{"id":2320061,"date":"2024-08-06T14:45:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-to-walz-praise-manchin-and-aoc-both-back-harriss-vp-pick-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T14:51:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:51:48","slug":"walz-to-walz-praise-manchin-and-aoc-both-back-harriss-vp-pick-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-to-walz-praise-manchin-and-aoc-both-back-harriss-vp-pick-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Walz-to-Walz praise: Manchin and AOC both back Harris&#8217;s VP pick &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fwalz-to-walz-praise-manchin-and-aoc-both-back-harriss-vp-pick-washington-examiner%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=2320061&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>Democratic support for Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) has surged following Vice President Kamala\u200b Harris&#8217;s announcement of him as her running mate for the 2024 election.\u2063 Walz, who expressed that the selection was\u200b an &#8220;honor of a lifetime,&#8221; was chosen over\u2064 several other contenders, including\u200d Governor Josh Shapiro\u2063 (D-PA). Prominent\u2063 Democrats, including &#8220;Squad&#8221; members like Representatives Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have praised Walz&#8217;s selection, highlighting his progressive achievements in Minnesota, such as universal school\u200c meals and\u2063 protections for reproductive\u200d rights. <\/p>\n<p>As concerns grow about Harris&#8217;s ability to attract centrist voters \u2063due to her liberal stance, her choice of Walz is seen\u2063 as a strategic move to \u2062position her\u2063 campaign more towards the center to \u200dappeal to swing\u200d voters in the closely contested \u200d2024 election. Meanwhile, centrist Democrats, including \u2064Senator Joe Manchin,\u2062 have expressed their support for \u2064this\u2064 pick, believing that Walz can \u2062help restore stability in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-republican-heavyweights-enter-race-for-house-speaker\/\" title=\"Two GOP Powerhouses Join House Speaker Race\">turbulent political climate<\/a>. As \u200bthe race heats up, Walz is expected to face off\u2063 against Senator J.D. Vance \u200b(R-OH),\u200b Trump\u2019s running mate, in upcoming debates.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Walz-to-Walz praise: Why Democrats from Manchin to AOC back Harris&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-ron-desantis-becoming-major-voice-for-gop\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis becoming major voice for GOP\">vice presidential pick<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1723889\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats from various backgrounds are rallying behind Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) after Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> unveiled her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-politics-as-normal-cannons-cut-and-biden-rent-seeking-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Politics as \u2018normal,\u2019 Cannon\u2019s cut, and Biden rent-seeking - Washington Examiner\">highly anticipated running mate<\/a> for the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Walz and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) were finalists out of a group of several Democratic governors and one senator. Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3102857\/kamala-harris-tim-walz-vice-presidential-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced Walz<\/a> as her vice presidential pick on Tuesday, and the Minnesota governor called it the &ldquo;honor of a lifetime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Squad&rdquo; Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) were quick to jump on social media and praise Harris&rsquo;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>&rdquo;Vice President Harris made an excellent decision in Gov. Walz as her running mate,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez posted on X. &ldquo;Together, they will govern effectively, inclusively, and boldly for the American people. They won&rsquo;t back down under tight odds, either &ndash; from healthcare to school lunch. Let&rsquo;s do this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Omar celebrated Walz&rsquo;s selection, calling him the &ldquo;next Vice President.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our North Star state Governor has signed universal school meals, paid family and sick leave, marijuana legalization, and protections for reproductive rights into law,&rdquo; Omar said. &ldquo;Bringing Minnesota nice to the ticket.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to our next Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Walz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tim_Walz<\/a> &#129395;<\/p>\n<p>Our North Star state Governor has signed universal school meals, paid family and sick leave, marijuana legalization, and protections for reproductive rights into law. <\/p>\n<p>Bringing Minnesota nice to the ticket &#128170;&#127997; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8fNZS1jsyG\">pic.twitter.com\/8fNZS1jsyG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1820820735771791753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Bowman also expressed joy at Walz&rsquo;s pick in a video.<\/p>\n<p>&rdquo;It&rsquo;s Walz, baby! Let&rsquo;s go!&rdquo; the New York Squad member <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamaalbowmanny\/status\/1820813482993803408?s=46&amp;t=Gepuixs8AegS3Gcy3aXO2g\">said<\/a>, urging educators, working-class, and young people to &ldquo;stand up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other potential running mates vetted by Harris&rsquo;s team included Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Govs. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) and Andy Beshear (D-KY). Eyes have been on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> to see who she would select as her running mate after President Joe Biden stepped aside and endorsed Harris to be his successor.