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The Walz-Vance Inversion
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Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have now selected vice-presidential nominees who hail from the Midwest, have humble backgrounds, and bear the expectation of appealing to white working-class voters. But the choices also serve as wagers on two very different theories of electoral politics. The case for Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is that the progressive base will like his policy agenda and swing voters will like his style. For Senator J. D. Vance of Ohio, it’s the inverse: The MAGA base will like his style and swing voters will like his policy agenda.
Over the past few weeks, as the Harris campaign publicly considered a range of middle-aged white men, Walz emerged as the preferred choice of not only the online left and Bernie Sanders, but also Democratic Party leaders including Nancy Pelosi, according to The Hill. The selection even drew lavish praise from Joe Manchin, who issued a statement calling Walz “the real deal. . . ”
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