# Kamala Harris's choice of Tim Walz as VP **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** kamala-harris\ **Created:** [August 6, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352 "2024-08-06T21:19:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/61 "2024-08-07T00:53:51Z")
I think it depends on how you use your VP pick. Trump? He doesn’t care if it’s a 2-slice toaster. He’s all that matters. Harris is leveraging her pick to round out her ticket appeal even further. Walz will draw a certain amount of votes. Vance is already needlessly ostracizing plenty. ---
**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 7, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/62 "2024-08-07T01:00:31Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > They’re currently going with “Tampon Tim”, since he advocated for free tampons for women. I don’t think ragging on his history of advancing women’s health access is going to go quite as they plan, though. Ha! Similar to how Trump complained that, if Clinton won, there would be a “taco truck on every corner.” And the problem with that is…what, again? ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/63 "2024-08-07T01:02:59Z")
Thank you for the link. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/64 "2024-08-07T01:08:20Z")
Does Wals rhyme with balls or false? ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/65 "2024-08-07T01:08:41Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > They’re currently going with “Tampon Tim”, since he advocated for free tampons for women. I don’t think ragging on his history of advancing women’s health access is going to go quite as they plan, though. I’ve heard a lot of tone-deaf remarks in my time, but “Tampon Tim” has to be among the worst. In addition to the fact it refers to his record on women’s health access, which will remind women what a good candidate he is, it’s downright insulting to women to imply that something about a completely natural process (and one that supports all those babies that the right-wingers want us to make) is dirty and demeaning. Nice going, Trump team! Please oh please, keep it up. ---
**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 7, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/66 "2024-08-07T01:09:59Z")
If the Harris campaign started selling “Get off the couch” t-shirts, I may have to buy one. It just works on multiple levels. ---
**Author:** ![illoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@illoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/illoe)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/67 "2024-08-07T01:13:35Z")
I love how she introduced him, it’s clear he’s not comfortable talking himself up. But he killed it talking about how they’d team for the country. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/68 "2024-08-07T01:14:33Z")
Walz: “There’s a golden rule: Mind your own damn business.” ---
**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 7, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/69 "2024-08-07T01:39:13Z")
And he laughs at his own jokes, which is charming. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/70 "2024-08-07T01:40:15Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Never mind my timestamps above. Here’s that clip [https://youtu.be/2wU99gDi\_M8?t=666](https://youtu.be/2wU99gDi_M8?t=666) ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/71 "2024-08-07T02:02:52Z")
After watching the whole thing. I hope for the Mar-a-Lago staff that Hurricane Debbie blew out his cable. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/72 "2024-08-07T02:10:33Z")
Here in Minnesota, Walz rhymes with waltz. I can’t hear any difference between the two. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/73 "2024-08-07T02:26:04Z")
I can hear a difference - the name Walz rhymes with “balls” as far as I know. A “waltz” contains a distinct T sound - like “Walt is a good friend, but **Walt’s** brother is a jerk.” ---
**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 7, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/74 "2024-08-07T02:33:28Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of CNN today, and pretty much all of the talking heads were pronouncing it as “walls.” Which I rather like. “Hey, Donald, how about you try throwing a ketchup-laden sandwich at _these_ Walz!” ---
**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 7, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/75 "2024-08-07T03:03:29Z")
The “Tampon Tim” thing refers to Walz signing a bill that required public schools to have tampons in both girls’ **and boys’** restrooms. And the crowd that wonders why they’re called “weird” is absolutely fking obsessed with the bolded part. > **[What Is Tim Walz's Controversial Tampon Bill?](https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/what-is-tim-walzs-controversial-tampon-bill-article-112326952)** > > Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her Democratic running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Walz's previous legislative action, The Tampon Bill, requiring all Minnesota public schools to offer free... ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/76 "2024-08-07T03:14:55Z")
Trump is so big on the Wall that Harris just sent him some Walz. I loved everything about that rally. The energy, the excitement, the laughter. Shapiro did a great warm up, and the commentors addressed the issue of his sounding like Obama. Obama is often considered the best orator in a generation, so he took pointers. Kinda like an earlier generation tried to emulate JFK. Harris gave a wonderful introduction along with a positive message of what the administration will go after. Then Walz spoke, and is awesome. He is very authentic. They all feel that way. Someone said Walz is who Vance claims to be. I think Walz is easy for older whites to identify with. He’s got great cred in taking care of people. His history is a lifetime of serving others over himself. National Guard, teacher and coach, Representative in Congress, Governor. Trump can whine all he wants that Walz is too liberal, I think Walz has solid progressive cred to excite the younger voters, but is mild enough to let sane conservatives find him more palatable than Trump. At least I don’t see him running off moderates. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/77 "2024-08-07T03:20:27Z")
I was responding to a post in the other thread before I realized it was locked so I’ll just respond to it here: > [@Harris VP choice as she is the official presidential nominee of the Democratic Party for 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/1368): > > 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’s not going to say the die hards, of course, but there are probably republicans who are sick of Trump but couldn’t find themselves voting for a brown California woman and are trying to talk themselves into the ticket. They’ll reach for reasons they can justify the vote they want to make and giving them someone they can solidly like is a good move. They’ll be motivated to ignore the policies and differences and find the similarities. This is why it was such an obvious smart move to take some sort of likeable white guy to your ticket – Biden more or less served the same role for Obama. Especially if he’s got some kinda “like to have a beer with” charm and some manly cred - the hunting photo ops will go over well. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/78 "2024-08-07T03:38:17Z")
Since Walz showed support for the LGBT community in a high school while he was a football coach, I assume he will be accused of grooming in short order. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/79 "2024-08-07T03:48:44Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > the commentors addressed the issue of his sounding like Obama The Daily Show put up a photo of Obama while playing audio from Shapiro and you can’t NOT hear it. [https://youtu.be/KcMzNiPYlLo?t=1783](https://youtu.be/KcMzNiPYlLo?t=1783) ---
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I really hope they don’t hype his military experience. It’s already being turned against him in a way I’m having a hard time disagreeing with. Stick to the dad vibes and political experience. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352.md?page=5)