Kornacki breaks down the potential impact of Harris picking Walz

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was chosen as Vice President Harris's running mate pick. MSNBC's Steve Kornacki is at the Big Board to break down the potential impact of the pick in certain states.



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[Dark_Jaguar]

There's no way any candidate was going to win over Trump supporters. All they needed to do was avoid losing progressive voters, and Walz is a great pick for that.

[ThePollyTick]

I live in one of those rural counties in MN - there are zero Trump flags. In fact, we had a neighbor who keeps his Trump flag up all the time, but a few months ago replaced it with the American flag. People I talk to are sick of the drama, want normal back, and a lot of people who weren’t on board with Walz were anti-vaccine and anti-maskers. People will get reintroduced to Tim and the positive vibes are contagious.

[barbaramasters]

Walz as governor, sealed women's autonomy over our bodies & our health, Strengthened Unions, brought free school lunches, paid family leave, created surplus in budget.. fights for working people, fights for middle class... Walz is not afraid to stand up against Republican extremists and fight for Minnesota Families!! He's Everything America needs in a leader!!

[pesky]

Minnesotan here. Walz is a pick for human decency with a backbone.

[danw.]

I'm a teacher, a veteran, a dad, and a white guy and I can't wait to vote for Harris and Walz.

[rbpr]

Kamala chose well. Walz served in the National Guard for 24 years. He is a gun owner and a hunter but he doesn't believe in military grade weapons on America's streets or in America's schools. He was a High School teacher, a football coach, a member of Congress, and currently he is Minnesota's Governor. As Governor, he supported the rights of women in Minnesota to make their own health care decisions and he signed a law that gave free breakfasts and lunches to all school children. Walz supports LGBTQ rights and America's veterans. Walz comes from small town America - Nebraska - where people learned to not put other people down and they learned to mind their own business rather than try to control others.

[Nazdravetikva]

Did Kornacki forget that 2022 had a nationwide margin of R+2 and Biden won by D+4? That means Walz maintained his margins in rural areas despite the national popular vote shifting 6 points to the right. In other words, he did pretty well

[sourcingsailor]

As a born and raised Floridian, I would like to thank the citizens of Minnesota. You may lose a governor now, but in a few weeks, you, like millions of us, will gain a Vice President. So, with that said, I take my hat off to ya, for your wonderful governor and future Vice President to the soon-to-be "Trumpless" United States of America!

[RichMangicaro]

Time to move forward. Over 8 years of having Trump's name in our face is more than enough. Should never have happened in the 1st place.

[bateslabel]

Let me point something out here, I am a big fan of Kornacki. But, as usual all of the discussion is about "old" votes. The same old voters we discuss every single election. There is only one demographic where you can get new voters and that's the youth vote. Walz appeals to young voters, but at the same time is a rural guy. I really liked Shapiro, he would have been good as well, but he is more on that elite side of life. Kamala showed with this pick she is truly looking forward. There are millions and millions of young voters who are just untapped, to seize the future you gotta appeal to the future. In the end she made the right choice.

[nealetorgrimson]

Central Minnesota is arguably the reddest part of the state. Kornacki’s choice of Stearns County as the straw man County for Walz’s ability to carry rural voters is frankly selection bias.

[carlaauri]

The Harris Walz is music to my ears!!! ❤️

[braize]

Since 2022 though, Minnesota Democrats took a 1 seat majority. And with that one seat, they legalized marijuana, and gave kids free breakfast and lunch. So it's tough to go by Walz's 2022 stats, because Republicans held the state's legislation, and they blocked everything. Since Republicans lost, Walz has been able to get a LOT of popular policy passed.

[emjai]

I’m an independent and I’m FINALLY motivated to vote for a ticket. HARRIS / WALZ

[blakekeane]

So happy to have Tim Walz as VP. He is fantastic and brilliant and real.

[bs]

He’s been a great governor for our state. No kids go hungry at school, women get to choose what happens to their bodies, and tbh our state is beautiful. Well kept, for the most part anyway :) There is always room for improvement but instead of just making promises - he kept them. We are sad to see him go, but excited for everyone else to get to experience what we have. Minus the cold 😂

[lagodifuoco]

As a rural Minnesota resident, I'm so freaking excited!!!

[hkbjbgs]

I’m so excited!! 🎉🎉 Congratulations Me. Tim Walz! Harris/Walz 2024 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[jimknarr]

WALZ was the PERFECT pick! Tim will quickly bury the two weirdos.

[xbdybce]

I'm happy with her choice. He's comes off totally likeable, loyal, and trustworthy. Good pick.