Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said one reason he was chosen as former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate in the recent election was because he could “code talk to white guys watching football” and "fixing their truck."

Walz discussed the Democratic ticket's unsuccessful 2024 White House bid during an event at Harvard University's Kennedy School Institute of Politics this week, saying the Harris campaign sought to tap into Walz's Midwest roots, teacher ties, military service and coaching of a high school football team in an attempt to appeal to general election voters.

While the Midwest governor said he would like to think he was chosen by Harris because of his record delivering "amazing progressive things in Minnesota," he acknowledged a large part of him being on the ticket was to........

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