Following Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz's selection as her running mate, CNN White House correspondent MJ Lee praised him as a “striking contrast” to Vice President Kamala Harris, adding that he could appeal to the “country's middle class.”
Harris reportedly chose Walz as her vice presidential choice over Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, on Tuesday morning. CNN And that Associated PressLee said Waltz is someone who balances the “dynamism” that Harris brings from a “big city” on America's “coastal” with her own “small town” roots. (Related article: “If you care about your salary, you should vote for Trump,” says Jim Cramer on live TV)
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“What a striking contrast you have on the Democratic ticket, with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on the same ticket,” Lee enthused on CNN News Central. “Kamala Harris represents the dynamism and innovation of our big cities, especially on the coasts, and Tim Walz represents the pride, tenacity, hard work and patriotism of our middle class. I think it's easy to imagine Tim Walz embracing and leaning into that contrast.”
“He's someone who can stand on the campaign trail and say to the American people, 'I may not have gone to law school, I was busy in the military, I was a high school teacher. I may not be from a big coastal city, but I was born in a small town in Nebraska. But I share all of the core values that Kamala Harris holds dear. And I, along with you, hold the same values and views as my Vice President, Kamala Harris,'” Lee continued. “So this is kind of a really complementary candidate, and you can imagine that he's looking to appeal to a very broad range of voters going into November, when Democrats want to defeat Donald Trump and J.D. Vance's nominee.”
Walz is credited with sparking a trend in which he called former President Donald Trump and Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio “wackos” during a July 23 speech. exterior According to Morning Joe, multiple I will report.
In national head-to-head races, Harris leads Trump by 0.2 percentage points. according to In the average of RealClear polls from July 22 to August 4, Harris increase If the survey includes Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein and independent presidential candidates Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., her lead is 0.4%.
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