The joyful Minnesota governor is a valuable spokesperson for Harris whose background and personality can help the Democratic ticket undermine Trumpā€™s efforts to woo Americaā€™s men.

Tim Walzā€™sĀ first official speechĀ on the Democratic ticket displayed all the reasons thatĀ Kamala HarrisĀ has been lauded for picking the Minnesota governor as her running mate. Personally, I think one outshines all the rest.

Walzā€™s military background and his work as a high school teacher and football coach, along with his palpable joy andĀ open expressions of compassion for people in need, offer America a vision of what manhood can look like ā€” heā€™s a ā€œjoyful warriorā€ offering a vision in contrast with whatā€™s being offered by Donald Trumpā€™s bravado-driven campaign.

And heā€™s clearly willing to challenge Team Trump on that front. He displayed that even before he received the call to join Harrisā€™ campaign, using public appearances to refer to Trump and his allies asĀ ā€œbulliesā€ who are truly weak at heartĀ and by mocking the GOP ticket for ā€œrunning for He-Man Women Haters Club or something.ā€

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    3 months ago

    Idk Iā€™m a zennial and Walz hits right in the Midwest of it all. Iā€™d be voting for Kamala for sure and Iā€™m excited for a female president, especially one that isnā€™t Hillary, but to my young urban Midwestern tendencies walz feels like a guy whoā€™d brag about how cheap his couch was before making a quip about it not being cheap enough to fuck Vance. He feels more Ohioan than Vance for certain.

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      3 months ago

      yeah i can see that, but the midwestern pride for me hits a little too strongly for me to care what heā€™s like other than ā€œvaguely midwesternā€ lol

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      Iā€™m from Appalachia and he appeals to me on an emotional level. My dad was barely in the picture, and this guy seems like the dad I always wished I had.

      The funny thing that was mentioned above is he will appeal to more centrist people, and I think thatā€™s true even though his politics seem to be actually left of Kamala.

      And the greatest living politician in national office endorsed him before he was picked.