{"id":2319946,"date":"2024-08-06T11:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-selects-minn-gov-tim-walz-as-2024-running-mate\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T11:53:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:53:17","slug":"kamala-harris-selects-minn-gov-tim-walz-as-2024-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-selects-minn-gov-tim-walz-as-2024-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Selects Minn. Gov. Tim Walz As 2024 Running Mate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-selects-minn-gov-tim-walz-as-2024-running-mate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319946&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice\u200b President\u200c Kamala \u200bHarris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as\u200b her 2024 running mate, marking a significant leftward shift in the Democratic presidential ticket. The \u200ddecision surprised many analysts \u200bwho expected Pennsylvania \u200bGovernor Josh Shapiro to be chosen. Harris\u2062 announced \u200bWalz&#8217;s nomination via social media,\u200b praising him\u200b as a valuable addition to her team. <\/p>\n<p>Walz&#8217;s tenure as\u200b governor has drawn criticism \u200bfor\u2062 his handling of various issues. In\u2062 2020, he faced backlash for delaying the deployment of the National Guard during riots following George Floyd&#8217;s \u2062death, which \u2062resulted in widespread destruction. He also \u2062imposed\u2062 strict COVID-19 restrictions, including a statewide\u200c stay-at-home order, \u200dwhile allowing certain businesses\u2063 to open \u2063but keeping places of worship closed. <\/p>\n<p>His record includes passing controversial legislation on\u2064 abortion, \u200cbanning \u2063private discussions between therapists and \u2064patients regarding sexual issues, and supporting \u2063child gender\u200d transition procedures. Additionally, he has been a \u200cvocal advocate for sanctuary cities and providing various\u200c privileges to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-throws-out-challenge-to-president-trumps-bid-to-exclude-illegal-aliens-from-being-counted-in-determining-congressional-seats\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Throws Out Challenge to President Trump\u2019s Bid to Exclude Illegal Aliens from Being Counted in Determining Congressional Seats\">undocumented immigrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>this ticket is\u200c seen as a continuation\u2062 of progressive policies that may alienate centrist voters \u200cas\u200b the election approaches.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Following weeks of speculation, Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will be her 2024 running mate, creating the most radically left presidential ticket in modern history.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am proud to announce that I&rsquo;ve asked @Tim_Walz to be my running mate,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1820828396298879294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s great to have him on the team.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&rsquo;s pick surprised many political analysts, who viewed Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as the likely candidate to run alongside Harris. While governor of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as &quot;Always the Smartest Person in the Room&quot; Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground state<\/a>, Shapiro&rsquo;s Jewish heritage and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/06\/cowardly-josh-shapiro-was-right-about-the-palestinians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prior support<\/a> for Israel prompted America&rsquo;s corrupt media to speculate that his presence on the 2024 ticket would discourage the antisemitic wing of the Democrat Party from voting in the November contest.  <\/p>\n<p>Much like their bid to sanitize Harris&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/29\/the-ministry-of-truth-is-proud-to-present-kamala-harris-for-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extreme record<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-groups-are-destroying-themselves-from-within-over-wokeness\/\" title=\"Left-wing Groups are Destroying Themselves From Within Over Wokeness\">left-wing activists masquerading<\/a> as journalists will undoubtedly work to whitewash Walz&rsquo;s radical tenure as Minnesota&rsquo;s governor. <\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/mpls-mayor-says-walz-hesitant-to-deploy-guard-during-riots\/571999292?refresh=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> delayed sending the National Guard to Minneapolis to stop riots that broke out in response to the death of George Floyd. According to the Star Tribune, &ldquo;dozens of buildings had been looted and torched&rdquo; by the time Walz&rsquo;s government deployed the Guard to quell the violence. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Gov. Tim Walz&#8217;s reaction the BLM riots:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A society that does not put equity and inclusion first will come to this result&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is who Kamala picked as her VP. