All of that is fine, I don't dispute that Trump is a complete creep and clearly sexually attracted to his own daughter. I was simply pointing out that the poster said two things were "facts" when they're actually not facts.
Anyway, with all the reaction on the cable networks to the pick and the general horse race stuff about "where does he get you votes" what I haven't seen much of is the point that this signals a policy / ideology emphasis for the campaign.
People were very quick to note that picking Kelly, a senator from a border state, would signal an emphasis on immigration as an issue. But Walz does the same sort of thing, except it's an emphasis on labor. This is a guy who was accused by an opponent of being "in the pocket of the unions" and responded by saying "that's a damned lie: I AM the pocket".
There are really only a few reasons to make this pick over Shapiro. First, he mollifies the left wing of the party who didn't want Shapiro. Second, he's a good attack dog, as the "weird" campaign indicates, because he can take shots at the other guys without seeming meanspirited. Third, he speaks to blue collar workers in a way that makes him seem like he's one of them, or at least the sort of guy they'd want to deal with. Given how important PA is, they absolutely have to successfully leverage all THREE of those advantages to make him the right pick over Shapiro.
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