<\/p>\n<p>With concerns that Harris&rsquo;s liberal record might alienate independent voters or Democrats who do not agree with her previous left-leaning policies, many looked to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/replay-the-tape-dnc-revives-warnings-of-trump-rivals-to-taunt-him-before-new-hampshire-primary\/\" title=\"DNC revives Trump rivals&#039; warnings to taunt him before NH primary\">vice presidential choices<\/a> as a chance to bring her agenda closer to the center and appeal to swing voters, as the 2024 election is expected to be another contest decided by the slimmest of margins. <\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the conference, centrist Democrats like Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) are praising Harris&rsquo;s decision to pick Walz, who will go on to face Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), the running mate of former President Donald Trump, in any future debates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My friend Tim Walz will bring normality back to the most chaotic political environment that most of us have ever seen,&rdquo; Manchin said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sen_JoeManchin\/status\/1820840054538850399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a>. &ldquo;All of the candidates were strong and any one of them would have been a great pick, but I can think of no one better than Governor Walz to help bring our country closer together and bring balance back to the Democratic Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&rdquo;Governor Walz is the real deal,&rdquo; the West Virginia senator added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many on social media were quick to point out the rare moment that Ocasio-Cortez and Manchin agreed on a political stance &mdash; including the New York congresswoman.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dems in disconcerting levels of array,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez quipped, playing off of a news media phrase of &ldquo;Dems in disarray&rdquo; following the outpouring of congressional Democrats calling on Biden to withdraw from the race.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dems in disconcerting levels of array <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F6fmqQK8DE\">https:\/\/t.co\/F6fmqQK8DE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1820846151920230812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1723889\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1723889\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Walz-to-Walz Support: Why Democrats from Manchin to AOC Endorse Harris&#8217;s VP Choice**<\/p>\n<p>Democrats from diverse backgrounds are uniting in support of Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) following Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s announcement of her much-anticipated running mate for the 2024 election. Walz and Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) were among the final candidates considered from a pool of several Democratic governors and one senator. On Tuesday, Harris revealed Walz as her vice presidential selection, which he described as the &#8220;honor of a lifetime.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Members of the &#8220;Squad,&#8221; including Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), quickly took to social media to commend Harris\u2019s choice. Ocasio-Cortez stated on X that \u201cVice President Harris made an excellent decision in Gov. Walz as her running mate,\u201d emphasizing their potential for effective, inclusive governance that won\u2019t shy away from challenges like healthcare and school lunch programs.<\/p>\n<p>Omar celebrated Walz\u2019s nomination by calling him \u201cthe next Vice President\u201d and highlighted his achievements in Minnesota, such as signing laws for universal school meals, paid family leave, marijuana legalization, and reproductive rights protections. She remarked on bringing \u201cMinnesota nice\u201d to the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman expressed his excitement in a video message saying, \u201cIt\u2019s Walz, baby! Let\u2019s go!\u201d He encouraged educators and young people to take action.<\/p>\n<p>Other candidates considered by Harris included Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) along with Governors J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) and Andy Beshear (D-KY). With President Joe Biden endorsing Harris as his successor after stepping aside, many were eager to see how she would choose a running mate who could appeal more broadly amid concerns about her liberal record potentially alienating independent voters.<\/p>\n<p>Centrist Democrats like Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) also praised the selection of Walz. Manchin stated that his friend would help restore normalcy in today\u2019s chaotic political landscape while emphasizing that all candidates were strong choices but none better than Governor Walz for fostering unity within the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, social media users noted this rare moment of agreement between Ocasio-Cortez and Manchin regarding political views\u2014Ocasio-Cortez humorously commented on it by referencing a phrase about Democrats being in disarray amidst calls for Biden to withdraw from the race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2320062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/aoc-manchin-walz-pick-2024-1024x680.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8334,4021,4426,8705,37351],"class_list":["post-2320061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-aoc","tag-harris","tag-manchin","tag-praise","tag-walz-to-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/aoc-manchin-walz-pick-2024-1024x680.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320061","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}