If slick PR, empty slogans, and a cringeworthy cadence that mimics Barack Obama’s is what you think would round out a Harris presidential ticket, then Josh Shapiro is your man. If, on the other hand, you prefer proven leadership and tangible results, you’d have to look elsewhere. As a member of Pennsylvania’s state legislature, I’ve had an eagle-eyed view of the man who, in the chaotic weeks leading up to the Democratic National Convention, appears to be a contender for the VP slot. I haven’t been impressed.
Shapiro is a classic politician — from his political-science undergraduate degree to his postcollegiate career, which has been completely political and with no “real world” experience to speak of. In this sense, he is a Joe Biden replica of the non-bumbling and -shuffling type. In an era when the Democratic Party has been ruled and thus patronized by an elitist political class, a vote cast for Josh Shapiro would be a vote cast for the status quo.
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