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.
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.
Zorque@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
abbotsbury@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yeah, I kinda wish Walz was the candidate instead, based on his progressivism and integrity.
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.
TheBat@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Walz Ocasio-Cortez 2032?
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.
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.