Obama strategist shouts out one candidate for Harris running mate

Former Obama strategist David Axelrod praised Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as reports indicate the Democrat is on Kamala Harris' short list for vice president.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is on Harris' short list of potential running mates. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti, File)

Prior to taking the governor’s office in 2019, Walz served for 12 years in Congress. Before running for Congress, he served for over two decades in the Army National Guard and worked as a social studies teacher.

David Axelrod, the chief strategist for former President Obama’s presidential campaigns, applauded Walz for his "aggressive campaign" to be Harris' vice president. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit, File)

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Harris and other Democrats have since used the "weird" label to describe their opponents and their policies.

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Trump’s team countered the Democrat’s "weird" campaign on Sunday when Trump spokesman Steven Cheung posted video of Walz calling Trump and Vance "weird" as he stumped for Harris. Chueng accused the likely Democratic nominee and her backers of themselves being out of line for "trying to gaslight everyone into thinking the shooting was staged," a reference to the assassination attempt at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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