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AOKkByahVg\">pic.twitter.com\/AOKkByahVg<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1820809250693640441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Walz displayed his affinity for authoritarian policies that same year when instituting draconian Covid restrictions. In March 2020, he unliterally implemented a <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/assets\/3a.%20EO%2020-20%20FINAL%20SIGNED%20Filed_tcm1055-425020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statewide stay-at-home order<\/a> for all Minnesotans, closing schools, restaurants, and churches in the process. <\/p>\n<p>During the state&rsquo;s reopening phase a few months later, the Democrat governor <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/05\/21\/democrat-governors-start-to-reopen-bars-and-casinos-while-limiting-church-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allowed<\/a> venues such as bars and tattoo parlors to open their doors for business, while still demanding places of worship remain closed. Residents who defied the state&rsquo;s overreaching edicts were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/columns\/opinion\/horowitz-minnesota-business-owner-sitting-in-solitary-confinement-for-violating-walzs-edict-while-violent-criminals-are-released\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subsequently charged and jailed<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Walz also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kare11.com\/article\/news\/health\/coronavirus\/gov-walz-issues-indoor-mask-mandate-for-minnesota\/89-d8f4e3c1-659c-4342-a746-964f97c9a7c0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">instituted<\/a> statewide mask mandates, presided over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2022\/09\/20\/feds-47-indicted-in-brazen-250m-covid-spending-fraud-centered-in-minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$250 million fraud scheme<\/a> involving the misuse of Covid funds, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/minnesota-governor-announces-localized-return-to-school-plan-with-option-for-families-to-keep-students-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kept<\/a> children &mdash; the least at-risk demographic for Covid mortality &mdash; out of school for months.<\/p>\n<p>But the Democrat governor&rsquo;s radical track record doesn&rsquo;t stop there. Walz has signed virtually every piece of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-priests-for-lifes-frank-pavone-the-brandon-administration-is-destroying-our-country\/\" title=\"Exclusive -- Priests for Life\u2019s Frank Pavone: \u2018The Brandon Administration Is Destroying Our Country&#039;\">extreme legislation<\/a> sent to his desk after state Democrats took unified control of the Minnesota Legislature during the 2022 midterms. <\/p>\n<p>In recent years, he&rsquo;s signed bills <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frc.org\/prolifemaps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allowing<\/a> abortions up until the moment of birth; <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/01\/minnesota-democrat-signs-bill-banning-free-speech-for-therapists-of-people-struggling-with-sexual-distress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banning<\/a> &ldquo;private conversations between therapists and patients struggling with their sex and sexuality;&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/commerce\/news\/?id=17-563384\">making<\/a> Minnesota &ldquo;carbon-free&rdquo; by 2040; permitting women from other states to travel to Minnesota to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/28\/us\/minnesota-marijuana-legalize.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">obtain<\/a> abortions; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/28\/us\/minnesota-marijuana-legalize.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">granting<\/a> 55,000 felons &ldquo;voting rights;&rdquo; allowing &ldquo;trans&rdquo; surgeries for minors; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/28\/us\/minnesota-marijuana-legalize.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allowing<\/a> minors from other states to receive harmful &ldquo;trans&rdquo; procedures in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/16\/court-halts-minnesotas-attempt-to-ban-christian-colleges-from-offering-free-credits-to-religious-high-schoolers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Court Halts Minnesota&rsquo;s Attempt To Ban Christian Colleges From Offering Free Credits To Religious High Schoolers<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On immigration, Walz has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=KGVXdqWl82iAr5b2&amp;t=43&amp;v=0m9OBV6fxtk&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">major supporter<\/a> of sanctuary cities and states. He also previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/28\/us\/minnesota-marijuana-legalize.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signed<\/a> legislation allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver&rsquo;s licenses and reportedly backed efforts to provide aliens in the state with <a href=\"https:\/\/minnesotareformer.com\/2023\/05\/20\/minnesota-to-allow-all-undocumented-residents-to-enroll-in-public-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">taxpayer-funded health care<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/twin-cities\/2023\/05\/31\/minnesota-free-college-tuition-undocumented-immigrants-eligible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">college tuition<\/a>. During a previous CNN interview, he promoted the idea of investing in a &ldquo;ladder factory&rdquo; to help illegals scale President Trump&rsquo;s border wall.