Tim Walz's selection as Harris running mate draws skepticism, even among anti-Trump figures

While there was plenty of progressives happy about Kamala Harris' choice for vice president in Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the choice was also met with some skepticism from anti-Trump media members on Tuesday, including the suggestion he wasn't a "safe pick."

CNN commentator Van Jones pondered Tuesday that antisemitism in the Democratic Party influenced Harris’ decision not to choose Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish.

"Is it just because he’s a moderate or is there some anti-Jewish bias here?" Jones asked following the news that Harris picked Walz.

"You also have antisemitism that has gotten marbled into this party. You can be for the Palestinians without being an anti-Jewish bigot, but there are some anti-Jewish bigots out there," Jones said later in the exchange. "And there’s some disquiet now – and there has to be – how much of what just happened is caving in to some of these darker parts of the party?"

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Jones said there was a lot of rejoicing from conservatives over the Walz choice, which he said was "not good."

"What worries me is you see a lot of relief from the conservatives. They were scared of Josh Shapiro. They were scared of [Arizona Sen.] Mark Kelly. They thought that would help define Kamala more to the middle. You see a lot of rejoicing on the right," he said.

Former Ohio governor and MSNBC contributor John Kasich said the choice pushed the Democratic ticket further to the left.

"I think Shapiro would have helped them. I was surprised they picked this gentleman," he said. "I think by picking Walz, they have sort of labeled themselves, ideologically, as progressive. I don't know if that sells. We