OPINION

What Are We to Make of Kamala Harris Picking Tim Walz?

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As we have learned in recent weeks, Tim Walz is easily among the most left-leaning governors in the United States today, and for that matter, for all time. He is known to be a staunch advocate of DEI. Indeed, it was one of his first priorities when he was initially sworn in as governor of Minnesota. Memes are already circulating about Walz being “Tampon Tim.”

A Fatal Error?

The seriousness of his addition to the ticket, however, cannot be overlooked. Kamala Harris had a variety of potential VP picks. It is widely speculated that Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania, and the strongest among her possible choices, was left off the ticket because he is Jewish and pro-Israel.

With good reason, pundits are claiming that Harris didn't want to upset the pro-Palestinian, pro-Hamas, violent Middle East factions among U.S. Democrats. I'm no campaign strategist, but wouldn't a younger white male candidate, from a swing state, have made more sense?

Nonetheless, the journey from Shapiro to Walz is exceedingly far. Harris had other choices and yet she chose – or was forced to choose – someone who is a relatively easy target for the Right. Upon initially hearing of her selection, Donald Trump simply said, “Thank you.”

Who is Running the Show?

All the above brings up the question, was Harris at the helm of making the choice or was it Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Valerie Jarrett and the rest of the Democrat puppet masters pulling her strings? It is entirely plausible that she was told what to do. If so, that leads to a whole new level of concern.

Obama and the behind-the-scenes Democrat ruling elite are well aware that a Harris/Walz ticket is the most liberal, progressive, and socialist leaning since at least Eugene V. Debs. Debs received 1 million votes in the 1920 presidential election on the Socialist Party ticket… while he was in prison for political reasons.

The puppet masters surely are aware that Walz would be an easy target for Trump and Vance on the campaign trail. Are the Democrats, then, so confident that they will win the election because their system for gross election fraud is so well developed that it is of little concern to them who they chose to run against the GOP?

A Long Shelf Life

If they know they will win, then Walz would be an all-time superior choice. No matter what happens to Harris, he would continue on as a staunch socialist. He's 64 years old, although he looks tens years older. If he doesn't go daft like Biden, his political shelf life could be a good 16 years.

Like Harris, he would fully embrace the leftist goal of converting America into a socialist society and eventually becoming just another country among 200+ other countries on earth, ruled by an elite bureaucracy, representing a one-world global government. This is the pipe dream of Obama and his acolytes.

Meanwhile, we on the right might have had the stakes raised to a level that too many voters still don't quite comprehend. This is not merely the most important election in U.S. history. It is the most important election in world history.

If the socialists/Marxists retain power, and wreak continuing destruction like they have done for the last four years, what will be left of our country? Worse, if they capture the House or retain the Senate or, God forbid, do both, the destruction that they have brought upon America will greatly accelerate.

Your All-out Commitment

Those who know what's going on in our country, and vow to save it, must commit our time and attention, and our energy and effort, to ensuring that Republicans rule the day. As so many columnists have written for weeks and months on end, it is not sufficient to be fully informed. It is insufficient to post comments in echo chambers which simply preach to the choir.

At the risk of losing long-term friends, we must benignly proselytize in ways in which we have not previously undertaken.

If only 20 percent of the 74 million people who voted for Trump in 2020 can influence one other person to vote GOP, that would result in nearly 15 million voters who move from Left to Right for the coming election. Such a movement would have a magnificent effect on the election, making it too big to rig, and ensuring the sovereignty of our nation going forward.