cynthorpe@discuss.online
          1·
          3 months ago

          I can’t really argue with that. But we really should discourage the VP of the incumbent from assuming the position in theirs.