Why did Harris choose Walz? A political science professor suggests

DIVISION OF LABOR DOESN’T HAVE ELECTIONS. And LET’S CONTINUE TO DIE INTO WHO TIM WALZ IS. ACTING WITH ME NOW IS ROB SPEEL, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT PENN STATE. ROB, THANKS FOR CALLING US. SO, THANK YOU FOR BEING ME TOO. CHEAT. AS WE STARTED EASY. SO HE IS AT HOME AND THE WAY HE FINDS HIS CONTINUOUS TIME ALL OVER THAT UP. WHAT IS THE FIRST SUM OF HIS COVER LINE TO AMERICAN VOTERS? NOW WHO IS TIM WALZ AS YOU LISTEN, SOMEONE WHO GROWS UP COUNTRYSIDE IN NEBRASKA AND HAS A WAY TOO. ALTHOUGH HE BECAME MORE PROGRESSIVE IN HIS OPINIONS AS GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA. CHEAT. AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THE NEW PRESIDENTIAL TICKET. WHY IS GOVERNOR TIM WALZ A GOOD CHOICE FOR VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS TO SHUT DOWN? MY ASSESSMENT IS THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS A CONFLICT WITH THIS WHEN HE MEETED DIFFERENT CANDIDATES WEEKLY, I THINK HE BELIEVED HE COULD APPLY TO MIDWESTERNERS, NOT JUST WEEKLY PEOPLE AT THE DOOR . AND HE AS A HUNTER AND A GUN MAN. AND I THINK THAT THE ATTITUDE IS, IS THAT, UH, TO CARE ABOUT SOME PERHAPS OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT DEMOCRATS FOR THEIR VIEWS ON GUN ISSUES. SO TELL US ABOUT THAT. REPUBLICANS have been reacting to the election, trying to paint the walls further to the left. AND WE’RE SEEING THIS STORY HAPPY AIR LAWS STRENGTHENING GUN LAWS, STRENGTHENING RIGHTS TO DRAWN. DO YOU SEE THIS STRATEGY HELPING THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN? Trumpet trick? I SAY, TRUMPET TRICK. I DON’T KNOW IF IT WILL WORK. I MEAN, YEAH, WALZ BELIEVED SOME LEGISLATION GOING ON AS THE GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA HAS SIGNED A LOT OF LEGISLATION THAT DEMOCRACY WORKS LIKE. ON THE OTHER SIDE, AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, HE WAS OUTSIDE. GUNS OUT. I’M A HUNTER. HE GROWS UP IN NEBRASKA, AND I THINK THE IDEA OF PAINTING HIM AS A WEST COAST RADICAL PROBABLY WOULDN’T WORK VERY MUCH, AND LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THINGS. TIM WALZ, FORMER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, TURNED GOVERNOR NOW DEPUTY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR. WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST AREAS WHERE WALZ CAN HELP VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS FORM ELECTIONS? I THINK YOU WILL BE SENT A SIGN OF KNOWING, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDWEST WITH WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN, TWO IMPORTANT PROPHETIES, BUT ALSO MAYBE OTHER LESS FREE PARTS OF AMERICA, INCLUDING PENNSYLVANIA , PASSYLAND, INCLUDING PENNEDY NA PENNEDY. IN 2016 MAKING HIS BRAND DIFFERENT. SO WE WILL SEE DEPUTY PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND GOVERNOR TIM WALZ TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PHILADELPHIA IN THESE 45 MINUTES. WHAT WILL YOU LISTEN AND WATCH FOR? THEY WILL BE COMING TO SET UP THEIR CAMPAIGN HEADLINES. KAMALA HARRIS THIS WEEK ALSO ACCEPTED FREEDOM TO VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE’S ELECTIONS. I’M THINKING ON ONLINE ROLL CALL VOTE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE’RE GOING TO START LOOKING AT A NEW TOPIC OF THEIR EARNINGS AS A GROUP. UH, WHAT KIND OF THINGS THEY HOPE TO KNOW FROM US. THEY WILL BE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO ACHIEVE IF THEY ARE ELECTED IN NOVEMBER, AND WHY THEY THINK THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP AND JD VANCE WILL BE A VERY BAD IDEA FOR AMERICA. OKAY. ROB SHEFFIELD, THANK YOU SO MUCH

A political science professor examines why Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz for VP

Updated: 5:06 PM EDT Aug 6, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday.News 8 spoke with an assistant professor of political science about why she was chosen and what she can do. How do you help Harris bring about the election? Watch the interview in the video player above.

Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday.

News 8 spoke with the assistant professor of political science about why he was elected and how he can help Harris get elected. Watch the interview in the video player above.