VP pick accepted offer; Walz vs Shapiro

[LateToCult 42,098]

 

[AnglerfishbraBENUS 5,734]

please be Walz

[Ladle Ghoulash 55,280]

BALZ TO WALZ BABY!

[River 128,597]

She's waltzing to the top

[HeavyMetal Halcyon 1,901]

I really wanted Pete, but I'll settle for Waltz. Pls no Shaprio 

[Bronco 27,564]

Please god be Walz.

He's the most sensible pick for a number of reasons.

[27monster27 16,038]

Can someone please give a basic rundown on Walz vs Shapiro?

[LateToCult 42,098]

6 minutes ago, 27monster27 said:

Can someone please give a basic rundown on Walz vs Shapiro?

Shapiro:

Questionable record on Palestinians. 
Questionable record with schools and unions. 
Questionable handling of a sexual harassment accusation in his team.

Good orator.
Guarantees PA, the most important state in the electoral college this cycle, which could determine the winner.

Walz:

Brings no tangible advantage to the electoral college.

Approachable.

Solid policies while in office.

Better with unions.

Seems to be favored by law makers like Pelosi.

 

 

[REALITY 80,245]

Literally the best option vs the worst

Kamala, I'm begging, please choose Walz  

[LibraLove 1,282]

It HAS to be Walz. Broad appeal. Folksy, charismatic charm. A very substantive resume from educator, to highly decorated National Guard servicemember, to multi-term legislator, to multi-term Congressman, to two-term Governor. A history of consistently defeating Republicans and passing relatively progressive legislation in Minnesota. 

But I don't put it past Democrats to ultimately shoot themselves in the foot. It's practically habitual at this point.

[MessyTop 14,389]

She’s announcing the VP in PA, it has to be Shapiro, she wants to win PA! 
 

[SpadesToStart 3,852]

1 minute ago, MessyTop said:

She’s announcing the VP in PA, it has to be Shapiro, she wants to win PA! 
 

Not necessarily. She didn’t even review the vetting results until late last week and didn’t do her final in person interviews until Sunday. The Philadelphia rally has been set for over a week.

[FATCAT 60,929]

Y'all need to be prepared for it to be Shapiro. I want Walz too, but PA is a must-win state. 

[LibraLove 1,282]

6 minutes ago, LateToCult said:

Shapiro:

Questionable record on Palestinians. 
Questionable record with schools and unions. 
Questionable handling of a sexual harassment accusation in his team.

Good orator.
Guarantees PA, the most important state in the electoral college this cycle, which could determine the winner.

Walz:

Brings no tangible advantage to the electoral college.

Approachable.

Solid policies while in office.

Better with unions.

Seems to be favored by law makers like Pelosi.

 

 

I would argue that Walz does bring tangible pros to the Electoral College. He can easily appeal to blue collar workers across the Rust Belt and reinforce the Blue Wall.

Shapiro may make it easier to win Pennsylvania, but I don't really see him as broadly appealing to voters across the Rust Belt. He's controversial, especially to the large Arab/Muslim populations that live in Michigan and other places. He's also only been elected to Governor for like 1.5 years, so that would kind of make the attack that Vance has no electoral/legislative history moot (not that that's a necessarily a big deal/angle, but more the negatives for the Republicans and less negatives for the Democrats, the better).

[Emvee 8,858]

21 minutes ago, LateToCult said:

Shapiro:

Questionable record on Palestinians. 
Questionable record with schools and unions. 
Questionable handling of a sexual harassment accusation in his team.

Good orator.
Guarantees PA, the most important state in the electoral college this cycle, which could determine the winner.

Walz:

Brings no tangible advantage to the electoral college.

Approachable.

Solid policies while in office.

Better with unions.

Seems to be favored by law makers like Pelosi.

 

 

Don’t forget Shapiro’s questionable review of Ellen Greenberg’s “suicide”. The guy is such a red flag and will surely have a negative impact on the momentum she has. 
 

PLUS, the PA Supreme Court has just agreed to review the ruling. If they find any corruption, it’s over. 
 

People also need to recognize that the “republicans are weird” narrative was started by Walz. The guy talks like a real person, not like a politician. He will be an amazing surrogate for Kamala.