I’ve got good news and bad news about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D), who was tapped by Vice President Kamala Harris as her running mate on Tuesday. I’m one of those people who likes to hear the bad news first and get it out of the way, so here goes:
He’s kind of personable. I’ve not paid much attention to Walz before, and don’t recall seeing/hearing him speak. He’s got a relaxed, folksy way of presenting himself that gives off an air of relatability — even likability.
Democrats and center-left moderates/independents who were leery of a Biden-Harris campaign and second term are undoubtedly feeling some significant relief that they’re no longer facing the prospect of having to vote for a geriatric gaffe machine and his word salad-spewing sidekick in order to fend off the Bad Orange Man. Ironically, Harris is a better presidential candidate than Joe Biden was (purely by dint of…
