TOPEKA —Kansas Governor Laura Kelly made a guest appearance on the CBS public affairs program Face the Nation on Sunday.
Kelly is the new chair of the Democratic Governors Association. She assumed leadership of the organization last week when Minnesota Governor Tim Walz resigned to join the Kamala Harris campaign as her running mate.
Kelly told Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan that Walz "is the epitome of the Midwestern dad" and "understands rural America."
.@GovLauraKelly of Kansas, a Democrat, says Tim Walz "is the epitome of the Midwestern dad" and "understands rural America."
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 11, 2024
"You could put him at any state fair on any Main Street, and certainly in a Friday night football game in rural Kansas, and he would fit right in." pic.twitter.com/1UTc00ihJj
Kelly also addressed abortion in the 2024 campaign.
.@GovLauraKelly of Kansas, where voters upheld the right to abortion, says she does not think Democrats are miscalculating by putting abortion front-and-center as an issue, citing Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as a successful example.
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 11, 2024
"They have moved the needle in Michigan and… pic.twitter.com/OMoAV7iqIe
Kelly served as vice chair of the DGA since December 2022.