How Tim Walz Went From Obscure Governor to Harris’s V.P. Pick

In picking Tim Walz as her running mate, Kamala Harris is after more than just Pennsylvania.


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“Is Tim Walz the Midwestern Dad Democrats Need? (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/op...) ” by The Ezra Klein Show


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