Why Kamala Harris should pick Tim Walz as running mate | Mehdi Hasan

Have you seen the touching images from March 2023, of the Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, being hugged by a group of elementary school kids after signing into law a bill that provided them with free school meals?

Or the fun clip from September 2023, of Walz with his daughter Hope laughing and screaming on a ride at the Minnesota State Fair?

Democrats at the national level can only dream of such progressive legislative victories.

Policy wins aside, Walz also comes with less political baggage than his two main rivals and is, therefore, much less likely to divide the party.

They can have Walz, who guaranteed students in Minnesota not just free breakfasts but free lunches, or Shapiro, who has courted controversy in Pennsylvania with his support for school vouchers.

Has there ever been a better endorsement for a Democratic vice-presidential nominee?