Tim Walz: charismatic running mate to help Harris make case against Trump

The Minnesota governor is popular and experienced, and Democrats from across the spectrum appear enthused

As Democrats weathered the upheaval caused by Joe Biden's decision to end his re-election campaign and hand the reins to his vice-president, Kamala Harris, a party stalwart piped up with a suggestion: start calling Donald Trump weird".

The pioneer of the attack, which was also deployed by Harris's campaign, was the Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, who insisted to CNN that it's not a name-calling or tagging him with it. It's an observation.