Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Kamala Harris’ running mate Minnesota governor Tim Walz reminded him of Virginia senator Tim Kaine. “And if you don’t know who that is, don’t worry — it means you won’t remember who Tim Walz is a year from now either,” Vivek posted on X. The last two week has not been the best for the Republicans, Vivek said adding that Kamala Harris’ VP pick, however, gives the reset the GOP needed.Calling it a gift from the Democratic party, Vivek said choosing Tim Walz, Kamala Harris showed her first presidential-style decision. “She (Kamala Harris) may or may not be ideological, but she showed which wing she’ll ultimately cave to. It’s more revealing than anything she might say in the next 3 months,” Vivek said.
The VP pick does not even matter in the presidential election but the choice gave a sneak peak into Kamala Harris’ decision making that she would cave in to whichever wing put the most pressure, Vivek said.

The Republicans called Tim Walz the most radical ticket and said Kamala and Walz will be disastrous for America. “This a Potemkin village of identity politics. The Democrats don’t actually look at the content of the candidates they put up. They realize there has to be a Black woman in the vice presidency and now the presidency. That’s exactly the reason Kamala got her job. But having checked that box now they revert to the other direction — midwestern, folksy, White guy of a regular type,” Vivek said.
Tim Walz surprised many as he was chosen by Kamala over Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as Kamala’s running mate. The vetting process was the fastest as Kamala Harris did not have much time after she became the presidential candidate of the Democratic party. The decision to choose among Tim Walz, Josh Shapiro and Mark Kelly was taken in less than 72 hours. Shapiro probably lost the race because of his Jewish ethnicity and his stand on Israel-Hamas war.
Kamala Harris introduced Tim Walz as the “kind of vice president America deserves” at the Philadelphia rally — the first by the duo. “He’s the kind of person who makes people feel like they belong and then inspires them to dream big,” Harris said. “That’s the kind of vice-president he will be. And that’s the kind of president America deserves.”