MSNBC analyst admits Walz 'not a safe pick,' doesn't appeal to centrists

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MSNBC analyst Charlie Sykes said Tuesday that Kamala Harris' running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., was "not a safe pick" and suggested Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., who Harris also considered as her vice presidential nominee, appealed more to centrists.

"But deep breath here, this was not a safe pick. Josh Shapiro seemed like the obvious pick for two reasons. No. 1, Pennsylvania is the key swing state with 19 electoral votes. Josh Shapiro would be able to appeal to centrists. Obviously, the decision that has been made here has been to go with the strategy of making sure you take care of the base and base enthusiasts as opposed to reaching out to centrists," Sykes said.

"Now Kamala Harris may do this, may do this in other ways, but there was basically an internal battle between the people who said what the ticket needs to do is move to the center versus those who say no, let’s go with the more progressive Bernie-like candidate. Now whether or not he will present that way is not clear," Sykes continued.

Walz was announced as Harris' running mate on Tuesday after she officially became the Democratic nominee for president on Monday.

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Sykes suggested there might be some potential backlash from Jewish voters because Harris did not pick Shapiro.

"I have to say that I think you’re going to