# Harris VP choice as she is the official presidential nominee of the Democratic Party for 2024

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**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")\
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> [@psychobunny](#):
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> I had never heard of Walz before last week but I get a good feeling from him. As I noted before, he checks a lot of the boxes I initially said the VP candidate should have:  
> -under 65  
> -executive experience  
> -male, straight, white, Christian
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> If I was a Republican looking for a reason to vote for the Democratic ticket, I could look at this guy and say:
> 
> -Born and raised in Nebraska  
> -Went to college but not some fancy Ivy League and not a lawyer  
> -Teacher and football coach  
> -Volunteered for National Guard  
> -Married to the same woman got over 30 years  
> -Was a congressman for 12 years from a rural area of his state  
> -Came back to the Midwest to be Governor  
> -gun owner who hunts and used to have NRA endorsement
> 
> If I didn’t know better, I would think he was Republican.

Except for all his policies. The opposition is labeling him as “ultra-liberal” and they probably aren’t far off. If you are looking for someone to sway anti-Trump republicans this probably isn’t the guy. He was a pick to help with the base. He also appears to be a good man without any skeletons.

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