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VP Kamala Harris' presidential running-mate Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz last year signed into law a string of progressive bills across an array of policy issues. As Harris narrowed her choice for a running mate, Walz emerged as the favorite of their Democratic Party's progressive wing, due in part to his legislative record. Harris officially announced Walz on Tuesday as her pick for vice president, and the pair appeared at a rally in Philadelphia that evening at which Harris touted Walz’s credentials. Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, said Harris “bent the knee to the far left...

JOY! IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE SOARS TO NEW LEVEL. The polls suggest that many Democratic voters feel better about the new and untested candidacy of Kamala Harris than they did about the old and enfeebled candidacy of Joe Biden. But the polls cannot measure the off-the-scale enthusiasm for Harris and new running mate Tim Walz that is appearing every day in some of the nation’s biggest media outlets. Sometimes videos are more effective than lists. Look at this compilation of media figures marveling at what a “happy warrior” they believe Walz to be. He’s America’s coach or he’s America’s dad or both....

An AI-driven analysis of US news coverage over the past three months has revealed that in the wake of Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race and Kamala Harris taking his place, Harris has seen a surge in positive headlines. The study of 130,231 headlines from 550 news outlets over the past three months, conducted by Permutable AI, showed that there was a small spike in Trump’s "sentiment" rating following the assassination attempt at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally, but by the following week, that spike had been replaced by a surge in Harris’ sentiment rating. "We all thought that...

BREAKING: Kamala Harris selects Tim Walz to be her running mate