An active and engaged group that is gaining notice in the Presidential campaign of 2024 are those known as “Republicans Against Trump”, which includes many former Trump administration Cabinet members, and many in the intelligence, defense,state and justice department communities.
And now, former elected officials are openly endorsing and announcing they will vote for Kamala Harris in November.
So far, it includes Geoff Duncan, former Georgia Lieutenant Governor; former Virginia Representative Denver Riggleman; and former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who was a crucial member of the January 6 committee that investigated the attack on the US Capitol.
And the multitude of others who are against Trump are seen, in many cases, likely to announce eventually that they will vote for Harris.
They would say that it was urgent to do so, while reserving right to be critical of government policies in the future under a President Harris.
Good. We need all the help we can get to defeat Trump in November.
Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.
Also, her campaign stops in Georgia and North Carolina this week have been postponed due to Tropical Storm Debby.
CNN is reporting that her pick of Walz is celebrated by broad coalition of Democrats on Capitol Hill.
LOL! Trump is trying to label him as a “radical leftist”.
Ewww! RFK Jr. has admitted that he dumped a dead black bear cub in New York’s Central Park a decade ago in order to make it look like it got hit by a bicycle.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-f-kennedy-jr-is-really-weird_n_66b119a6e4b0f21c114731d3?utm_source=buzzfeed&utm_medium=iframely
Of her VP picks, Tim Walz is the one Democrat who checked every box. He has had experience in statewide office, Congress and the military.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/harris-taps-tim-walz-democrat-running-mate-ticket-election-2024-rcna165339
He pleases the whole party. He’s endorsed by Joe Manchin and AOC.
I didn’t think Walz would lock down a key state for Harris, which both Mark Kelly and Josh Shapiro had the potential to do, and I wasn’t sure he was the smartest choice for that reason. But the more I think about it, the more I am warming up to the idea of the Minnesota governor being on the ticket.
The risk seems really minimal, which is something I just couldn’t say about Shapiro. I think there’s some joyful warrior synergy between Harris and Walz. He’s a really likable guy, and I foresee a lot of smiling and laughter coming out of the campaign which will really contract with Trump and Vance’s doomsday message.
Walz’s record as governor is very strong from a progressive point of view, which is why progressives preferred him to the alternatives. But he got his national profile started by winning a very swingy purple district in the U.S. House of Representatives. The way he communicates and comports himself works very well in those competitive political spaces where this upcoming election will be won and lost.
I like that he has extensive executive experience as the head of a sizable state because I think that’s better preparation for being both a president and an effective vice-president than serving in the U.S. Senate. Looking back, the Democrats almost always choose a senator for a veep candidate, and I’m glad they went in a different direction here.
I’m not worried that Walz will be painted as a radical leftist because he doesn’t act like one and his legislative accomplishments are actually as popular as they are extensive. The more Republicans complain about Walz’s record, the more that outstanding record will reach the American voters’ consciousness, and that’s like free advertising.
I can’t point to one state where Walz will help specifically, but I suspect he will help in all 50 of them to one degree or another. Unlike J.D. Vance, who is an albatross.
Tim Walz is a progressive who knows how to talk about progressive issues in ways that sound very accessible to middle Americans. He’s an American archetype — a football coach. I think he makes a very good pair with Harris.
The unexpected way that the Harris-Walz ticket could make history.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/peggy-flanagan-minnesota-first-native-american-woman-governor-rcna165380