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Tim walz named veep, but he's not who hollywood wanted
the town enjoyed the drama but was overwhelmingly backing a different candidate |
It's official, and it's not who Hollywood wanted it to be. Tim Walz, the twice elected governor of Minnesota, has been chosen by Vice President Kamala Harris as her running mate in the 2024 presidential election, the Associated Press and other media outlets reported this morning.
The former schoolteacher comes from a state that the Dems are likely to win, but backers say the man who served in the National Guard will help bolster the party’s standing among working class voters, as he grew up in rural Nebraska and later lived in a small Minnesota town. Walz was not first choice in Tinseltown, however. As we revealed yesterday, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro was positioned as the overwhelmingly favorite choice in the Hollywood Veepstakes. “Pennsylvania wins the election,” one exec said of why the Keystone state’s governor would be the best fit. All candidates had met with Harris over the weekend at her official residence near DC, and Walz and Harris will appear together at a Philadelphia rally later today. >>>Progressive Choice Related:
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