# Harris VP choice as she is the official presidential nominee of the Democratic Party for 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** kamala-harris\ **Created:** [July 21, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552 "2024-07-21T19:06:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 66
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1305 "2024-08-06T07:19:19Z")
Agreed. And his vetting?? I mean, we want a clean whistle where there’s no time for QOPwads to come up with scandals since it’s only 3 months away. Right? Walz will fit the bill as well. But a big military background with Kelly still might be a factor??? I dunno… GAH again! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1306 "2024-08-06T09:24:52Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Everything I’ve seen on socials is saying these SUVs had MN plates and were taking him to a Minnesota for Harris fundraiser with Amy Klobuchar. I believe the SS uses local plates and agents so as not to stand out. But you’re probably right. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1307 "2024-08-06T10:38:52Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > For me, this is another time the astronaut thing kicks in. A successful astronaut knows how to give orders and how to take them, they know how to be decisive and how to work within a chain of command. I’m referring entirely to literal appearances. Like, who’s the more photogenic pair in terms of the image they project. Mark Kelly could be a delight, but he looks serious and doesn’t seem to have the ease and friendly quality that Walz has. If I picture Harris and her VP pick walking down the sidewalk, I see Harris and Walz smiling, projecting ease and confidence. It contrasts well with Trump and Vance with their scowl and smirk. Kelly would be a fine pick for VP. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1308 "2024-08-06T10:42:42Z")
Walz’s office confirmed it was his usual security detail, from the Minnesota Office of Public Safety. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1309 "2024-08-06T10:46:21Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > Mark Kelly could be a delight, but he looks serious and doesn’t seem to have the ease and friendly quality that Walz has. He could learn that. Pretty sure that its not difficult. Regardless, projecting ease and confidence is what the Harris campaign needs to do. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1310 "2024-08-06T10:53:08Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > but what being an astronaut entails: the ability to analyze a problem and come up with a solution, sometimes quite quickly. And without panicking ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1311 "2024-08-06T10:56:49Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > He could learn that. Pretty sure that its not difficult. I disagree. A lot of times you got it or you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1312 "2024-08-06T11:03:08Z")
“Walz enlisted in the Army National Guard at the young age of 17, and retired 24 years later as Command Sergeant Major. Before retiring, Walz served overseas with his battalion in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Walz is the highest ranking enlisted soldier ever to serve in Congress.” – [Congress.gov](http://Congress.gov) Clearly, they need to emphasize this more! Let’s hope they’re ready to go with a bunch of ads that highlight this. I love schoolteachers – really! – but, if he’s the pick, we need to leverage Walz’s military record, too. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1313 "2024-08-06T11:14:03Z")
He was once posted in the Arctic Circle! Will people care that he never saw combat? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1314 "2024-08-06T11:48:31Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > The woman had been stabbed at least 20 times, including 10 times in the back of the neck. > > [Josh Shapiro and the Ellen Greenberg case, explained](https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/josh-shapiro-ellen-greenberg-case-suicide-homicide-review-20240805.html) After the third time that website (which made me disable my adblocker) replaced the article with a full-screen “YOUR MCAFEE SUBSCRIPTION HAS EXPIRED” scam ad, I went looking for a different article. Here’s Wikipedia’s summary, with links, in case anyone else is having the same issue: > **[Death of Ellen Greenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Ellen_Greenberg)** > > Ellen Rae Greenberg (June 23, 1983 – January 26, 2011) was an American woman who died after sustaining twenty stab wounds. Her death was ruled a suicide, but has been widely described as suspicious. > Ellen Rae Greenberg was born in New York City, New York on June 23, 1983.\[citation needed\] She earned a degree in communications from Penn State University and her teaching credentials from Temple University. She was a first grade teacher at Juniata Park Academy in the Juniata neighborhood of Phil... ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1315 "2024-08-06T12:19:48Z")
Yeah that seems a nothingburger. Attorney general recuses self for possible appearance of conflict of interest in “true crime” popular case. How long are they gonna make us wait this morning?!? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1316 "2024-08-06T12:36:42Z")
CNN reported that as of last night no one has been informed yet. Harris wanted to sleep on it. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1317 "2024-08-06T12:46:24Z")
CNN reporting that “per sources, it’s ‘expected to be’ Walz” ETA : on television, Jeff Zeleny reporting ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1318 "2024-08-06T12:47:10Z")
Where? I was just on CNN. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1319 "2024-08-06T12:47:54Z")
Jeff Zeleny reporting on CNN Newsroom. As of 7:50 Central, it’s officially Walz per CNN. MSNBC and FOX are still not reporting anything yet. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1320 "2024-08-06T12:48:07Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1321 "2024-08-06T12:53:18Z")
Link: > **[The latest on the 2024 presidential campaign | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/kamala-harris-trump-election-08-06-24/index.html)** > > The countdown to election day is on. Follow here for the latest live updates. Well, this just makes my day! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1322 "2024-08-06T12:57:53Z")
Ok, I’m happy with this choice. I hope they will do more with Pete. Now, please just win. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1323 "2024-08-06T12:59:15Z")
Yes! Very likable. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1324 "2024-08-06T13:00:00Z")
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