New Book Reveals the Backstory on Harris Picking Walz - It's As Bad As You Would Think
Nick Arama
5–6 minutes
We've covered some of the interesting excerpts from the new book, "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America."
The book revealed the panic of Joe Biden's aides when a reporter was able to get through to him directly on his private phone, and how they then cut off that phone number, apparently so concerned that they couldn't let him talk by himself.
The book also touched on topics like what Barack Obama and President Donald Trump spoke about at Jimmy Carter's funeral service and why one of the interviews that Kamala Harris did during the campaign was dumped.
Now there's more about that terrible move to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.
You would have thought that the best move was Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. But it's Kamala, the person who doesn't exactly make the best moves. They had narrowed it down to those two, plus Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). Then they all went to her residence for an interview.
Shapiro was not a "match."
"He came across as overly ambitious, pushing Harris to define what his role would be. He also conceded it would not be natural for him to serve as someone’s number two, leaving Harris with a bad impression," the book states.
Conversely, the authors explain that Walz was "deferential" while "showing no interest in himself" and "flatly denied any interest in running for president."
So instead of picking the guy who was smart and wanted concrete definitions, she chose the guy who sounded like he wasn't being straight about his goals, who even now seems to want national attention.
They knew Shapiro was going to be an issue with the progressives, and they "flagged" some of his comments regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict and the protests.
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https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2025/07/10/kamala-backstory-on-picking-walz-n2191455
