https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/08/06/is-harriswalz-a-throwaway-ticket-are-they-sacrificial-lambs-will-kamala-take-one-for-the-team-n2177810
"Could the Democrats be doing this now? Could the Harris/Walz ticket be a sacrificial lamb? Will the Dems punt on the 2024 election and hope to find a better candidate to face JD Vance in 2028? Granted they could hardly find a worse one, and the selection of Walz doesn't help her odds any."