Kamala’s first big mistake isn’t because of some move The Donald forced her to make. In tennis, this is known as an “unforced error.”

Yesterday, Kamala Harris picked the Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, as her running mate. To call this man a progressive is to underestimate just how left of center and beyond the pale he is.

Most political commentators thought she’d go with Josh Shapiro, the Governor of Pennsylvania, a state she must win if she has any chance at the Oval Office. As usual, they were wrong. Shapiro had even gone out of his way to disavow his time in the Israeli Defence Force to placate the lunatic anti-Israel left.

“I was only 20!” he shrieked.

I’m sorry for many things I did when I was 20, too, Josh. But it’s fruitless to apologize for them now. The experience helped forge your identity, and you’ll sacrifice a part of your past in the vain hopes of making a Wine Box Mom happy.

At least that’s what I will tell Micah when he asks me about all those pub crawls around London in my 20s.

Predictably, the Second-in-Command Wine Box Mom didn’t go for it and snubbed Shapiro. Now, he’s not the vice presidential candidate or even pro-Israel enough for an AIPAC donation.

But enough about Shapiro.

Let’s talk about the new Red Peril, Tim Walz.

The Minnesotan Red Peril

It's ridiculous to think Harris needed to pick Walz to secure Minnesota’s electoral votes. The average Minnesotan has views that would make Left Coasters blush. Jesse Ventura was the governor of this state. In 1984, Minnesota was the only state that voted for Walter Mondale. Ok, it was his home state, but still. Minnesota has not voted Republican for President since 1972.

Walz is a man who says, “In Minnesota, we’ve got a golden rule: mind your own damn business.” The same man also created a toll-free number to call so you can rat your neighbors out during the Covid-19 government-mandated private-sector shutdown.

Was the DNC worried about riots in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention if Harris was running with a Jewish candidate? Did the “Free Palestine” wing of the party warn them of impending shenanigans should Kamala select a Jew?

I don’t know for sure, but I wouldn’t be surprised.

Mish Shedlock compiled this astounding scorecard reflecting Walz’s extreme far-leftiness. I had to rub my eyes and reread it to believe it. Here it is (I added section headers for extra insight):

• Pro-State

• He increased taxes, though Minnesota already has the fifth-highest top income-tax rate among the states, 9.85% at $193,000 of earnings for a single filer. Mr. Walz added a 1% surtax on net investment income above $1 million while reducing deductions, and the Governor wanted more.

• Minnesota is a rare state that still levies a death tax of up to 16%, on top of the federal 40% rate, which is one reason the state is losing taxpayers to better climes.

• Establishing automatic voter registration and letting Minnesotans sign up for a permanent absentee ballot option.

• WEF-inspired

• Making an estimated 81,000 illegal immigrants in the state eligible for driver’s licenses and health insurance through the MinnesotaCare public marketplace.

• Funding “the North Star Promise Program, which provides free college for students with a family income under $80,000,” including illegal immigrants.

• Creating a state system for paid family and medical leave, capped at a combined 20 weeks a year and funded by a 0.88% payroll tax.

• Green New Scam-infested

• Mandating that public utilities generate 80% carbon-free electricity by 2030, ramping up to 100% by 2040. Walz is a fervent believer in “climate action.”

• Subsidizing electric vehicles by “requiring EV charging infrastructure within or adjacent to new commercial and multi-family buildings,” as the Governor’s office bragged.

• Anti-Family

• Passing one of the nation’s most permissive abortion statutes that has essentially no limits and no age consideration for minors.

• Declaring Minnesota to be a “trans refuge,” with a law saying that the state will ignore a “court order for the removal of a child issued in another state because the child’s parent or guardian assisted the child in receiving gender-affirming care in this state.”

• Signing a bill requiring schools to provide tampons in the boy’s bathrooms.

I’m sure I’ve never read a more pro-state, anti-family, WEF-inspired, Green New Scam-infested manifesto. It’s positively shocking.

Ian Miles Cheong added a few more:

• Fueled George Floyd riots, delayed National Guard deployment.

• Called Trump supporters "fascists" after the assassination attempt.

• Oversaw $250 million COVID fraud fiasco.

• Pelosi's yes-man in Congress.

• Radical open borders advocate.

How on earth did the DNC think this would match up with JD Vance, Catholic convert and Republican VP candidate?

Do VP Choices Matter?

Most people say no, but I ask them, “Did you miss the last election?”

Our favorite DEI candidate from California undoubtedly helped get Biden over the line. Single, liberal, white women just love voting the way Oprah tells them to.

But does Walz hurt a Harris candidacy? After all, she didn’t even have a woman under consideration, and race meant nothing to her. She allegedly got along well with Walz and picked him.

Not a single Democrat faction was against Walz, which is important. But his problem is that he doesn’t move independent voters one jot. And with those checklists above, how could he?

I think she should’ve been bolder. But I’m sure glad she wasn’t.

And someone else is pleased, as well:

Wrap Up

This is what happens when Kamala has to make decisions, assuming she is the one who made the final decision. She makes mistakes, is sloppy, and is perhaps unprepared. Kamala is married to a Jewish man, so her lack of boldness surprises me.

But one thing’s for sure. If Harris wins this election, with this running mate, most of America will have taken a dark turn down the road to serfdom.