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‘He’s got the Midwest grit, the Midwest sensibility’: Why Tim Walz is suddenly in the hunt for VP (www.politico.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For some rural Democrats in Congress, the elevation of a presidential nominee from deep-blue, coastal California might hurt more than it helps. To balance the ticket, they’re arguing Kamala Harris needs to tap a running mate who can speak to voters in “fly-over” country.

At the top of their wish list: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Although Harris outperforms President Joe Biden across key voting blocs, Democrats running in rural, competitive districts this fall fear the former California senator and attorney general is poised to do even worse there than the president — especially in battleground states in the upper Midwest. The 60-year-old Walz, who served 12 years in Congress representing a red, mostly rural southern Minnesota district, could bring the “guy you would meet at a backyard barbecue in the Midwest” vibes to the ticket, they argue, which could help hold off another Democratic free fall in rural regions.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

This dude is awesome - I hope she picks him.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

NYT called this the "Veepstakes" and I love that name. It feels like an injection of some hope and excitement after so long.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

I hate this. Not because I don't want him to be VP, but because I don't want to lose him as the govenor of my state. He is so increadibly good and it's going to suck to see him go.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

I have been saying for weeks that Tim Walz should be the VP pick. Great connection to the upper midwest as well as rural roots. We need some no nonsense midwest progressive values. Besides Minnesota is the home of VP picks.

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[+] [email protected] -13 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I’ve never found anyone from the Midwest to be particularly sensible

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry that that's been your experience. Hopefully you at least remain open to having your mind changed about it. There really are quite a lot of us who contradict that sentiment.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago

I’m always open minded, which is why I left the Midwest. ;)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Yup, he's one of our best sensible pols.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I think "sensible" is a signifier for "socially conservative" in this case.

ETA: I mean midwesterners generally. I'm not calling Tim Walz socially conservative.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Minnesota has designated itself a refuge state for the trans community seeking access to healthcare, so no, not really.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh! I'm misunderstood!

I didn't mean Walz in particular is socially conservative. I meant that when people say midwesterners are sensible in general, they mean "not a bunch of weirdos like on the coasts."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Ah, ok. Yeah, I didn't grok that from the original post.

To still provide something of a counter point, I think the urban rural divide exists as much in the coastal states as it does in the midwest. These attitudes exist to greater it lesser degrees pretty much anywhere you go. On balance though, there is a lot more corn in the midwest than in the coastal states, if you catch my meaning.