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MPR News with Angela Davis
Chris Farrell and Cari Dwyer

Vice President Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate

Tim Walz delivers his speech
Gov. Tim Walz delivers his 2024 State of the State speech in the auditorium of Owatonna High School on March 26 in Owatonna.
Clay Masters | MPR News

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Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. And she will launch a multistate tour with him at a rally in Philadelphia Tuesday night.

MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talked about the Harris-Walz ticket and how much impact vice presidential candidates can have on a presidential campaign.

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MPR News guest host Chris Farrell (left) and Kathryn Pearson (right), associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, on Tuesday in an MPR News studio in downtown St. Paul.
Cari Dwyer | MPR News

Guests:

  • Brian Bakst, MPR News politics editor

  • Kathryn Pearson, associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota

  • Cindy Rugeley, associate professor of political science and head of the political science program at the University of Minnesota Duluth 

  • Patricia Lopez, Midwest columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and former Minneapolis Star Tribune editorial writer

  • Cheniqua Johnson, St. Paul city council member representing Ward 7 on the city’s East Side

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