Is Tim Walz the right vice-presidential running-mate for Kamala Harris?
Progressives like him, but the presidential candidate will need to find ways to win over moderates
GEOGRAPHY TEACHER, lunchroom monitor, high-school football coach, National Guard reservist, congressman, state governor: in a world of careful CV-builders, the path Tim Walz has taken to the undercard of the presidential election is refreshingly random. Mr Walz first ran for office in his 40s. He won a rural district in Minnesota that most politicos thought was a lost cause. He likes hunting, maps and making jokes about the small-town world he grew up in. He is the first non-lawyer to be on the Democratic ticket since 1980.
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Leaders August 10th 2024
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