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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has narrowed her search for a vice presidential running mate to two finalists, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.

Harris, the U.S. vice president, is expected to announce her selection by Tuesday, ahead of her first scheduled public appearance with her running mate in the evening at Temple University in Philadelphia.

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[-] fubarx@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

For those like me, who had never heard of Tim Walz until recently, here's an August 2, 2024 episode of the Ezra Klein podcast with an interview: https://pod.link/1548604447

[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Walz has been amazing and the amount of progressive laws that have been passed in MN in the past two years with a 1 vote majority in the state house is ridiculous. This doesn't even scratch the surface but

  1. Recreational weed
  2. Mandatory sick time accrual -- my company had to give those of us in MN one or two additional sick days,
  3. Free school lunches
  4. Banning of non-competes (still important due to the recent supreme court ruling that limits the ability of federal agencies to set regulations)
  5. Reproductive rights

https://mn.gov/governor/accomplishments/accomplishments.jsp

We're certainly going to miss him as governor but he will be an amazing VP.

[-] ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah I'm a little sad to see him go. But I know America needs someone who gives a shit.

[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

And who is amazing at getting shit done with the smallest of majorities

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