Governor Walz Comes Out Swinging
What A Day
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🗓️ 7 August 2024
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
After much deliberation, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday. The two debuted together later that evening at a joint rally in Pennsylvania. Walz, who’s nearing the end of his second term as Minnesota’s governor, describes himself as moderate. But during his time in office, he’s signed some major progressive legislation into law, like protecting access to abortion and gender-affirming care, expanding gun control, and guaranteeing paid family leave. Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, explains what Walz brings to the Democratic ticket.
And in headlines: Hamas named the architect of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel as its new leader, stock markets rebounded after multiple days of losses, and Team USA’s Gabby Thomas took home her first gold medal with a win in the women’s 200-meter race.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Wednesday, August 7th. |
| 0:02.8 | I'm Puyanka Arabindi. |
| 0:04.0 | And I'm Juanita Tolliver, and this is What a Day, |
| 0:06.0 | the show where we're learning how a Midwestern dad |
| 0:09.2 | and football coach reacts to a crowd of 10,000 people. |
| 0:13.2 | Pretty well, if you ask me, I mean, |
| 0:15.0 | that felt like a pep rally. |
| 0:16.9 | Yeah, he was really into it so much so |
| 0:18.7 | that when he was cheering for the vice president, |
| 0:20.4 | we could hear him on the mics. |
| 0:21.5 | I need him to learn mics, and. I need him to not turn his back to |
| 0:24.6 | cameras. We got a good start though. It's refreshing. He's a real person. |
| 0:28.3 | He does real people things. On today's show, Hamas appoints the architect of the October 7th |
| 0:34.7 | attacked as its new leader. Plus, Google search violates US antitrust law. |
| 0:39.8 | But first, after much deliberation, Vice President Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota |
| 0:45.2 | Governor Tim Wall's to be her running mate. |
| 0:49.0 | If we sound excited, it is because we are! The vibes are very high around here it's like full of |
| 0:55.8 | excitement the two made their debut together at a joint rally in Pennsylvania |
| 1:00.3 | on Tuesday thank you Madam Vice President for the trust you could in me but on I love his emphasis on joy because this is one thing that Trump and Republicans have been trying to attack specifically related to Vice President Harris's laugh. |
| 1:19.5 | She is a happy person. She likes to laugh and also that's what energizes and mobilizes voters. |
| 1:25.2 | Yeah, they are having fun out there. It is totally energizing, as you said, to watch them. |
| 1:29.7 | It's infectious, really. |
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