According to several sources, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has been selected by Vice President Kamala Harris to become her vice presidential running mate in the 2024 election in November.
Walz was selected above two other potential nominees, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania. Walz is somewhat of an unexpected candidate choice for Harris, given that Kelly and Shapiro were deemed the most likely as of late last week.
Walz has been governor of the Gopher State since 2019. Aside from enacting several progressive policies since taking office, as a running mate for Harris he provides a Midwestern voice and assuages concerns that the so-called “flyover country” in the U.S. would be ignored if a candidate from a coastal state had been chosen for the Democratic ticket.
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