


Tim Walz’s life story is appealing, but his record is complex
Kamala Harris’s running-mate is hard to categorise
Almost everything about the scene in a packed 10,000-seat basketball arena in Philadelphia on the evening of August 6th would have been unimaginable just six weeks ago. First, there was the sheer size and Swiftie-like zeal of a Democratic crowd waving their glow-in-the-dark wristbands, fired by belief that their ticket might actually win in November. Then there were the star attractions on stage: Kamala Harris, now formally ratified as the party’s presidential nominee, and Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, her new vice-presidential running-mate. Not since 1968 has one of America’s two major parties switched out a presumptive presidential nominee months before an election. On current evidence of the move’s effects, they might consider doing so more often.

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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are trying to make Democrats normal again

Kamala Harris introduces “Coach” Tim Walz, her trusty running-mate
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Why Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running-mate
Compared with a bolder but more divisive alternative, the Minnesota governor was the easier choice
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It is the first lead for a Democratic contender since October 2023
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