It's Walz!!!
August 6, 2024 6:06 AM   Subscribe

Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be VP running mate, sources say (CNN)
posted by valkane (16 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: The Harris campaign hasn't announced it yet, so please let's wait until then to confirm this. -- Brandon Blatcher



 
As far as I have seen, there has been no confirmation of this rumor from other news rooms.
posted by NoMich at 6:07 AM on August 6


Great scott!
posted by Captaintripps at 6:07 AM on August 6


AP is reporting it. Along with The Guardian, Washington Post, BBC, et alia.
posted by terrapin at 6:08 AM on August 6 [3 favorites]


Who'll com Walzing Kamala with me?
posted by chavenet at 6:09 AM on August 6 [8 favorites]


I'm pleasantly surprised that the Democrats have managed not to shoot themselves in the foot yet again!
posted by adrienneleigh at 6:09 AM on August 6 [5 favorites]


I'm happier than I thought I'd be! He really is a good guy.
posted by OnceUponATime at 6:09 AM on August 6 [1 favorite]


Minnesota Public Radio's own reporting has it too — and a fantastic Walz photo gallery to boot.
posted by nathan_teske at 6:09 AM on August 6 [2 favorites]


I am so freaking delighted right now! This is FANTASTIC.
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 6:10 AM on August 6


The Washington Post has it.
posted by NotLost at 6:10 AM on August 6


Thank God.
posted by kittens for breakfast at 6:10 AM on August 6 [4 favorites]


Bluski post by Courtney Milan has a useful reminder:
Yes, there are people who get parasocial about politicians, but often times I think excitement is just the damn bus route: the excitement about thinking a new bus route will go near your house is real, and the disappointment when it doesn’t is likewise.

Not every emotion you feel about a public figure is parasocial. Sometimes it’s just being normal about how an event changes how you live.
Feeing emotions about people who will make big decisions that will change how you and other people live your lives is actually fairly normal.
Thinking they’re your buddy? That’s not.
posted by cheshyre at 6:11 AM on August 6 [7 favorites]


Yep, seeing the confirmations now. Apparently the AP had their own sources saying the same thing to their reporters.
posted by NoMich at 6:11 AM on August 6


Dems now 2/2 on Really Good Decisions this campaign

Let's fucking GO
posted by windbox at 6:11 AM on August 6 [6 favorites]


*blasts AMERICA, FUCK YEAH in the background at top volume*
posted by delfin at 6:12 AM on August 6


The Democratic Party doing the smart thing we all knew they should do, as opposed to the stupid thing from a decades-old playbook that outlets like the NYT assured us they would do, is a new experience and I am weirdly elated by it.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:12 AM on August 6 [8 favorites]


Great choice.
Smart choice.
BRAT SUMMER
posted by mcstayinskool at 6:13 AM on August 6


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