Politics & Government
NH Democrats 'Thrilled' By Harris Pick Of Minnesota Guv As VP
Kamala Harris called Tim Walz "a battle-tested leader who has an incredible track record of getting things done for Minnesota families."
New Hampshire Democrats cheered the news progressive Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris’ pick to be her running mate.
Harris made the announcement to her supporters via text, telling them, “Tim is a battle-tested leader who has an incredible track record of getting things done for Minnesota families.”
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Walz, 60, is a former high school teacher and football coach. He served in Congress from 2007-2019 and is in his second term as governor of Minnesota. He also chairs the National Democratic Governors Association.
Choosing Walz surprised many political observers who believed Gov. Josh Shapiro, the popular Pennsylvania moderate, was the most likely choice. Pennsylvania is viewed as a “must-win” for Democrats if they hope to hold onto the White House.
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New Hampshire Democrats say they are delighted by Harris’s pick.
“Kamala Harris has selected an excellent running mate!” gubernatorial candidate Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington posted on X. “Tim Walz has been a leader in the fight for organized labor, public education, LGBTQ rights, and more. I look forward to working with the campaign to defeat the MAGA agenda in the Granite State!”
Former Manchester mayor Joyce Craig, also running in the Democratic primary for governor, said, “I’m thrilled to support the team of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for President and Vice President of the United States! Governor Walz has dedicated his life in service of our country and he makes an incredible addition to this winning ticket.”
In the Second Congressional District, Democrat Maggie Goodlander was also “thrilled.”
“Thrilled that Kamala Harris has selected Tim Walz as her running mate,” Goodlander posted. “He’s a proven leader — a veteran, educator, and executive. He will fight like hell for the American people and be a terrific partner to America’s first woman president! Let’s win this thing.”
Granite State Republicans, not surprisingly, said Walz’s progressive record made him the wrong choice for New Hampshire.
“Walz is a perfect fit for Harris, who was rated the most liberal U.S. Senator in 2019 by the non-partisan GovTrack,” said state GOP chair Chris Ager. “He fights right in with her open border, pro-criminal, left-wing agenda.”
And former New Hampshire congressional nominee Karoline Leavitt, now a spokesperson for the Trump campaign, said “it’s no surprise that San Francisco Liberal Kamala Harris wants West Coast wannabe Tim Walz as her running-mate – Walz has spent his governorship trying to reshape Minnesota in the image of the Golden State.
“From proposing his own carbon-free agenda, to suggesting stricter emission standards for gas-powered cars, and embracing policies to allow convicted felons to vote, Walz is obsessed with spreading California’s dangerously liberal agenda far and wide. If Walz won’t tell voters the truth, we will: just like Kamala Harris, Tim Walz is a dangerously liberal extremist, and the Harris-Walz California dream is every American’s nightmare.”
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This story was originally published by the NH Journal, an online news publication dedicated to providing fair, unbiased reporting on, and analysis of, political news of interest to New Hampshire. For more stories from the NH Journal, visit NHJournal.com.
