sgt1372<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VPOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPOTUS</span></a></p><p>This morning, the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TalkingHeads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TalkingHeads</span></a> started saying that <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> only chose <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Walz</span></a> over <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Shapiro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shapiro</span></a> because it was the "safe" choice. </p><p>Now, they're saying that it was the "smart" choice.</p><p>IMO, it was always the SMARTER choice.</p><p>Shaprio isn't going anywhere & he'll be in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PA</span></a> as governor to support the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HarrisWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz</span></a> ticket. So, Harris didn't need Shapiro to win in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PA</span></a>.</p><p>However, Walz can help Harris with the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/disaffected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disaffected</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>white</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/male" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>male</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bluecollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bluecollar</span></a> & <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> voters who are unhappy with <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Drumpf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drumpf</span></a> (but didn't see another choice until now) not only in PA but also in the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Midwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Midwest</span></a> (where he's from) & across the country in red & purple districts & states which could also benefit the Dems in Congressional & Senate races, not just the race for <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a> .</p><p>Note that, Walz was a <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Dem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dem</span></a> who represented a rural <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Congressional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congressional</span></a> district for over a decade.</p><p>Shaprio would have ONLY helped Harris in PA & he would have alienated the type of voters Walz is more likely to attract.</p><p>So, Walz was definitely the SMARTER choice!</p>