Walz tests anti-elitist message by knocking Vance’s Ivy League degree

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CHICAGO, Illinois — Tim Walz is betting his vice presidential rival’s sterling academic credentials won’t impress voters.

The Minnesota governor, at a recent rally with his new boss, Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic nominee-designate, mocked the educational achievements of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). Vance, a 2013 Yale Law School graduate, was tapped for the undercard role on the Republican ticket by former President Donald Trump, the 2024 GOP nominee.

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