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Kamala Harris makes her first mistake, here's why she takes a risk with Tim Walz
2024-08-06 20:43:03 / BOTA
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Kamala Harris made her first mistake as a presidential candidate. Her choice of Tim Walz as her VP candidate brings her few advantages. Not enough is known, it pushes them further to the left and doesn't increase their chances of winning elections in any swing states.
Harris and her party, the Democrats, launched the election campaign in a very disciplined manner. So far they have been able to avoid mistakes and power struggles. But in recent days there has been an increase in ideological battles. It was about choosing the candidate for Vice President.
The left wing predominates
Kamala Harris met with Governor Tim Walz in Saint Paul, Minnesota, last March. Today she nominated him as a candidate.
The left wing of the party apparently won. With ex-soldier and ex-teacher Walz, Harris, who is considered a leftist, has brought an even more leftist politician to her side.
As soon as his name was released, Republicans began attacking him. "Tim Walz is a dangerous liberal extremist," Donald Trump said in a statement to the media. A catchy slogan that will now be etched into the minds of American voters before Election Day.
Walz is an outspoken opponent of fracking, which is the process of extracting oil or gas by injecting a high-pressure fluid into a rock formation underground.
But in the key state of Pennsylvania, the stance on fracking is likely to be decisive. It's even more surprising that Harris has ditched Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. He could have solved their fracking problem.
Harris is politically vulnerable when it comes to immigration. Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona could have helped him here. In addition, the former astronaut is known throughout the country, while not many people know Walz.
Walz governs Minnesota, a Midwest state that Democrats won four years ago. And which they absolutely must win again in the fall to defeat Trump. It is not a key state.
What is said about Walz? He seems relatable to people, never attended an elite university, grew up in Nebraska and later moved to Minnesota. Unlike Harris, he knows the American "heartland", the interior where elections are decided.
He appears next to people even on television. He attacks political opponents fiercely and loudly. He described the Trump duo and candidate JD Vance as "weird" and ridiculous. The word "weird" has long become an effective campaign slogan for Democrats.
However, the consequences of Harris' mistake are likely to be limited. History shows that candidate selection has little impact on voting behavior.
After all, you choose the boss, not the deputy.
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