Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has held a number of other jobs, from member of Congress to Army National Guardsman to agricultural worker to teacher.
But at her first joint rally at Temple University in Philadelphia with her newly chosen running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris focused on another of his roles: that of a high school football coach.
"Tim was the linebackers' coach for the football team where, I've heard the stories about, he had a knack for using the game of football to teach life lessons," said Harris. "He saw the potential in kids who sometimes didn't even see it in themselves. Under those Friday Night Lights, Coach Walz motivated his players to believe they could achieve anything. And together, they defied the odds ... going from a winless record to the school's first-ever state championship!"
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"To his former high school football players, he was Coach," said Harris, to thunderous applause. "And in 91 days, the nation will know Coach Walz by another name….. Vice President of the United States."
Harris then minced no words comparing her running mate to her opponent's.
"When you compare his resume — shall we — to Trump's running mate," Harris said, as laughter erupted in the arena, "some might say it's like a matchup between the varsity team and the JV squad."
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