We check in bright and early with Todd Allbaugh, already on the scene of today’s Eau Claire appearance by Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly-announced running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. In a recent Climate Check, Melissa Baldauff reviewed the Harris record on climate issues. This week, the Walz version, which could easily begin with the joke, “Hold my beer.” And Republican reaction to the Walz news? Seriously—it was just weird.

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