65: How Harris/Walz Will Win with Matt Bennett

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🗓️ 7 August 2024

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Jen Rubin and Matt Bennett discuss the selection of Tim Walz as the vice presidential nominee and his potential impact on the ticket and the country. They highlight Walz's relatability, his understanding of rural and urban issues, and his ability to bridge the rural-urban divide.
They also discuss the strengths of the Harris campaign, including their ability to generate momentum and their strategic choices. They touch on the importance of authenticity, the need to address issues like crime and immigration, and the potential pitfalls for Democrats, such as complacency and identitarianism. They also discuss the political map and the states that Democrats should focus on.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Jen Rubin, and this is Jen Rubin's Green Room.
0:13.0	You have a Democratic ticket.
0:15.1	It is Tim Walts of Minnesota.
0:18.4	I think it is a solid pick. It's in some ways a cautious pick because there's absolutely
0:25.6	nothing not to like about this guy. He is a solid Midwestern. He has a long military record.
0:33.5	He has been governor. He has a record of executive experience. He is magnificent on media. And he
0:43.1	kind of balances the ticket in the same way that I think Biden balanced Obama's ticket. What do I
0:50.2	mean by that? Although he's the same age, he looks a little bit older. He is not a coastal elite. He's not a lawyer. He grew up in small town or rural America, where Republicans have dominated until now. He was a football coach. He's about unlike the typical, typical, stereotypical Democrat that Republicans like to make fun of.
1:17.6	He is in a word what J.D. Vance pretends to be, authentic, nice guy, America's dad. So is it a good pick? Absolutely. I think it's a solid pick. You will not
1:30.2	find Democrats who have really any complaint with him. He's going to have some crossover appeal
1:36.5	to independence, maybe even some Republicans. Now, what about the other candidates? Well, I think it was
1:43.6	clear that she wanted executive experience,
1:46.6	and in fact, it did come down, I believe, to Walls and Shapiro. What about Shapiro? There was a
1:55.6	malicious campaign is the only way I can describe it from far left anti-Semites, suggesting that he was
2:02.8	too pro-Israel or that he was going to be a problem for the ticket or would cause dissension
2:09.1	in democratic ranks. That was all bunk. He has a position on Israel that is no different than
2:15.3	Kamala Harris's and no different than Walses. So if the
2:19.7	aim was to keep someone who was pro-Israel off the ticket, they failed miserably. But Shapiro did offer,
2:27.2	at least theoretically, the potential to deliver Pennsylvania, which is an absolutely critical state.
2:33.8	But take a step back. What does that really mean?
2:37.0	Does it mean that Pennsylvanians wouldn't vote for her without Shapiro on the ticket?
2:42.9	Are there that many voters, really, who would choose a ticket with the governor in the number two
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