Central Valley political experts react to Walz as Democratic VP pick

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - After Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz arsenic her moving mate, absorption from galore successful the Central Valley began to determination in. 

"This is the summons that's going to bring enthusiasm to the American voter," section delegate for the Democratic National Convention Eric Payne said. 

He and galore different democrats are excited astir the announcement. 

"As a erstwhile pedagogue myself, I emotion that he's been successful the classroom," Payne said. 

Payne says helium likes galore of the progressive policies Walz has implemented arsenic politician of Minnesota and is excited to spot him connected the nationalist stage. 

However, Tulare County GOP seat and erstwhile Republican House subordinate Connie Conway says Walz is simply a acold excessively wide prime for the Vice Presidency. 

"I anticipation radical bash their homework. And I consciousness similar they should beryllium precise acrophobic astir immoderate of the policies and immoderate of the actions of his past," Conway said. 

She believes galore Central Valley voters would beryllium amended served nether the Trump-Vance ticket. 

"Elections are precise interesting. They aren't ever astir policy. I mean, if you look comparison the policy. I don't spot however anyone could marque a prime that's truthful acold left-leaning," she said. 

Meanwhile, Fresno State governmental subject prof Dr. Tom Holyoke says helium was amazed Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro wasn't picked to tally alongside Harris. Many strategists judge winning Pennsylvania is important successful bid to triumph the election. 

And contempt his progressive record, helium inactive says Walz arsenic VP helps broaden the summons and could assistance scope voters successful the Midwest -who whitethorn beryllium hesitant to ballot for Harris. 

"He's got that benignant of, you know, down-to-earth Midwest sensibility and is really a weapon proprietor and politician of Minnesota. But helium comes retired of Nebraska. So helium truly has that Midwestern cred, I suppose. I deliberation what Harris thinks is that this volition truly assistance her amended link with a batch of the Midwestern states," Holyoke said. 

Both campaigns person talked astir a imaginable VP debate, but nary day has been officially announced.