With Walz Pick, Kamala Harris Leans In — to the Left

Kamala Harris picked Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate.

It was a surprise that she didn’t go with Josh Shapiro, the popular governor of the must-have battleground state of Pennsylvania. But there was a very public pressure campaign against Shapiro based on the fact that he’s a Jewish supporter of Israel who has criticized pro-Hamas protesters. Shapiro also projects a pragmatic image and departed from progressive orthodoxy by flirting with Republicans on school vouchers, another unforgivable offense. On top of this, one of Pennsylvania’s senators, John Fetterman, loathes him and...