Comment on When Harris had to pick a VP, all media kinda agreed it should be a white male, to balance the fact that she is black and a woman. So Waltz is the DEI hire.

robolemmy@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Moneo@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’d argue Walz bucks this trend, at least to a certain degree. His progressive policy and seemingly unwavering integrity seems to be a huge reason he was picked. They’ve leaned into his achievements and republicans are desperately grasping at straws trying to criticize him.

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  • abbotsbury@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, I kinda wish Walz was the candidate instead, based on his progressivism and integrity.

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    • nomous@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      8 years of Harris and then 8 years of Walz.

      32 years isn’t much in the grand scheme but maybe in that time The Left can wake up and mobilize and actually make some progress towards election reforms so we can start un-fucking the last 50 years of GOP-Heritage Foundation Trickledown Reaganomics Bullshit that’s destroying the country.

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      • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Walz Ocasio-Cortez 2032?

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    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      im honestly not sure, with kamala as the previous VP she has a lot more experience than walz, so it provides a much stronger campaign being the “previous VP” walz being VP also gets him a large in to being a presidential candidate later on, assuming people want another 70-80 year old dude running the country.

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    • Moneo@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Completely agree. He also just seems like a better candidate vibe wise so far, he’s funny and endearing in a way Kamala is not. Although I do vibe with Kamala’s dorky/weird moments that so many seem to criticize.

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  • Zorque@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s still about perception over tangible benefits, though. He’s not chosen because he’ll make progressive decisions, he’s chosen because he helps encourages progressives to vote come November. Just like if he was black or hispanic would help push those demographics to vote in the general election.

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• KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  idk if vance is a DEI hire as much as he is a right hand man hire.

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  • idiomaddict@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    He appeals to the billionaire voting bloc. They have small numbers (larger than I’d like) of direct votes, but for some reason, they sway elections.

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  • robolemmy@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    He was picked because he appeals to the wacko maga base while licking Trumps… uhhh… boots.

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    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      yeah that. And also fucking couches probably.

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• mecfs@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Polling wise VP’s have historically changed very little in elections.

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• BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think that VPs are also a deterrent of presidential assassination. If the VP is seen as worse than the president by the opposing party members, then no one will try to assassinate the president. However, if the VP is better, that president’s life can be much shorter.

  Would the Republicans prefer Walz as president? If yes, then he is a bad selection for VP. If no, Harris is safer as president.

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