Kamala may be experiencing some buyer’s remorse right now…
According to a Politico report, the Kamala Harris campaign was unaware of Tim Walz’s struggle with the truth; they found out about his lies and misrepresentations at the time the public did.
So much for vetting.
From Politico:
Since being tapped as Kamala Harris’ running mate, the folksy, plain-speaking Minnesota governor has had to explain a growing number of inaccurate statements — and at times embellishments — about his past. They range from comments about his military service to his visit to Hong Kong more than three decades ago to clarifying that his family didn’t specifically use in vitro fertilization.
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It’s unclear whether Walz’s verbal errors will undercut his credibility with voters. But the need to continually clean up those claims could politically hurt Walz and Harris, who are locked in a tight race with Donald Trump and JD Vance. And in some cases, key members of Harris’ circle weren’t aware of some of the inaccurate statements until they became public despite the vetting process, according to four people familiar with the conversations who were granted anonymity to discuss the matter.
“Any time you are forced to go off message is never welcome,” said Mike Mikus, a Democratic strategist in Pennsylvania. “But in the end, voters are looking for somebody who is more concerned about what these candidates are going to do to improve their lives than, ‘Did he get every single fact correct?’”
Since being selected as Kamala’s running mate, Walz has had to clarify lies about his military record and about his time in China.
Watch the videos below:
.@Tim_Walz is worse than a knucklehead. He's a serial liar who shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the White House. pic.twitter.com/Ed1Ui4eYmS
— Tom Emmer (@tomemmer) October 2, 2024
🚨 JUST NOW: Dana Bash calls Tim Walz out for lying about his time in the military and Tim proceeds to blame it on his “poor grammar” and then IMMEDIATELY changes the subject… 🤡
pic.twitter.com/IaLBKj4s0T— Proud Elephant 🇺🇸🦅 (@ProudElephantUS) August 30, 2024
More over at Politico:
Key members of Harris’ circle weren’t aware of some of Walz's inaccurate statements – embellishments of his bio in some cases – until they became public despite the vetting process, according to four people familiar with the conversationshttps://t.co/N3fWnotxSq via @politico
— Meredith Lee Hill (@meredithllee) October 3, 2024
