Scott Jennings: Nobody In American Politics Is In Over Their Head More Than Tim Walz

Posted • September 30, 2024: On Tuesday night, CBS News will host the vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) five weeks before the election. There's been plenty of chatter about whether Vice President Kamala Harris regrets not picking Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) instead, especially with how close Pennsylvania looks to be. Sure enough, Walz might not be feeling too ready. "Heading into the vice presidential debate, Tim Walz is fighting nerves" read a CNN headline this weekend. The idea of a nervous Walz was came up during a panel on the network. In addition to emphasizing how "nervous" Walz has reportedly told multiple people he's feeling, the piece also began by mentioning the high stakes involved. […] On "CNN This Morning," Jennings reiterated his point on how Walz isn't allowed to have much press time. Walz "is probably the person who is most in over their head in American politics right now," Jennings also shared.

"There's a reason they don't let him talk to the press. There's a reason he doesn't have any extended interactions where he's answering complicated questions, like what he should face at this debate," Jennings continued, offering "there's a lot of pressure on him here, honestly, to prove that he is up to this." Jennings also mentioned later in the segment how he thinks "Vance is far more schooled at the issues at the core of this campaign than Walz is. And he has an opportunity to show that Walz was a fundamentally weak pick by Harris. And I think that's -- that would be his goal for Tuesday night." -- And, speaking of Walz being nervous when Harris selected him as her running mate, Amy Curtis at our sister site of Twitchy highlighted how Harris reportedly "suffered from insomnia" and was "sleep deprived" when she made her pick. (…)

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