Vice President Harris’s Choice of Walz Teaches Voters a Lot About Who She Is

The Trump-Walz contrast will play out much differently with voters than it does among Democratic Party insiders.

AP/Abbie Parr, file
Governor Walz on November 1, 2023, at Northfield, Minnesota. AP/Abbie Parr, file

Vice President Harris’s choice of Governor Walz of Minnesota teaches us a lot about who she is — and where her administration would go.

Ms. Harris had the opportunity to pick Governor Shapiro of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes could be the decisive margin in the presidential election. Mr. Shapiro’s 61 percent approval rating from Pennsylvania voters made him an attractive choice.

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