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Tim Wallz ameteuliwa kuwa mgombea mwenza na Kamala Harris.
Safari hii naona Progressives wameangaliwađ
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Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to serve as her running mate in the 2024 presidential raceâas Harris tries to gain ground on former President Donald Trump with just over three months until the November election.
Harris announced she asked Walz to be her running mate in an Instagram post Tuesday, shortly after multiple news outlets reported on the decision, praising Walzâ âconvictions on fighting for middle class familiesâ and saying what impressed her most was his âdeep commitment to his family.â
Walz accepted the offer Tuesday morning, calling it the âhonor of a lifetime,â and adding: âVice President Harris is showing us the politics of whatâs possible. It reminds me a bit of the first day of school.â
Walz, the 60-year-old father of two and Nebraska-born governor of Minnesota had emerged as a vice presidential frontrunner, along with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and several others in the weeks leading up to the decision.
Harrisâ campaign reportedly vetted about a dozen contenders, and her rumored list was whittled to Walz and Shapiro in the hours leading up to the announcement, which was widely expected to happen Tuesday after Democratic delegates concluded voting for the partyâs nominee Monday, with 99% selecting Harris.
While not at the forefront of national politics, Walz established himself as a moderate Democrat in Congressâwhere he served as a representative for Minnesota from 2007 to 2019âand as the governor of Minnesota, a role heâs held since 2019, where he also serves as chair of the national Democratic Governors Association.
Walz is seen as an appealing option for independents and moderate Democrats as a working-class politician with a rural background, who exudes the appearance of âsomeone with a lived experience that is so comparable to so many of the people in rural America,â former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., told The New York Times last week.
Before running for office, Walz, a graduate of Chadron State College in Nebraska, served in the Army National Guard, and then worked as a teacher, first on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where he met his wife Gwen, a fellow teacher, and then in China and later as a high school teacher in Mankato, Minnesota, south of Minneapolis.
Walz initially entered politics as a member of former Massachusetts Sen. John Kerryâs 2004 presidential campaign, a spot he took after he said some of his high school students were questioned for having a Kerry sticker when he took them to a campaign rally for then-president George W. Bush, MinnPost reported.
As governor, some of Walzâ political accomplishments include ensuring tuition-free meals at participating state universities, enshrining abortion rights into state law, banning conversion therapy and providing protections for gender-affirming healthcareâWalz recently defended those measures against right-wing criticism in a CNN interview earlier this month, joking: âWhat a monster! Kids are eating and having full bellies so they can go learn and women are making their own healthcare decisions.â
Walz also signed a bill last May expanding voting rights in Minnesota for an estimated 55,000 formerly incarcerated residents, and in 2020, oversaw the stateâs response to both the COVID-19 pandemic and police brutality protests in the wake of George Floydâs death at the hands of police, though he faced criticism from state Republicans over his delayed response to protests following Floydâs killing.
Safari hii naona Progressives wameangaliwađ
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Harris announced she asked Walz to be her running mate in an Instagram post Tuesday, shortly after multiple news outlets reported on the decision, praising Walzâ âconvictions on fighting for middle class familiesâ and saying what impressed her most was his âdeep commitment to his family.â
Walz accepted the offer Tuesday morning, calling it the âhonor of a lifetime,â and adding: âVice President Harris is showing us the politics of whatâs possible. It reminds me a bit of the first day of school.â
Walz, the 60-year-old father of two and Nebraska-born governor of Minnesota had emerged as a vice presidential frontrunner, along with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and several others in the weeks leading up to the decision.
Harrisâ campaign reportedly vetted about a dozen contenders, and her rumored list was whittled to Walz and Shapiro in the hours leading up to the announcement, which was widely expected to happen Tuesday after Democratic delegates concluded voting for the partyâs nominee Monday, with 99% selecting Harris.
While not at the forefront of national politics, Walz established himself as a moderate Democrat in Congressâwhere he served as a representative for Minnesota from 2007 to 2019âand as the governor of Minnesota, a role heâs held since 2019, where he also serves as chair of the national Democratic Governors Association.
Walz is seen as an appealing option for independents and moderate Democrats as a working-class politician with a rural background, who exudes the appearance of âsomeone with a lived experience that is so comparable to so many of the people in rural America,â former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., told The New York Times last week.
Before running for office, Walz, a graduate of Chadron State College in Nebraska, served in the Army National Guard, and then worked as a teacher, first on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where he met his wife Gwen, a fellow teacher, and then in China and later as a high school teacher in Mankato, Minnesota, south of Minneapolis.
Walz initially entered politics as a member of former Massachusetts Sen. John Kerryâs 2004 presidential campaign, a spot he took after he said some of his high school students were questioned for having a Kerry sticker when he took them to a campaign rally for then-president George W. Bush, MinnPost reported.
As governor, some of Walzâ political accomplishments include ensuring tuition-free meals at participating state universities, enshrining abortion rights into state law, banning conversion therapy and providing protections for gender-affirming healthcareâWalz recently defended those measures against right-wing criticism in a CNN interview earlier this month, joking: âWhat a monster! Kids are eating and having full bellies so they can go learn and women are making their own healthcare decisions.â
Walz also signed a bill last May expanding voting rights in Minnesota for an estimated 55,000 formerly incarcerated residents, and in 2020, oversaw the stateâs response to both the COVID-19 pandemic and police brutality protests in the wake of George Floydâs death at the hands of police, though he faced criticism from state Republicans over his delayed response to protests following Floydâs killing.
