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    The dangerous, radical libby lib that Trump trusted with an important position.

    Harris matched the worst VP pick in modern political history with this absolute beast. Walz checks boxes no one even knew needed checking. And in spite of appearances, he’s only 60. He can 100% take the mantle in 8 years.

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      Shapiro would have been the classic Dem pick. Lawyer, born politician, a pray for delivering an important swing state. Kelly would have been the “smart” choice - balances the ticket, cheap voter appeal, hard to question as a both combat decorated Navy captain and an astronaut.

      But she went balls to the Walz, and you got to respect it. It’s definitely a fearless all-in move. I hope they really capitalise on it. With the weird-rhetoric seemingly biting, Walz really is a perfect trump card to flood your side with sheer normalcy. I hope they use his backlog of social media stuff to full effect because the amount of friendly neighbour dad energy on display will take the wind out of the sails of any “no, you’re weird” coming from Vance.

      It’s also a perfect invalidation of the coastal elites claim, and while the progressives-accusation is open, Walz has already proven great at answering it. “Oh no, he’s feeding our children, what a monster!”

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        I love his quote on the culture wars to the effect that in Minnesota people may not make the same life choices as their neighbors, but they know how to be decent people and mind their own damn business.

        Walz has a touch of Benjamin Franklin in him minus the love for the French prostitutes.

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          Walz has a touch of Benjamin Franklin in him minus the love for the French prostitutes.

          Yeah, he prefers Dutch sex workers. Better working conditions due to legal protections.

          Kidding aside, I’m as skeptical and often critical of the Dem leadership as the next guy, if not more, and I’m super pumped for Walz!

          He is exactly the partner Harris needed to really dominate the narrative and unlike anyone on the presidential ticket since CARTER, he has a proven track record of progressive policy and of listening to and respecting the Left even when he disagrees.

          I wish he and Harris would swap places on the ticket, but who knows? Maybe he’s what’s going to help the Kama Chameleon settle on a coherent and progressive ideology and carry it out in policy and bully pulpit advocacy rather than just pretty speeches. Her VP pick is definitely a great start towards that goal!