Summary
This week, Matt and Brian offer near-instant reaction to the news that Kamala Harris has nominated Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for the vice presidency. They discuss:
* The pros and cons of this decision;
* The factors that likely persuaded Harris to select Walz rather than a swing-state or red-state governor;
* How adding Walz to the ticket might shape the race and the future of the Democratic Party.
Then, behind the paywall, Politix looks at the veepstakes in a wider context of developments that might shape affect the outcome of the election. Will anything about this decision really matter if economic headwinds weaken the U.S. economy over the next three months? Is it more or less significant to domestic politics than a potential regional conflict in the Middle East? If it’s ultimately insignificant to politics, why did people factionalize around various vice-presidential contenders?
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Further reading:
* Brian’s 24 thoughts on the Harris veepstakes.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right, I think we're clear. |
| 0:01.3 | Hey everyone, you're listening to a free preview of the politics |
| 0:03.9 | podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | We have a running mate on Tuesday morning, the Kamala Harris |
| 0:08.3 | Camp. |
| 0:09.8 | Sorry. |
| 0:12.2 | See, that's Brian's bid for rural voters. |
| 0:15.0 | Just constant racist mispronunciations of Kamala Harris's name. Hey everyone you're listening to a free preview of the politics |
| 0:27.4 | podcast we have a running mate on Tuesday morning the Kamala Harris campaign |
| 0:32.0 | leaked word that she'd selected |
| 0:34.0 | Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz to be her vice presidential nominee. So this |
| 0:38.9 | episode we'll talk about the pros and cons of that decision, how it might shape the race, and also the future of the Democratic |
| 0:46.4 | Party. |
| 0:47.4 | And we'll also talk about how significant this decision is in the context of all the other |
| 0:51.7 | variables that might affect the outcome of the election. |
| 0:55.2 | I hope you enjoy the conversation and if you want to hear the whole thing, you can upgrade your |
| 0:58.8 | subscription to paid at politics. So I guess it's Waltz Nuts of the World unite. |
| 1:14.0 | Governor Tim Waltz, Minnesota will be Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate in the |
| 1:20.5 | 2024 election. We got wind of this just moments before we began recording on Tuesday morning. in the |
| 1:25.0 | 2024 election we got wind of this just moments before we began recording on Tuesday morning and when it started to seem like maybe this is the direction things were headed |
| 1:30.0 | on Monday night I got the sense that my podcast co-host was not pleased about it and I wanted to give him a chance to explain |
| 1:40.1 | I you know I'm trying to have a measured take on these things. I do think look, I feel like |
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