This week, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was officially endorsed as the 2024 Democratic Party nominee for Vice President at the Democratic National

For those of us who have had a front row seat to some of Walz’s machinations and political decision-making in Minnesota for the past several years, reconciling the current media narrative around Walz with what we’ve seen with our own eyes has been disorienting.

Tim Walz originally decided to run for office as a Democrat after being denied entry to a George W. Bush rally in 2004. He flipped a longtime red Congressional District in 2006, and then proceeded to be one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. Congress, ironically aligning himself with many of the Bush Administration policies. He had an ‘A’ rating from the NRA, voted for the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline, supported the big agriculture industry, and was obviously pro-military after serving in the Minnesota National Guard for 24 years.

  • @mrcleanup
    39•4 months ago

    No one thinks they are saints. Give us a minute to celebrate having a non-geriatric candidate with a vp pick that isn’t an incel, abuser, robot, or anti-lgbt closeted homosexual.

    • @[email protected]
      19•4 months ago

      This. This all day. Like, read the fucking room.

      It’s like showing up to somebody’s childhood birthday party and going, “Great party. It’s a shame your parents are getting a divorce.” We have all had to survive four years of Trump followed by a geriatric president people were lukewarm about and also more Trump.

      I think it’s okay to have some excitement, as a treat.