Introducing Coach Walz: Five Takeaways from Philadelphia

The run to decision erstwhile President Donald Trump is going to beryllium fun.

That was the connection from Vice President Kamala Harris and her caller moving mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, arsenic they took the signifier unneurotic for the archetypal clip successful Philadelphia connected Tuesday night. The glittering rally was intended to present a heretofore obscure Midwestern politician — and hype up Americans for the sprint to November.

“So, we’ve got 91 days. My God, that’s easy,” Walz said during a zesty debut successful which helium marveled astatine the crowd, joyfully clasped his hands and went for the jugular, astatine slightest wherever Trump and his moving mate were concerned. “We’ll slumber erstwhile we’re dead.”

The nighttime was aimed astatine electrifying voters and banishing erstwhile and for each the doldrums that had gripped the Democratic Party during the doomed re-election effort of President Biden, who was not mentioned by either candidate. But it besides highlighted immoderate of the challenges Harris and Walz volition look successful a contention that Trump is inactive favored to win.

Here are 5 takeaways from a raucous nighttime successful Philly.

Walz showed wherefore Harris picked him

It was lone this greeting that the vice president called Walz, 60, and asked him to articulation her ticket. As helium took the stage, it seemed arsenic if helium could not rather judge helium was there. But aft the 2 shared the spotlight for 50 minutes, their chemistry seemed obvious.

“Thank you,” Walz said, straight addressing Harris successful the opening infinitesimal of his speech, “for bringing backmost the joy.”

Walz, who bowed toward Harris earlier opening his speech, came disconnected arsenic delighted to talk connected her behalf, with nary reservations astir playing 2nd fiddle. His oratory ne'er soared, but Harris reacted with evident delight arsenic helium rattled disconnected plain-spoken zingers.