WashingtonOne of the first things Minnesota Governor Tim Walz did when he took the podium this Tuesday in Philadelphia was to thank Kamala Harris for “bringing joy back” to the party. Although maybe Harris should be the one to thank his brand-new vice-presidential running mate for that. In his first keynote address as a running mate, Walz cemented the Democrats’ shift toward a campaign based on energy and optimism. It also didn’t take long to challenge Donald Trump’s second-in-command, JD Vance: “I can’t wait to debate him. If he’s willing to get off the couch and show up.”

Walz is not afraid of internet memes and has gone straight to one of the jokes that have circulated the most on the networks these days: the rumor that Vance had sex with a sofa, a fact that he would have explained in his book Hillbilly Elegy. The rumor is false, but Walz has not missed the opportunity to throw the ball at his rival and bring the dose of humor that the Democrats also need in their campaign. “These men [Trump i Vance] they are very rare and horrifying (creepy). You see it yourself,” said Walz, who again quoted the phrase that has made it viral on the networks in recent days.

“Like normal people I was born and raised in the Midwest. Vance studied at Yale, his career was funded by Silicon Valley millionaires, and then he wrote this best-seller [Hillbilly Elegy] destroying their community. Come on, that’s not the American middle class.” Walz has charged at the Republican, making it clear that he plans to challenge him for the Midwest workers’ vote after Vance presented himself as the voice of the industrial belt. He also remembered for whom does the former president really work: “Donald Trump is not fighting for you or your family. He never sat at a kitchen table like the one I grew up at while we wondered how we were going to pay the bills. He was sitting in his Mar-a-Lago mansion, wondering how he could lower taxes for his rich friends.”

A simple man

During the nearly 20 minutes that he spoke, Walz emphasized more the episodes of his life as a high school teacher and American football coach, than as a politician. Despite having behind him a large number of laws passed in a state Congress with a Republican majority, Walz has taken heart from his simpler milestones. But they also turn out to be the ones that connect the most with people: the governor recalled how he and his wife prayed every night that the doctor would call them to tell them that the in vitro fertilization process had gone well. Thanks to the medical process, her daughter Hope came into the world. Apart from attacking the right to abortion, the most conservative wing of the Republican party has tried to ban in vitro fertilization.

“We respect our neighbors and the personal decisions they make, even when we wouldn’t make the same decision as them. There is a golden rule: don’t go where they don’t ask you to. […] And that includes in vitro fertilization, which is a very personal matter for me and my family,” said Walz, who attacked the concept of freedom defended by Republicans: “now it turns out that freedom means that the government should be able to invade a doctor’s office.”

“In Minnesota, we believe in the Second Amendment, but we also believe in common sense laws that regulate gun violence.” Walz has used his authority as a hunter and former National Rifle Association sympathizer to put himself at the forefront of one of the Democrats’ biggest struggles: regulating gun sales. . After the attack against Trump in Butler, many Democrats have taken advantage of the incident to put the issue back on the table, although among Republicans the Second Amendment is sacred. But arguments about gun regulation come across differently if they’re made by a white man from the Midwest who likes to hunt, what does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez do before a congressional committee. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

In the background, Harris applauded the energy of his new candidate. Moments earlier, he had introduced him to the audience by summarizing all the names Walz is known by: father, husband, teacher, sergeant and coach. “And in the next 90 days the nation will know him by the name of vice president”, he assured.

Pennsylvania, key state

Pennsylvania, which distributes 19 electoral votes this year, will be decisive in the run-up to the November 5 election. Among the 7 swing states that exist this year, Pennsylvania seems to be the key that will open the doors to the White House. That is why the campaign team has decided that the starting shot for the full candidacy will be held in Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro hosted Harris and Walz. Shapiro, who at times seemed to be the chosen one to be the vice president of Harris instead of Walz, has emphasized just to start that one of the things he “loves” the most is being the governor of Pennsylvania. He then poured praise on his rival: “Walz is the kind of teacher and mentor every kid would like to have. He’s the kind of person who includes people and inspires them to dream. And he’s the kind of vice president America deserves.”

2024-08-07 06:13:33
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