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Kamala Harris Bypasses Bigger Names for Tim Walz's Broad Appeal
- Harris pick who mocked Trump as ‘weird’ hailed by party’s left
- Democrat opted against Shapiro from swing-state Pennsylvania
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice for her running mate came down to two governors — one who offered to deliver the most populous 2024 battleground but threatened to alienate important party factions, and a little-known contender with progressive credentials from a reliably blue state.
In the end, Harris bypassed the pick from a more politically valuable state — Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro — for Minnesota’s Tim Walz, opting for a folksy governor whose mocking of Republicans Donald Trump and JD Vance as “weird” became a rallying cry for Democrats.