If you haven't heard, Kamala Harris has chosen Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate. While it may come as a surprise to many, he brings an upside to the ticket. While many of us may have thought that Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania or Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona may have been better choices because they both come from swing states, important for getting the electoral college votes needed, Walz is considered a candidate that most voters can relate to.
Walz served in the military, was a Congressman for 12 years, a Governor for two terms, a school teacher and a school football coach. His neighbors had only good things to say about him today when the announcement was made. He may appear to be the vanilla pick of those that Harris could have chosen but he seems capable of holding his own in campaigning.
Trump and Vance are initially saying that they are excited about Harris's VP pick but he is no pushover. They wanted Shapiro to be picked so that some voters would be concerned about his stance in the Middle East conflicts. They really didn't want Kelly because of his experience in the military, being a former astronaut and serving as a U.S. Senator in a state at the southern border. So, he could debate them on immigration policy better than the others.
Those who may be doubtful about Walz simply now need to learn more about him and hopefully let him grow on you. The most important thing is to get behind the Harris/Walz ticket and get them elected in November.
Now that the ticket has been completed, we should hopefully have signs, buttons, stickers and other handouts within the next few weeks. They are not available to the Huerfano Dems yet but I will let you know when they are.
Meanwhile, the Huerfano Dems will be promoting our local, state and national candidates soon. Now is the time for all of us to get involved to get Dems elected up and down the ballot. We meet the first Wednesday of the month in person at the Walsenburg Housing Authority or sit at home and attend via Zoom. We meet this Wednesday, Aug. 7th at 6 p.m. If you know Dems that aren't receiving our emails in Huerfano County but would like to, give them my email or have them go to huerfanodems.com. Also, if you want to donate to your local Huerfano Dems, go to www.huerfanodems.com and do it online or contact me. Thank you.
Larry Patrick
Huerfano Dems Chairman
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