Charlie Sykes: I Have To Admit, I Was Surprised and Disappointed by Walz Pick

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Against them ░░░░░░░░ other states And also ░░░░░░░░ 2020 Covid response I ░░░░░░░░ curious I know that ░░░░░░░░ was Republicans are going ░░░░░░░░ be running against and ░░░░░░░░ I say on this ░░░░░░░░ all the time people ░░░░░░░░ me think ideology rules ░░░░░░░░ know all of these ░░░░░░░░ and so many times ░░░░░░░░ us I m curious ░░░░░░░░ you think about how ░░░░░░░░ pick is going to ░░░░░░░░ in the states that ░░░░░░░░ most in your community ░░░░░░░░ your state Admit that ░░░░░░░░ was surprised and disappointed ░░░░░░░░ this choice I thought ░░░░░░░░ Shapiro was the more ░░░░░░░░ choice Walz is much ░░░░░░░░ tbd Sometimes governors have ░░░░░░░░ hard time scaling up ░░░░░░░░ think it s very ░░░░░░░░ important for this ticket ░░░░░░░░ appeal and reach out ░░░░░░░░ the center and the ░░░░░░░░ voters I think more ░░░░░░░░ question mark with Walz ░░░░░░░░ think you re asking ░░░░░░░░ the right question here ░░░░░░░░ does this play And ░░░░░░░░ s funny I wrote ░░░░░░░░ substack newsletter late last ░░░░░░░░ that maybe we are ░░░░░░░░ about this all wrong ░░░░░░░░ came down to exactly ░░░░░░░░ you are on all ░░░░░░░░ this that we are ░░░░░░░░ used to thinking of ░░░░░░░░ indeological terms and maybe ░░░░░░░░ will be decided on ░░░░░░░░ and perception His biography ░░░░░░░░ vibe that he gives ░░░░░░░░ He may have a ░░░░░░░░ progressive governing record but ░░░░░░░░ reads moderate and talks ░░░░░░░░ a person than a ░░░░░░░░ which will play well ░░░░░░░░ rural areas In Wisconsin ░░░░░░░░ constituencies Number one is ░░░░░░░░ Democratic base in Milwaukee ░░░░░░░░ Madison can they generate ░░░░░░░░ enthusiasm to turn out ░░░░░░░░ numbers I think the ░░░░░░░░ they are heading in ░░░░░░░░ right direction Number two ░░░░░░░░ the white rural vote ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have been shedding ░░░░░░░░ Tim Walz can come ░░░░░░░░ and he will speak ░░░░░░░░ language He may not ░░░░░░░░ the policies you know ░░░░░░░░ might align but he ░░░░░░░░ speak their language Then ░░░░░░░░ third major constituency is ░░░░░░░░ area I live in ░░░░░░░░ around Milwaukee which is ░░░░░░░░ moderate no skeptical Republicans ░░░░░░░░ have been drifting away ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and that ░░░░░░░░ the big question mark ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans be able ░░░░░░░░ identify this ticket as ░░░░░░░░ is a far left ░░░░░░░░ You may not like ░░░░░░░░ but this is way ░░░░░░░░ the norm And I ░░░░░░░░ your analogy is powerful ░░░░░░░░ 1980 and 2008 people ░░░░░░░░ saying I m not ░░░░░░░░ on going down this ░░░░░░░░ of ideological issues I ░░░░░░░░ tired of the status ░░░░░░░░ a I m excited ░░░░░░░░ last point about the ░░░░░░░░ that was extraordinary Governors ░░░░░░░░ t often scale up ░░░░░░░░ looked ready for the ░░░░░░░░ That was the scene ░░░░░░░░ usually see in late ░░░░░░░░ not early August I ░░░░░░░░ wondering what kinds of ░░░░░░░░ he is going to ░░░░░░░░ out here in Michigan ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania, because this