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>FLASHBACK: Kamala&rsquo;s VP pick, Tim Walz, says he should invest in a &#8220;ladder factory&#8221; to help illegal aliens climb the border wall<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gdw4KGPk7V\">pic.twitter.com\/gdw4KGPk7V<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElectionWiz\/status\/1820821253487497704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>To put the cherry on top, Walz previously downplayed the dangers of socialism &mdash; a state-run economic policy responsible for the deaths of millions worldwide. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t ever shy away from our progressive values,&rdquo; Walz said during a media appearance. &ldquo;One person&rsquo;s socialism is another person&rsquo;s neighborliness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Top Kamala VP contender Tim Walz: &#8220;One person&#8217;s socialism is another person&#8217;s neighborliness&#8221; &#129300; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DHVSo37jsZ\">pic.twitter.com\/DHVSo37jsZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1818111526684803294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p>      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">previously served<\/a> as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of speculation, Vice President Kamala Harris revealed on Tuesday that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be her running mate for the 2024 election, forming what is considered one of the most left-leaning presidential tickets in recent history. \u201cI am proud to announce that I\u2019ve asked @Tim_Walz to be my running mate,\u201d Harris posted on X. \u201cIt\u2019s great to have him on the team.\u201d This choice surprised many political analysts who had anticipated Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as a more likely candidate due to his position in a crucial battleground state and his Jewish background, which some believed could mitigate concerns from the antisemitic faction within the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>As with efforts to downplay Harris&#8217;s controversial record, leftist activists posing as journalists are expected to attempt to gloss over Walz&#8217;s radical governance in Minnesota. In 2020, he was criticized for delaying National Guard deployment during riots triggered by George Floyd&#8217;s death; by the time action was taken, numerous buildings had been looted and burned. <\/p>\n<p>Walz also demonstrated authoritarian tendencies during this period by imposing strict COVID-19 restrictions. He unilaterally enacted a statewide stay-at-home order in March 2020 that closed schools, restaurants, and churches. When reopening began months later, he allowed certain businesses like bars and tattoo parlors to operate while keeping places of worship shut down; those who defied these orders faced legal consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Walz enforced statewide mask mandates and oversaw a $250 million fraud scandal involving COVID funds while keeping children\u2014who were at minimal risk from COVID\u2014out of school for extended periods. His progressive agenda continued as he signed nearly every piece of extreme legislation passed by Democrats after they gained control of Minnesota\u2019s legislature in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Recent laws he has endorsed include allowing abortions up until birth; prohibiting private discussions between therapists and patients regarding gender issues; committing Minnesota to being carbon-free by 2040; permitting out-of-state women access to abortions in Minnesota; restoring voting rights for 55,000 felons; allowing gender surgeries for minors; and enabling minors from other states access harmful transgender procedures within Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>On immigration matters, Walz has been an advocate for sanctuary cities\/states and previously supported legislation granting driver\u2019s licenses to undocumented immigrants while backing initiatives aimed at providing them with taxpayer-funded healthcare and college tuition. He even suggested investing in &#8220;ladder factories&#8221; so illegal immigrants could scale President Trump\u2019s border wall.<\/p>\n<p>To top it off, Walz has minimized concerns about socialism\u2014a system linked with widespread suffering globally\u2014by stating that \u201cone person\u2019s socialism is another person\u2019s neighborliness.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer at The Federalist with experience writing content related to state politics. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood: Following weeks of speculation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2319947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Congressman_Tim_Walz_at_Veterans_Day_on_the_Hill_38962060760.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[32431,32438,32603,32439,36113],"class_list":["post-2319946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-2024-election","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-news","tag-running-mate","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Congressman_Tim_Walz_at_Veterans_Day_on_the_Hill_38962060760.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}