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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/12122239
Much more about the Minnesota state-level climate legislation he signed is here
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I feel this was the best choice.
Minnesotan here, he’s a homerun. Living under his governorship has been great (for one thing we’ve actually got a public option for health insurance here) and I’ll be a little sad to see him go. His Lt Governor is also great, though, so we’ll be okay.
Peggy is gonna fill his shoes and then some, but yeah. If it weren’t for her I’d be like “mine!” Clinging to his ankles all the way to DC.
He’s a great pic for VP…. And republicans don’t even know what to do with him. It’s epic.
Walz is a middle of the road Democrat somewhat like Tim Kaine. Of course, the Republicans will say he’s a dangerous leftist and point to the Sanders endorsement.
He stated in an interview that he’s happy to be called whatever they wanna call him. He gets shit done and that matters more.
“Oh what a monster, he’s feeding our children!” - Walz in an interview
That’s a great ballsy statement to cut through the opponents’ bullshit.
Also the “he’s weird”,
He’s gotten a shitload done here in Minnesota. I’m hoping as VP he can help continue that trend but it’s a totally different role.
If he helps Harris win, he will have done more good for humanity than he could have as your governor.
Project 2025 will absolutely destroy this country and cause the entire world as we know it to collapse.
I feel like the tankies make all leftists look like uncompromising lunatics. We are capable of taking small wins, negotiating, and working with moderates.
His stance (and Harris’) on cops looks pretty bad, as a leftist, but Americans fucking love cops so being ACAB isn’t a safe political position. Kind of the same issue with Isreal: a US politician can’t be anti-Isreal, they have to take a mediated stance. But it seems like Walz knows how to navigate the nuance of those issues.
On other issues, I’m flexible myself. I’m a southerner, and I’m pro-gun-ownership. It seems like Walz is too, and has over time changed his pro-NRA stance to something more moderate and acceptable: guns ok, with regulation and limits. That’s a reasonable stance on guns, one that I also share with my deeply Republican (anti-trump) parents. And that excites me because now I have talking points to try and push them towards a D vote.
He was. But a lot of the recent progressive moves in Minnesota he at least helped get done, if not outright spearheaded.
Abortion got codified here, weed legalized. Progress on LGBT issues. Climate change. He’s done well.
Actually, I would expect no less from Minnesota. Hot and humid in the summers. Cold in the winters. But, a great place that has turned out liberal lions.
Walz has 2 Gen Z kids who he himself said help keep him in tune with the concerns of younger generations.
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