Several big time figures in left-wing media are worried about Vice President Kamala Harris, the current Democratic Party presidential nominee, choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. A few pundits have even referred to the decision as “weird.” I don’t think weird is the word I would choose. Just look what happened to the state of Minnesota under his leadership back during the race riots of 2020 after George Floyd died. He almost let a bunch of rabid criminals burn Minneapolis to the ground.
A lot of people were seemingly shocked that Harris opted to pass over Jewish Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. And I promise you I did not intend any sort of clever pun by using “pass over” and talking about a Jewish man. None at all. Wink, wink. But let’s be real for a moment. Shapiro would be a very bad choice for the vice presidential running mate. He’s Jewish and we know how hardcore liberals feel about Jews, thanks to the horrific attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists last October. Tons of pro-Palestinian protests have been held on college campuses and other locations all over the country and the world ever since.
Shapiro would likely alienate her from the young vote, which she’s already kind of struggling with, despite the “polling data.” So that’s probably why she opted to forego him as a running mate.
“My fears about Harris are that she is incredibly bad at public speaking, and that she reliably makes bad political decisions. So far, she has done nothing to allay either fear. I’m not saying she can’t win, but I wish she gave me more confidence,” Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle wrote, according to Fox News.
Damon Linker, a popular podcast host and professor reacted to the news by saying, “Rather than pick the very popular governor of a neck-and-neck must-win purple state, Harris chose a dime-a-dozen blue-state governor who gives feels to progressives. That’s about what I’d have expected from her a month ago.”
An author by the name of Matt Lewis said that while Walz wasn’t necessarily a bad choice for Harris, it’s not going to do much to pull in Never-Trump conservatives traitors. “If you were a Never Trump conservative who was hoping to rationalize a vote for the Dem ticket (a short-term alliance), it just got harder,” Lewis stated.
Another concerned leftist, former CNN pundit Chris Cillizza called the choice “weird,” while Brendan Buck of MSNBC said the pick feels “very 2019.”
“The VP doesn’t matter a ton but I think this reflects very poorly on her decision making,” Buck stated in a post published on social media platform X.
Liberal actor and comedian Michael Rapaport mocked Shapiro for walking back support for Israel and still getting passed over for Walz. “Yo Josh Shapiro UNJEWED himself publicly & still didn’t get picked,” Rapaport wrote to caption a video criticizing the Pennsylvania governor.
Conservative critics of Gov. Walz, who has faced criticism for his handling of COVID and riots that rocked Minneapolis in 2020, were quick to label him a far-left radical.
“Incredibly, between Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, Kamala might actually be the less radical of the two,” Reason senior editor Robby Soave said in his reaction to the announcement.
And let’s be real. The campaign, which will be known as Harris/Walz, is opening itself up to vicious mockery from those of us who have the mental maturity level of a 13-year-old boy. I mean, if you don’t look at that and immediately think “Harry/Balls” do you even have a sense of humor?
Comedian Tim Young wrote, “Last time Kamala and Tim Walz teamed up: He let rioters burn Minneapolis to the ground… and she fundraised to bail them out.” Reporter Eli Lake wrote “it’s a signal to the flag burners and Hamas lovers that they still have a seat at the table.”
So Walz already has a lot going against him. Maybe liberals have a right to be worried after all?
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