After weeks of speculation, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will join the Harris ticket as her vice presidential pick over other candidates, like Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

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Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, wagering that a former red-district congressman with a progressive streak can help her win over working-class voters in battleground states needed to beat Donald Trump in November.

“The entire country is about to see why their friends from Minnesota can’t stop bragging about Governor Walz,” Minnesota DFL Party Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. “By picking a servant leader born and raised in a small town who has dedicated his career to protecting freedoms and lifting up working families, Vice President Harris has chosen the perfect foil for [Trump running mate] JD Vance and his politics of resentment.”

  • qprimedEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Nation, would become Minnesota’s first woman and first Native American governor.

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    • Phenomephrene@thebrainbin.org
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      4 months ago

      I’m not condoning this approach, but it may be possible to trick them if, say, the White Earth Nation were framed as some sort of militia group instead of a tribe. It’s not like they’re going to be looking it up to verify or anything.