With Tim Walz Pick, Kamala Harris Leans Into ‘Weird’ Attack On Republicans

Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate suggests Harris is leaning into the idea that Democrats are the party of normal and Republicans are weird.

Walz has been calling Republicans “weird” since at least last year, and in recent weeks, he made it into something of a rallying cry for his party.

“No one can picture them in their own lives,” Walz said in one of his many recent TV appearances. “You never see this guy [Donald Trump] laugh. You never see him do these normal things.”

Walz then described throwing a Frisbee at his dog and scratching its belly when he got home from work at night.

“Picture these guys doing that kind of stuff. They just can’t,” he said. “And what it allows us to do is, we hear where you’re coming from.”

No less a beacon of moderation than West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin ― who left the Democratic party this year because he said it had become too extreme ― lauded the Walz pick on Tuesday.

“My friend Governor Tim Walz will bring normality back to the most chaotic political environment that most of us have ever seen,” Manchin said in a statement from his office. “I can think of no one better than Governor Walz to help bring our country closer together and bring balance back to the Democratic Party.”

The Walz choice also sets up a stark contrast with former president Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), who has been a major target of “weird” attacks from Democrats, who have slammed him for his 2021 criticism of Democrats as “childless cat ladies” who are miserable because they don’t have kids.

In their announcement, the Harris campaign highlighted his background as a high school teacher and member of the Army National Guard ― as well as his