Vice President Kamala Harris faces a wave of pressure over her choice of running mate — but she shouldn't worry about losing the support of young people no matter which shortlister she chooses.
That's according to political youth influencer and Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg, who talked with MSNBC's Joy Reid on Friday.
In fact, Hogg said facetiously, she'd have to pick someone like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to lose support with young people.
"Young folks are really engaged," said Reid. "Do you have a favorite among the potential VPs, and is there a candidate that Vice President Harris could pick that could hurt her momentum? Let's put up the list. So we have Andy Beshear of Kentucky, the governor of Kentucky; we have Pete Buttigieg, Transportation Secretary; we have Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Those are said to be the finalists. Is there someone you or your friends like, and is there someone that would turn you all off?"
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"I will say this much: I am obsessed and I love Governor Tim Walz," said Hogg.
"He is by far one of the most experienced people up there," Hogg explained. "He has not only won over five times one of the hardest congressional districts in the country that he won in rural Minnesota over and over and over again, even in 2010, he has also been an excellent governor. One of the most successful so far this century in terms of Democratic governors. Ultimately, you know, if you want the blue wall, he is a football coach that made his high school state champions. He was a unionized agricultural worker, a teacher, and a veteran. Tim Walz is the blue wall. And he knows how to communicate and he has the experience on the Hill to advance legislation. And that's why I would love to see him there."
"But let me be clear," he added. "No matter who [Harris] picks, I will be supportive. But I do think — the only person I could think of that would really hurt [her] a lot in my opinion is someone like Marjorie Taylor Greene. But frankly, honestly, that's not going to happen."
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