Vice President Kamala Harris picking Gov. Tim Walz (D‑MN) to be her running mate is the most important decision she has made since becoming the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.
Her decision underscores her desire to present the public with a biographically, geographically, and ideologically balanced ticket. It also shows she wants to have a campaign partner with whom she has personal rapport should they win November’s election and need to become governing partners.
Despite the possibility of popular Gov. Josh Shapiro (D‑PA) helping her win Pennsylvania, Harris decided to tap Walz, who has been described by Democrats, including an adviser to President Joe Biden, as a “blast.” The pick echoes former President Barack Obama‘s decision to choose Biden as his running mate in 2008, not only because …