With Tim Walz officially on the ticket with Kamala Harris, conversations about what kind of impact he’ll have are raging. Most Republicans see it as a gift. A far-left governor from a non-swing state with a radical record and countless soundbites to work with.
For Democrats, the picture is murkier. While the press tries to present Walz as a “centrist” simply because he’s white and from the Midwest, progressives in the party are overjoyed with his selection. What does that tell you? It tells you that if Jamaal Bowman and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are excited, then Walz is the socialist he’s previously claimed to be.
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Still, the idea that Walz appeals to the “working class” and will bring in rural Rust Belt voters quickly became a talking point. MSNBC’s election analyst Steve Kornacki…
