Walz has implemented the Democratic program in his state. In addition to being ex-military, he was a social sciences teacher, American football coach, and a union member before devoting himself to politics. He defends the right to abortion and social aid to families.
The vice president of the United States, Kamala Harrishas chosen this Tuesday the Minnesota Governor Tim Walzlike his running mate, according to the ‘AP’ agency.
With Walz’s choice, Harris turns to a Midwestern governor, military veteran and supporter of unions and social benefitswhich helped promulgate a ambitious democratic agenda for his stateincluding extensive abortion rights protections and generous social aid to families. Something that Harris has put prominently stating that Walz has “delivered for working families” by announcing him as a vice presidential candidate for 2024.
Why has Kamala Harris chosen Tim Walz as vice president?
Harris hopes with this decision to improve his results in the Midwest USAa critical area for his party that, if the votes increase there, would favor his arrival at the White House.
The party remains concerned about the Republican’s victories Donald Trump in Michigan and Wisconsin in 2016. Trump lost those states in 2020, but has focused on them in his bid to return to the presidency this year and is expanding its efforts to conquer Minnesota.
Walz, 60, joins Harris during one of the most complex periods of modern American politicswhich will reveal an unpredictable campaign ahead.
Republicans have rallied around Trump after his assassination attempt in July. Just a few weeks later, President Joe Biden has ended his campaign for re-election, forcing Harris to unify the Democrats and consider possible running mates for a really short period of time.
Harris, the first black woman of South Asian descent andTo head the candidacy of a party with possibilities of government, he initially considered almost a dozen candidates.
Who is Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz?
When deciding on Walz, he opted for a discreet partner which has proven to be a defender of Democratic policies. Walz has been a strong public defender of Harris in his campaign against Trumplabeling Republicans as ““just weird” in an interview last month.
Democrats have seized on the message and amplified it ever since. During a fundraiser for Harris on Monday in MinneapolisWalz said: “It wasn’t an insult to call these guys weird. It was an observation“.
Walz, who grew up in the small town of West Point (Nebraska)was a social studies teacher, soccer coach, and union member in high school Mankato West de Minnesota before getting into politics.
In 2006 won the first of his six terms in Congress for a largely rural district in southern Minnesota, and used the office to advocate for veterans issues. Walz served 24 years in the Army National Guardrising to sergeant major, one of the highest military ranks.
