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It was a surprising and interesting pick. He is from a swing state but doesn't have a very moderate record.

I also don't understand what are Dems thinking? It may be that are in search of a candidate for 28. Kamala and Walz will lose and they'll come up with a new combo.

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Good point. Might be a hedge. If they get lucky and win then they take the win but if the lose they keep their better candidates for the next one.

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This will be tough to beat

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they have a late convention in Chicago, August 19

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They should have picked Shapiro or Mark Kelly

Walz is a disaster

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Walz seems ambitious enough.

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The problem is his record and personal history. He lied about his military service. He had a drunk driving incident: he drove 96 in a 55 mile per hour area.

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https://nypost.com/2024/08/06/us-news/tim-walz-past-dui-arrest-for-driving-96-mph-in-a-55-zone-comes-back-to-haunt-vp-pick/

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That will get him votes in wisconsin.

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because Harley Davidson is based in Wisconsin?

edit: WI won't matter if they lost PA

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No, because in wisconsin people dont care about dwis.

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I feel they picked him because he is relatively safe.
Compare him to Trump or Vance, he looks like a saint.
Even though he had a DWI.

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Safe because he is anti-Israel and Lutheran?

His record as governor is not moderate.

He let Minnepolis burn for 4 days in 2020.

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That is right, he did let it burn for a while.
It picked itself up, I think.
I wasnt all for what he said during covid.
He seemed a bit harsher than other presidents at the time.

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MN had a covid snitching hotline

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What? Really?
I didnt hear about that!
I remember they said families couldnt gather for holidays or events.