Short post today. Vice President Kamala Harris revealed her pick to join the Democratic ticket, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The two are taking on Donald Trump and JD Vance in a match-up that will determine the next President and Vice President of the United States.
It’s fair to say, for those who bet on such things as this, the odds-on favorite was Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. In that way, similar to their Republican counterparts, the results were somewhat of an upset. That’s largely where the similarities end.
Unlike Vance, who served a year and a half of his first term as a United States Senator, Walz served 6 terms as a U.S. Congressman in a formerly Republican District in Minnesota (that flipped by to the GOP) when he left. Vance spent four years in the Marines as a military journalist, Walz spent 24 years in the Army as an Enlisted man. Vance attended The Ohio State University and is a graduate of Yale Law School. Walz attended college on the G.I. Bill and earned a bachelor’s degree from Chadron State College in Nebraska, and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Minnesota State University. Vance worked in a multinational law firm, and in an investment firm. He later published a book, Hillbilly Elegy, that propelled him to fame, and propelled him to his political career. Walz worked as a classroom social studies teacher, and football coach. He was encouraged by his students to run for Congress, where he ran and won in a district that hadn’t been held by a Democrat in more than a hundred years.
You already know the principals, Harris and Trump, and you’ve had a couple of weeks to get to know Vance. Yesterday was the national coming out party for Walz. The 2024 Race for the White House is now properly underway. There is still the matter of the Democratic National Convention in a couple of weeks. But Democratic delegates completed voting this week, voting to make Harris the party’s official nominee. As a result, the GOP has launched its campaign to define Harris and Walz. The ramp up will continue for weeks, but for all practical purposes, it’s on. “The Match-up is Set: Tim Walz Completes the Democratic Ticket!”
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