Walz it is

Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate on Tuesday, [...] , thrusting the outspoken Midwestern statesman into the national spotlight while adding a key ally to her fast-moving campaign for the presidency.

Walz, 60, brings political mastery, suburban-and-rural appeal and progressive patriotism to a competition where all three criteria are seen as helpful for Democrats to clinch a 2024 win.

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In naming Walz as her running mate, Harris selected a pro-union Democrat who can speak to the concerns of blue-collar workers in Midwestern states – and beyond.

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A military veteran, former public school teacher and six-term congressman, Walz is now serving the sixth year of his eight-year stint as governor of the North Star State.

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Walz spent summers working on his family farm before enlisting in the Army National Guard at 17.

He spent the next quarter century serving his country while holding down a series of positions as a school teacher – first at a Native American reservation in South Dakota, then overseas in China, then back home in Nebraska and finally in Minnesota.

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His win against the six-term [Republican] incumbent came as somewhat of a surprise to political observers, but Walz proved a popular candidate who styled himself as a plain-spoken moderate able to connect with the district’s mostly rural voters.

Walz’s ability to bridge the tricky divide between progressive policies and conservative values resonated with his constituents, who elected him to serve five additional terms in Congress.

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During his [congressional] tenure, Walz sat on the House Agriculture Committee, Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Armed Services Committee, and proved a solid supporter of key Democratic issues – voting, for example, to raise the federal minimum wage, protect abortion rights and advance the Affordable Care Act.

  MSN

And this means Walz' Lt. Gov., Peggy Flanagan, a member of the Ojibwe tribe, will be the first Native American governor in the country.

Good pick, Kamala.

And, this is your opposition:

Plus, it's a good combo: Cat Ladies for Kamala, and Dog Lovers for Walz.

And soon to be Vice President of the United States.

Dan Pfeiffer was a senior advisor to Obama.

And these two were Obama speech writers:

And, one last pic:  Tim Walz signed into law free breakfast and lunch for all Minnesota's public school children.

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UPDATE 03:37 pm:

He signed the country’s most comprehensive Right-to-Repair law. These laws give consumers over where and how to repair their purchases (i.e. *their property*), reduce barriers to market entry, and promote competition and innovation. 2/8

He’s proud of the state attracting business. This is not a “billionaire tears”, anti-business, harangue-on-capital kind of guy, at least not as far as I can tell. And that’s important to me. 3/8
He signed a $100 million tax cut that also simplified the tax-filing system in Minnesota. And he brags about tax cutting as part of his accomplishments. That’s cool! 4/8
He has signed green energy permitting reform, supported refugee resettlement, banned noncompete agreements that curtail workers’ economic liberty, and has strongly supported workforce development which helps businesses and workers. 5/8
Where he most leans toward expanding the state, it’s in areas like universal school lunches, more pre-K provision, and paid family leave that are the exact areas where I’m totally cool with state expansion. 6/8
I didn’t know much about Walz a month ago (just being honest). But as it became clear he was a major VP candidate, I looked more into him. I’m sure there will be areas where I disagree with him, but overall, I like what I see. 7/8
It’s not just the policies though. As least from what I can tell from the videos I’ve seen, Walz doesn’t come across to me as angry. He’s a normal, nice person. I like him. And I think that matters. Angry, not nice politics is exhausting. I want nice people in office. 8/8