Who is Tim Walz? Kamala Harris’ VP pick who made ‘weird’ Trump go viral

What’s Tim Walz’s affect on swing states?

Minnesota has not voted Republican in a presidential race since 1972, but Trump’s marketing campaign has focused it in November.

The state additionally borders Wisconsin and is near Michigan, two key battlegrounds Ms Harris must win to assemble 270 electoral faculty votes.

Specifically, Mr Walz’s messaging ought to resonate with Midwestern counties that are typically much less prosperous and educated than the US common.  

Such counties are typically rural or small-town oriented – the sorts of locations the place Democrats have been dropping votes to Trump in latest elections.

On the similar time, he may not provide the same-swing state strategic worth in different components of the US as Mr Shapiro, the Pennsylvania governor, or Mark Kelly, the Arizona senator, two of the running-mate prospects that Ms Harris bypassed.

What’s Tim Walz’s background?

Mr Walz, who’s married to Gwen and has two youngsters, Hope and Gus, has had help throughout the occasion, together with progressives comparable to Bernie Sanders, the US senator, and congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.