• someguy3@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Going through his wiki page:

    Army for 24 years, leaving with rank command sergeant major. 1981-2004.

    Member of US house of Reps for 12 years. 2007-2019.

    Governor of Minnesota for 5 years, 2019 to now.

    • sh00g@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Other notable additions from Wikipedia:

      “Walz received a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood in 2012, from the American Civil Liberties Union in 2011, from the American Immigration Lawyers Association in 2009–2010, from the AFL-CIO in 2010, from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 2009–2010, and from the National Organization for Women in 2007.”

      And:

      “Walz was ranked the 7th-most bipartisan House member during the 114th Congress (and the most bipartisan member from Minnesota) in the Bipartisan Index created by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy, which ranks members of Congress by measuring how often their bills attract co-sponsors from the opposite party and how often they co-sponsor bills by members of the opposite party.”

      In other words, Walz seems to be a champion of progressive ideals while also being more than willing to work with those across the aisle. This is a great thing for swaying independent voters.

  • Wogi@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Tim Waltz is among the first to start the time honored tradition of young, intelligent people fleeing Nebraska for more liberal states.

    Honestly if I could move to Minnesota I would too.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you’re in a swing state like me you better be making plans with all your demonrats. We need to flood the streets before the man-things vote-vote our rights away.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    10 months ago

    As much as I would have liked to see her make a strategic pick who could help her win an at risk state like Arizona or Pennsylvania, he has less baggage than Shapiro.

    I think too, there’s strategy in a non-strategic pick. The cynics would have said “Oh, she only picked Shapiro because she needs Pennsylvania” or “Yeah, yeah, he’s an astronaut, but she wants Arizona”.

    In this case? I think he’s going to be a delight to watch. He’ll devastate Vance in the debate.

    • Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.eeOP
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      10 months ago

      Yeah I think thats right. I read recently that a VP pick being from a given state doesn’t help with the vote; meaning you don’t get the state your VP is from. Hasn’t happened since the 60s or some such. At most a 1％ bump, which aint nothin, but it aint the game either.

    • Wiz@midwest.socialEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I think he’s going to be a delight to watch. He’ll devastate Vance in the debate.

      If the chickenshit Vance doesn’t duck out of the debate, that is. The weirdos are scared.

  • xantoxis@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    A bunch of people just made OUT on the betting markets. I would have bet on him, too, and I should have.

    • mriormro@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      This is one of the dumbest comments I’ve read in a while. Imagine one of your first comments to this news being how you missed out on a chance to monetarily profit from it.