Harris taps ‘down the middle’ Midwestern running mate to foil GOP’s ‘San Francisco liberal’ jabs

When Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised him as a “heartland of American Democrat” and a “down the middle” Midwesterner who will appeal to working class families and rural Americans.

In other words, a perfect balance to Oakland-born and Berkeley-raised Harris, the daughter of 1960s Berkeley civil rights activists.

Ninety days to the presidential election, Harris and Walz appeared at their first rally...