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
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
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.
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?
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.
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.