When Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her vice presidential pick Tuesday morning , the internet came ready with the memes. People flooded social media with wholesome videos and photos of Walz, a former high school teacher and football coach, whose energy can best be described as “Fun Midwestern Dad.
” They made jokes about how he seems like the kind of guy who will teach you how to change a tire. “To the window, to the Walz!” became a popular refrain on social media. (Move over, “Kamala IS brat” and “you think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”) Never has anyone been so excited to make memes about a middle-aged white man.
I’m joking a bit, but the jokes are also the point. Harris selecting Walz is consistent with her campaign’s appeal thus far: demonstrating an internet savviness , being in touch with what genuinely excites people rather than conforming to the conventional wisdom, and reaching people in fun and accessible ways. I for one am LOVING the vp auditions where the most bland white men alive take turns going on tv and absolutely cooking the Republican Party pic.
twitter.com/clyUtHNvEd Walz began the VP audition process by making memorable TV appearances , repeatedly roasting the Republican ticket — former President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. J.
D. Vance — and leaning into the strategy of calling them “weird,” a popular and increasingly effective line of attack that has gained particular traction on the .