Vice President Kamala Harris' choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate disappointed fans of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who was one of Harris' finalists.
, who was one of Harris' finalists for the job and seen as someone who could help Democrats win a key swing state and make history by electing the first Jewish vice president.
"Not only is he exceptionally smart and capable, but, in my opinion, he brought the math to the path of 270," said Ryan Bizzarro, 38-year-old Democratic state lawmaker from Erie, Pennsylvania, said of Shapiro.before the new Democratic ticket took the stage, with the Pennsylvania governor receiving big applause from thousands of attendees.Gov. Josh Shapiro arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.
The former president recently suggested Harris "doesn't like Jewish people" even though her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, is Jewish, and seemed to agree with a radio host who called Emhoff "a crappy Jew." The last Jewish Republican senator was former Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota, who left office in 2009. Missouri's former Republican Gov. Eric Greitens is Jewish, but he resigned in 2018.
Most Jewish Americans vote Democratic and are still poised to rally around the Democratic ticket, even without Shapiro. He is a staunch proponent of abortion rights but is also seen as a moderate on energy policy, a significant issue in his natural gas producing state.
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