Like Drinking Water from a Fire Hose: Democrat VP Candidate Edition
MN Governor Tim Walz gets the coronation as Dem nominee Kamala Harris' running mate. What could go wrong?
I wasn’t loud about it, but I knew VP and selected Democrat nominee for President Kamala Harris’ vice presidential running mate would not be PA Governor Josh Shapiro.
First and foremost, like CA Governor Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris is a narcissist. Josh Shapiro is engaging, likeable (for a leftist) and can actually give a speech on and off prompter. As the top of the ticket, Harris didn’t need someone who would outshine her, especially since when she opens her mouth, she is as lackluster as a dirty floor, no-wax floor.
Secondly, Shapiro is Jewish, and the Democrat Party is wholly sold out to the Pro-Hamas wing of the party. The tragedy is that he totally sold out what was a pretty solid background of advocacy for Israel and the Jewish people for 30 pieces of silver. Now he has nothing to show for it, and I think the party is pretty much done with him. How do I know this? See, Lieberman, Joe, Senator.
I explore a bit of this in my latest RedState op-ed: Tim Walz Is Not the Gift Republicans Think He Is, but Shapiro Would Have Never Made the Cut. Give it a peek, and let me know what you think on the Substack comments.
Lots of Republicans and conservative pundits are claiming this selection of MN Governor Tim Walz is a gift to Trump and the Republicans. They are trotting out Walz’ extensive record of leftist speech, policies, and failures. I’m not convinced. My sense is that there is more there there. It’s all just a little too on-the-nose for me.
Here are my two hot takes:
1. They want Harris to fail, so they’ve saddled her with a running mate who is further to the Left than she is. This pretense of appeasing the pro-Hamas base is simply Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi—the shadow operatives of the party—cutting their losses in order to win at the longer game of 2028 with a bench that is much more to their liking. Word on the street is that they do not like Kamala Harris, and that Joe Biden, who never forgave Obama for not backing him in 2016, endorsed Harris to put his thumb in Obama’s eye. These moves are Obama/Pelosi’s way to completely remove her off the board and away from any influence on the party.
2. Harris and Walz will be challenged and an open Democrat National Convention will be forced. Frankly, if you want to tank someone and force an open convention, this is one way to do it.
What say you? What do you think of this pick?
I have also been exploring the Black vote and why all of us are Not With Her. All on RedState, linked below:
Blacks Loudly Declare Their Lack of Support for a Kamala Harris Presidency
Black Journalists at the NABJ Try to Hold Trump Accountable; It Goes As Well As Expected
WATCH: Michaelah Montgomery Sets It Off at the Atlanta Trump-Vance Rally
And I am expanding my reach on the 1819 News platform with more local political news stories. See both the op-eds and the news at: 1819 News-Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
Finally, my latest op-ed with Independent Women’s Forum on Real Clear Policy: Will a Kamala Harris Presidency be Pro-Union or Pro-Independent Professional?
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