Our national political director Markus Batchelor confirms in theGrio that Tim Walz has always supported Black and marginalized communities.
Though Kamala Harris’ vice presidential running mate, Tim Walz, may be seen as an “old white guy” – a phrase the Minnesota governor used in jest during his first campaign rally on Tuesday – those familiar with his record say he has always been on the side of Black and marginalized communities.
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Markus Batchelor, national political director at People For the American Way, told theGrio that Walz’s record will “add something to the ticket and give Black folks surety that they’re going to have a champion in the White House, both in President Harris and Vice President Walz.”
Batchelor noted that in addition to Walz having an appeal across demographics, he will especially “bolster” appeal to “white working-class voters, white suburbanites, [and] white men in particular.” He added, “[It’s] going to be important to a successful coalition this fall.”
