Harris’s First Major Mistake: Doubling Down on a Progressive as Her Running Mate

If the vice president had picked the popular Josh Shapiro, who earns approval ratings above 50 percent, she would have significantly increased her chances of winning the Keystone State.

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Governor Walz at St. Paul, August 16, 2023. AP/Steve Karnowski, file

Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris just made the first real blunder of her campaign. She has picked, in Governor Waltz of Minnesota, a running mate who aligns closely with the candidate’s own ultra-liberal political leanings, instead of trying to expand her appeal. That is what Democrats criticized President Trump of doing when he selected, in Senator Vance of Ohio, a candidate who solidified his conservative base rather than broadening his reach.

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