The choice of Waltz, a 60-year-old former military man, comes at the end of a delicate and complicated exercise during which the current vice-president of the United States held interviews with other candidates for the post, notably the governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro and the senator of Arizona Mark Kelly.
With this choice, Ms. Harris is ready to face the Republican candidate, Donald Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance in the race for the White House, comments the press. The Harris-Waltz duo must thus begin, from this Tuesday, a tour in the so-called pivotal states, whose votes are decisive for the contenders for the supreme magistracy, namely Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada.
The daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, Harris, the first woman of color to run for president, had to opt for a white running mate in order to ensure the greatest support from American voters, according to observers quoted by the press.
Tim Waltz, a former high school sports coach, is relatively unknown to the general public. He is, however, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association and currently serves as governor of Minnesota, a historically left-leaning state.
Analysts say the veteran’s background, which previously represented a rural, Republican-leaning region of Minnesota in Congress, could help Harris attract white, working-class voters who have turned away from Democrats and helped fuel Donald Trump’s political rise.
With the presidential election looming on November 5, the Harris-Waltz duo will have to work extra hard to persuade an electorate torn between the two camps, with the latest polls showing a gap of barely one point between Kamal Harris and Donald Trump. The first test in this race will be a tour scheduled for this Tuesday, but also a likely debate between the two vice presidents, Tim Waltz and JD Vance.
2024-09-26 00:30:08