Alternate headline: You Know What Happens When You Assume?
According to most mainstream media outlets, the addition of Tim Walz to the ticket gives Kamala Harris immediate reach into rural America. Walz himself came from rural Minnesota, they have reminded readers and viewers. He has a connection to red-state America! Walz didn’t go to an Ivy League college, and he worked as a teacher before going into politics. It’s the common touch that Kamala Harris and the Democrat elite clique need — after kicking “Scranton Joe” Biden to the curb and anointing Harris as the nominee.
Oddly enough, only MSNBC among the Stenogralism industry has taken a closer look at the assumptions inherent in that argument. Does Walz have a special connection to rural America — or even rural Minnesota? Both David and I scoffed at that idea yesterday, having seen Walz’ gubernatorial campaigns up close. MSNBC’s…
