U.S Election
Column: The night Coach Walz overshadowed Oprah, Stevie Wonder and other celebrities
August 22, 2024 at 12:48
CHICAGO — Democrats turned up the wattage at their convention Wednesday, rolling out celebrities including Stevie Wonder and Oprah Winfrey to vouch for Kamala Harris and poke at Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance.
But it was Harris’ vice presidential pick, Minnesota governor, former congressman, high school teacher and football coach Tim Walz, who was the star of Wednesday night’s program.
Columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak had these takeaways, and promise not to blitz you, the reader, with all kinds of gridiron metaphors.
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