Harris VP- Bill Clinton’s Former Adviser Disapointed

On Tuesday, former Bill Clinton adviser Mark Penn expressed disappointment with Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, suggesting it signals dominance by “the left” if they win the election.

The left wins the day as Josh Shapiro is spurned for the choice of Bernie Sanders for Vice President.

No surprise really. The surprise would have been reaching out to moderate voters, reassuring Jewish voters, and bringing all Democrats together.

— Mark Penn (@Mark_Penn) August 6, 2024

Walz, known for his progressive stance on immigration and transgender issues, was chosen over Harris’s rumored top pick, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. During an appearance on “The Story With Martha MacCallum,” Penn remarked that selecting Walz over Shapiro “sends a message” that Harris is appealing to the Democratic base.

“I’m disappointed in the choice. I had really suggested that Josh Shapiro would be the best choice for a multitude of reasons, but mostly that, ideologically Josh Shapiro really put down a marker that the left wasn’t going to control this next administration and it was a reach out to centrists,” Penn said. “So I think Walz sends a message, Bernie Sanders’ choice, all in with the base. These are two campaigns that could have chosen the [Marco] Rubios or the Josh Shapiros, but instead chose to go double down on their bases and that’s the way they’re going to run these campaigns.”

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On Tuesday, NBC’s Chuck Todd suggested that “progressive backlash” against potential running mates like Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly influenced Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to choose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Todd noted that Shapiro faced criticism from Democratic anti-Israel activists due to his pro-Israel stance, which may have contributed to Harris’s selection of Walz.

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“No one actually knows who he is. He has zero national name recognition, so he’s going to be … whatever the media says he’s going to be … I don’t know if we’re ever going to know what this ticket really stands for,” Penn added. “What we do know is that she had a choice. I think she could have put the election away with the choice of Shapiro and what we do know is she’s doubled down on the liberal base. I don’t think people really follow the views of the vice presidents that carefully. I think they look at overall images and what message does this selection send. And as I said, look, I think both candidates decided to double down on their bases here and not move to the center. That, of course, that disappoints me

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