It only took 30 minutes for the new Harris-Walz ticket to sell out of its supply of 3,000 camouflage hats on Tuesday, bringing in more than a million dollars for the campaign and suddenly raising expectations that, maybe, Democrats could actually woo a key and expansive voting bloc: rural America.
It’s the kind of campaign gear you could buy outside any Trump rally — the ticket’s last names emblazoned in a hunter’s orange against a camouflage background. But it’s not the type of attire typically associated with Vice President Kamala Harris, who grew up in Oakland, California. Nor is it typically associated with Democrats, for that matter.
But for Tim Walz — the blue state governor from a red district, a proud hunter and former co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus — the hat is a perfect fit.