Republicans Should Be Very Concerned After Harris-Walz Releases Barnburner Video

The new Harris-Walz ticket has released its first campaign video and it should worry Trump and Republicans.

Video:

Growing up, I learned to be generous to my neighbors, to compromise without compromising my values, and to work for the common good.@KamalaHarris and I both believe in that common good – that fundamental promise of America. We are prepared to fight for it. And as she says:… pic.twitter.com/5SfrDRqx7C

— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) August 6, 2024

In the video, Governor Walz states:

Sometimes life is as much about the lessons you learn as the lessons you teach. When I was growing up, community was a way of life. My high school class had 24 students. I was related to half of them. I learned to be generous to my neighbors, to compromise without compromising my values, and to work for the greater good.

My father was in the Army, and with his encouragement, I joined the National Guard at age 17. I served for 24 years. I used my benefits to go to college and become a public school teacher. I coached the football team and taught social studies for 20 years. And I tried to teach my students what small-town Nebraska taught me.

Respect, compromise, service to country. That’s what I brought with me when I entered government. I worked with Republicans to pass an infrastructure bill, I cut taxes for working families, I signed paid leave into law. I codified abortion rights after Roe was overturned. Because I work for the common good.

But enough about me, let’s talk about you. Because that’s what this election is about. It’s about your future. It’s about your family. And Vice President Harris knows that. She, too, grew up in a middle-class family. She, too, goes to work every day to make sure that families don’t just get by, they get ahead. We believe in the promise of America, in those values ​​that I learned in Nebraska, and we’re ready to fight for them.

Because as Kamala Harris says, when you fight, you win.

Walz doesn’t say anything about Trump or Vance in the video, but what makes it devastating is that in emphasizing who he is, Governor Walz highlights what Donald Trump is not. Trump is not from the Midwest and he doesn’t understand small-town values. Trump is not a believer in bipartisanship and compromise.

If there is one message that comes from this video, it is that the Democratic ticket cares about ordinary people and will fight for them.

It’s everything the Republican ticket is not, and it’s why the GOP has a big problem.

Jason is a contributing editor. He is also a member of the White House Press Pool and a congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in political science. His graduate studies focused on public policy, with a focus on social reform movements.

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