Harris Chooses Walz As VP Running Mate, CNN

CNN reporting that Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate for the 2024 Democratic Party Presidential ticket.

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• Walz's selection edges out Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA), who had been touted as the preferred option of the Democratic Party establishment but faced backlash from progressives for his stance on Israel and a centrist position on several core Democrat policies.
• Walz, a moderate from a key midwestern state - albeit one that is unlikely to be a swing state in November - is a safe choice who could derisk Republican attack lines that Harris is too liberal.
• The Minnesota Governor may also extend the appeal of the Harris campaign to White working-class voters in the Rust Belt who could ultimately determine the outcome of the election.
• Harris and Walz will appear together today at a rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before embarking on a multi-state swing state tour to introduce the ticket to voters.
• The selection comes as a resurgent Harris campaign moves the 2024 presidential race back into toss-up territory. Harris is likely to receive a further polling bounce at the Democratic Party National Convention, which gets underway in just under two weeks.
• The New York Times national polling average currently shows the race as a dead-heat but Harris is expected to have to win the popular vote by around 2-3% in order to secure the presidency due to Trump's electoral college advantage in key swing states.