Any merit to the argument Shapiro can actually now have more of an influence in Pennsylvania since he can be there full time hyping up the ticket leading up to the election as opposed to having to split his time across various other states?
The VP has no power and if I lived in PA I would be a little pissed if the Democrats removed a governor of only 2 years so they can have a position with no power.
Really it should have been between Cooper and Walz and Walz would win based on the fact he is the superior attack dog. And with respect to experience—it used to be a big deal for a VP to have experience and Walz has the traditional level of experience for a VP while Shapiro comes up a little short.
The Joy Ticket is developing into a positive mass movement; judging it in purely electoral count terms as done in the past might be misjudging the thirst for Freedom springing from millions of American throats! We will not go back!
Walz's action on environmental issues has been sufficient to sure up support from a number of younger environmentalist and climate oriented groups. That was an area where Harris was perceived to have relatively low credibility.
Will that help her win the electoral college?
Yes? Maybe? It will appeal to some people.
If he campaigns effectively for her, he might end up being an excellent asset for the campaign.
While I get the electoral college argument, the one difficulty I have with it is that it's nearly impossible to know which key state Harris might be 10,000 votes short in November while winning the others. Even though Pennsylvania has more electoral votes than Michigan and Wisconsin, realistically she needs to win all three of them or pull something off in Arizona, Georgia or North Carolina (all of which could also wind up with Harris losing by only a tiny margin). It's not difficult to imagine a scenario where she's ten or fewer electoral votes shy of 270, loses Wisconsin by a sliver, and thinks, "If only I had gone with Tony Evers."
Any merit to the argument Shapiro can actually now have more of an influence in Pennsylvania since he can be there full time hyping up the ticket leading up to the election as opposed to having to split his time across various other states?
The VP has no power and if I lived in PA I would be a little pissed if the Democrats removed a governor of only 2 years so they can have a position with no power.
Really it should have been between Cooper and Walz and Walz would win based on the fact he is the superior attack dog. And with respect to experience—it used to be a big deal for a VP to have experience and Walz has the traditional level of experience for a VP while Shapiro comes up a little short.
The Joy Ticket is developing into a positive mass movement; judging it in purely electoral count terms as done in the past might be misjudging the thirst for Freedom springing from millions of American throats! We will not go back!
Walz's action on environmental issues has been sufficient to sure up support from a number of younger environmentalist and climate oriented groups. That was an area where Harris was perceived to have relatively low credibility.
Will that help her win the electoral college?
Yes? Maybe? It will appeal to some people.
If he campaigns effectively for her, he might end up being an excellent asset for the campaign.
I guess we'll see what happens.
Liam. Why hasn’t Trump committed toad buys in the swing states ( except PA) defining Kamala ?
While I get the electoral college argument, the one difficulty I have with it is that it's nearly impossible to know which key state Harris might be 10,000 votes short in November while winning the others. Even though Pennsylvania has more electoral votes than Michigan and Wisconsin, realistically she needs to win all three of them or pull something off in Arizona, Georgia or North Carolina (all of which could also wind up with Harris losing by only a tiny margin). It's not difficult to imagine a scenario where she's ten or fewer electoral votes shy of 270, loses Wisconsin by a sliver, and thinks, "If only I had gone with Tony Evers."
Great piece, Liam.
And why would I trust a Republican strategist’s opinion?!!