Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, is not the classic politician. The classic politician either has a law degree and rises up the electoral ranks or had great success in business or the military before shifting to politics.
But not Walz, who has been identified as a man of the people — raised on a farm, social studies teacher, high school football coach, member of the National Guard, congressman and governor.
There is an interesting parallel between...