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When Vice President Kamala Harris selected Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate, many Democrats hoped that his folksy charm, quick-witted jabs at Republican opponents and “Minnesota nice” values would draw in white, working-class voters from across the Midwest — and potentially beyond.
That theory has been put to the test in recent weeks as Mr. Walz has hit the campaign trail, embracing his role as a retail politician and attack dog against former President Donald J. Trump at stops not only in the blue wall states of Michigan, Pennsylvania...
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