“Bring normality back”: Joe Manchin and other moderates praise Harris’ selection of Tim Walz

https://www.salon.com/2024/08/06/bring-normality-back-joe-manchin-and-other-moderates-praise-harris-selection-of-tim-walz/

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  5. I wouldn’t call him moderate, more like moderately priced, but nevertheless nearly all wings left of center (by US standards) are pretty happy it seems, which bodes well.

  7. Walz literally appeals to the entire coalition in some way, everybody from AOC to Joe Manchin love him

  8. Finally, some bipartisan support for our VP! Let’s hope Tim Walz can bring that much-needed normalcy back to Washington.

  9. Centrism is not a set of policies, it is a style.

  10. Fuck off Manchin. The child tax credit is gone because of you and your GOP buddies

  11. Manchin is the kind of guy who piles on when things are bad for the Democrats but then becomes a “team player” when it counts the least.

  12. Okay, thanks, Joe, but no one cared for you to chime in.

  13. I get the Manchin hate. But, sometimes we forget he represents West Virginia. He is going to be replaced by a Republican soon and I bet he is loads better than his replacement.

    (This is not true for the other person, Sinema.) Decomcrats could and would do better than Sinema.

  14. What he means is put older white cis heterosexual men back in the center.

  15. Joe Manchin is a moderate?! Pay him no attention, please.

  16. Joe Manchin keeps saying things…

    Dude really needs to save his breath. I have absolutely zero respect. Less than zero!

  17. Liberals that hate Manchin are just morons. It was either him or a far, FAR right West Virginia Republican. And guess what…you’ll get your wish of seeing Manchin hit the road. And his replacement is going to be full on MAGA.

    So congrats. Your purity tests always trump your pragmatism. This is why Democrats lose so many things they have no business losing.

  18. Joe “I’ve been on your side the whole time” Mansion, *clears throat* uhhh…. Manchin. Now he’s going to become a Democrat again?

  19. This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.salon.com/2024/08/06/bring-normality-back-joe-manchin-and-other-moderates-praise-harris-selection-of-tim-walz/) reduced by 72%. (I’m a bot)
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    > Vice President Kamala Harris' selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday was immediately denounced by Donald Trump, but the choice is earning praise from key constituents in the anti-Trump coalition.

    > In her announcement, Harris described Walz as "a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran" who has "Delivered for working families like his." Trump, by contrast, wrote on Truth Social: "TIM WALZ WOULD BE THE WORST VP IN HISTORY!".

    > A centrist who caucuses with the Democrats, seemed pleased that Walz isn't too liberal of a choice, in his view, writing that the Minnesota governor will "Bring normality back to the most chaotic political environment that most of us have ever seen." Walz will "Bring balance back to the Democratic Party," he said, adding: "I look forward to continuing work with him to bring normalcy back to Washington.”

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  21. It’s kinda funny bc Manchin would’ve been the first Dem to stop Walz progressive policies

  23. I have to admit Manchin supporting Walz actually makes me uncomfortable.

  24. This is like that time in 2020 when Mitt Romney was marching with BLM

  26. They said on r/Conservative Manchin was the only VP choice that could hurt them. Curious how they feel about this.

  28. Joe Manchin is a piece of shit and if there’s a hell, he belongs there.

  30. Fuck you Joe Manchin you are a shit stain on WV history.

  31. ironically Walz is more progressive than even Harris but has that midwestern dad package that just makes him a likeable dude. And I fucking love it.

  37. They should have blue hats that say, “Make America Normal Again”.

  39. This is what they said about Biden in 2020. Look what happened

  40. Manchin can suck a rotten egg. Half are problems with republicans is from him being a disloyal corpo fuck.

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