Have you heard? Tim Walz is a football coach, veteran, and casserole cooker. He hunts. He's Midwest normal, personified. The media's propaganda machine is morphing to include Kamala Harris' new running mate in the deification zone, discussing him in virtually universally glowing terms. They are laying it on as thick as I've ever seen, not even attempting to disguise their passion for getting the Democratic ticket elected this fall. The coverage reflects the emotions of a group of activists who are redirecting all of the negative energy they endured between the June debate and playing an active role forcing Biden from the race. They are liberated and energized by having a fresh campaign to promote. And Saving Democracy is now just a few months of determined work away. Even by their standards, it has been breathtaking to watch. I mean, just look at this small sample:
CNN is downright giddy.https://t.co/q8NICzDhB2 pic.twitter.com/deoPXqMdCk
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) August 7, 2024
hahahahahahaha pic.twitter.com/GWYagrLCZy
— Liz Wolfe (@LizWolfeReason) August 7, 2024
How Tim Walz became beloved by young voters with a message that the GOP is 'weird' https://t.co/WIiFxqvDSk
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 7, 2024
Walz a “centrist” and cooks casseroles. CBS’s Robert @CostaReports: He seems “like kind of a centrist Midwesterner in persona...” pic.twitter.com/z3qBDf5ivj
— Brent Baker 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@BrentHBaker) August 6, 2024
.@mikebarnicle: “Watching the VP yesterday, it was mesmerizing in the sense I’ve never seen a rally like that either on TV or in person. And watching it, you could just sense the power in the hall — & it was the power of joy, the power of laughter, the power of hope for the… pic.twitter.com/H7WYCPKBYr
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) August 7, 2024
"Reads moderate" — AKA can pull the wool over your eyes
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) August 7, 2024
(which they're banking on) https://t.co/8nQAEQt9oF
He "reads moderate" if you simply ignore his record and policy positions, that is. Which they intend to do. More on that subject to come. Kamala Harris has avoided literally all questions because she knows she can get away with it. The campaign will agree to a select few sit-downs at some point (I think), but will mostly stick to scripted and stage-managed events, replete with teleprompters and cheering crowds. They'll spend their Everest of cash on advertising, curating and burnishing an image that's eagerly reinforced by their media partners. They plan to grab national and swing state leads by the end of the summer -- they've already succeeded to a significant extent -- then coast on this form of autopilot, basking in the halo of this manufactured hype and reborn image. If Donald Trump ventures down self-destructive rabbit holes, and if his campaign cedes a lot of the battlefield to them along the way, all the better. They may well still lose, of course, and the risk of that outcome increases with voters knowing...well, almost anything about what they believe. We've run through Kamala Harris' extreme worldview and record. We will continue to do so. She is the most left-wing nominee ever. Her running mate reflects her ideology (stay tuned for a piece about that), her insecurities, and her refusal to buck her hardcore base.
The Squad, and the Democrats' intensely anti-Israel core (including openly anti-Semitic pro-Hamas elements), wildly celebrated the selection of Tim Walz over the relatively moderate, Jewish Pennsylvania Governor -- who was seen by many as the obvious choice and odds-on favorite. The most bigoted and radical Democrats in Congress are thrilled with the choice, and the snub it represents. The rabidly anti-Semitic Democratic Socialists of America took a victory lap over Walz, the man CBS News tells us is merely a casserole-baking 'centrist.' The instincts of Kamala Harris were to give these types of people what they wanted, which is exactly how she ran her spectacularly failed 2020 presidential campaign. She also reportedly went with Walz because she views him not only as a fellow traveler, but also as less of a future threat to her ambitions. Not to delve too deeply into psychoanalysis, but Harris exudes Impostor Syndrome, so this very much tracks:
Two sources confirm on background the deciding factor in the VP’s choice was what Sen Fetterman said publicly: concerns Shapiro’s his own personal ambitions would cause him to upstage/override Harris. The video Shapiro produced by Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker’s team solidified…
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) August 6, 2024
Harris was struck by Walz offering he didn't want to run for president
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) August 6, 2024
adviser Cedric Richmond on how it was received:
"‘Look I’m not concerned about my image or my approval rating ..I’m going to stay in this moment, be your VP, run through walls, fight" https://t.co/u3BrizUliR
She picked Walz over the guy who would clearly balance out the ticket better, and who'd be more helpful in a must-win state, because she felt assured Walz would stay in his lane as someone not seeking to represent the future of the party. That's her role, you see. Incredibly, there's already some reported trouble in paradise, because the rollout was a bit too Walz-centric for Harris' liking:
“A pro-Harris event in Philadelphia turned into a Shapiro-for-VP party. His style was seen by at least some in Harris’ world as showboating. One senior Democrat in touch with Harris’ team called it “counterproductive.”
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) August 6, 2024
https://t.co/Cx9ODNkksH
'Counterproductive showboating.' Tim may want to step carefully if he wants to avoid becoming the latest victim of Harris' infamously sky-high staff turnover rate. But hey, at least he's not the pro-Israel Jew. Relatedly, I'll leave you with this incredible moment on CNN leading up to the Walz rollout rally:
What a moment on CNN:
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) August 7, 2024
Abby Phillip wonders if picking Josh Shapiro would "antagonize those voters" who voted "uncommitted" in Minnesota over the Gaza war.
Jake Tapper tries to cut in and say that Shapiro's policy on Israel is the same as Walz, but "he is Jewish."
Audie Cornish… pic.twitter.com/3D1Dlm8E0R
On this front, the future of the country -- especially on the Left -- is concerning:
Two largely undefined Dems, yet Gen Z has 2.5x higher negative views towards the one with the Jewish last name: https://t.co/ju4fQcZ45D
— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) August 6, 2024
