#timwalz just said “golden rule & common sense “. as if he read my posts lmao

#mastodonforharris

Dana Milbank: ‘Weird’ doesn’t begin to capture the Trump-Vance campaign: As Democrats play to massive, raucous crowds, the Republican ticket is busy courting angry young men.

"From my seat in the press section on the arena floor, I measured the noise when Harris and Walz took the stage at 107 decibels. That’s approaching rock-concert levels, but it wasn’t coming from the sound system; it was entirely from the lungs of 12,000 Democrats."

#KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democrats
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/09/harris-walz-trump-vance-weird/

“A credential to get into the Chicago Democratic National Convention is a hotter ticket than a Taylor Swift concert."

With Harris, the Democratic convention is a hot ticket

“Enthusiasm is off the charts right now. We really feel massive momentum going into this convention."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-democratic-convention-hot-ticket-rcna165249

#Politics #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #TaylorSwift #Chicago #DNC

The latest MAGA attack calling Tim Walz “Tampon Tim” because he signed a bill into law as Minnesota governor that makes menstrual products freely available to all students is just so telling.
Because they want teenage girls to feel ashamed and helpless when they get their period unexpectedly. Because they think anything having to do with natural bodily functions as it relates to FEMALES is icky, worthy of ridicule. Because THEY are scared of tampons.

They don’t understand empathy.

#TimWalz

MSNBC
The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell:
'Stupidest' candidate Trump did not answer reporters' questions

Lawrence:
“I have never seen an industry slower at learning from its own stupid mistakes than the American news business, and you cannot expect them, in the next 89 days to figure out what they have not been able to figure out in nine years.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD-oTJ49nls

#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats #Harris #KamalaHarris #TimWalz

#FactCheck

#Trump: “She wants to take away your guns.”

False.

MVP #KamalaHarris, in 2019, said she supports a gun buyback program for #AssaultWeapons, not all #guns. Her campaign recently said that she no longer supports a buyback program.

Her running mate, Gov #TimWalz, is a gun owner & a hunter.

When #Walz signed 2023 MN gun law he said, "This is NOT about the #SecondAmendment, This is about the #safety & #security of our communities. That's what's happening here today."

#TrumpLies

"Everybody hates #TimWalz!"

Okay, sure, but:

> #Walz was reelected to the #House five times before being elected governor of #Minnesota in 2018. He was reelected in 2022, defeating Republican nominee #ScottJensen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Walz

So how hated is he really?

This doesn't legitimize his policies, just saying that it's hard for me to believe that he is *that* hated if he keeps getting reelected.

American politician, 2024 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate

^{Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)}

THIS: "And that’s why #TimWalz confounds and terrifies #DonaldTrump, #JDVance, the Republican Party, and the entire MAGA movement. His unapologetic exuberance, his open respect for women, and his quiet confidence in his own skin fly in the face of the hollow, insecure alpha-male posturing and the neanderthal women-are-less than theology they’ve been trafficking in."

https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/tim-walz-and-the-rise-of-non-toxic

Tim Walz and The Rise of Non-Toxic Masculinity

Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz would be her running mate in the coming presidential campaign.

^{John Pavlovitz (The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz)}

🧵 It's really stunning how many people who claimed Democrats should "reach out to rural people" really just meant "be Paul Ryan."

#TimWalz is everything these pundits 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 to want. What they 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 wanted was a conservative Democratic party.

If you'd like the article version of this thread, please click here: https://plus.flux.community/p/kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-are-returning

Otherwise, let's continue...

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are returning Democrats to populism

As the Republican party has become increasingly radicalized, its refugees have made Democrats more conservative, and less successful electorally

^{Matthew Sheffield (Flux)}

Did #Trump‘s VP pick #JDVance just ‘#swiftboat’ #TimWalz by attacking his #military record?

[Yep. Vance is pretty effin stupid.]

#Vance, accused his opponent of “stolen valor garbage” & accused him of having “abandoned” his unit in 2005 ahead of a planned deployment to Iraq.

#weird #SwiftBoatVeteransForTruth #Veterans #democracy #freedom #CommonSense #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/08/did-trumps-vp-pick-jd-vance-just-swift-boat-tim-walz-by-attacking-his-military-record.html

Did Trump‘s VP pick JD Vance just ‘swiftboat’ Tim Walz by attacking his military record?

Vance is a former Marine who was deployed to Iraq.

^{Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com (nj)}

Tim Walz comes out swinging in his first appearance on the ticket.

"I can't wait to debate the guy... "

#uspol #timwalz @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

#JoshShapiro on stage now to announce MVP #KamalaHarris & #TimWalz!

A huge standing ovation and roars of enthusiasm erupted in Philadelphia as Gov. Josh Shapiro took the stage. He clasped his hands to his heart & took several bows.

“I love being your governor,” he said. “You all fill my heart & I love you so much.”

#HarrisWalz2024

#HarrisWalzPhillyRally

#HarrisWalzPhiladelphiaRally

#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #democracy #HarrisWalz2024

#JoshShapiro delivers a full-throated #endorsement of #TimWalz as the #Democrats’ VP nominee. “Tim Walz is a great man,” #Shapiro said. “Tim #Walz is an outstanding governor. Tim Walz is a teacher. Tim Walz is a Guardsman. Tim Walz is a great patriot. And I tell you what else, Tim Walz is a dear friend.”

#HarrisWalz2024
#HarrisWalzPhillyRally
#HarrisWalzPhiladelphiaRally
#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #democracy #freedom #WeAreNotGoingBack

Umm, sorry, personal side note, i just found out #TimWalz named a road after #Prince.

I am, have been, & always will be a Prince fan forever.

I have his stuff on #vinyl. Like as in I bought it on vinyl when it came out & never got rid of it.

#HarrisWalz2024

Had to watch / listen to MVP #KamalaHarris’s & #TimWalz’s speeches so didn’t live post.

Soooo good.

We’re gonna win.

#HarrisWalz2024
#HarrisWalzPhillyRally
#HarrisWalzPhiladelphiaRally
#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #democracy #freedom #WeAreNotGoingBack

#TimWalz on #JDVance: “I can’t wait to debate him… if he can get off the couch”

Daaaaaaammmmnnn!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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#Walz: “Make no mistake, violent #crime was up under Donald #Trump & that’s not even counting the crimes he committed”

#HarrisWalz2024
#HarrisWalzPhillyRally
#HarrisWalzPhiladelphiaRally
#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #democracy #freedom #WeAreNotGoingBack

The line stretches for more than six city blocks as thousands wait for entry into the first Harris-Walz rally in Philadelphia.

#USPol #HarrisWalz2024 #Philadelphia #TimWalz #KamalaHarris #VoteBlue

Mastodon for Harris afternoon update, 8/6, Welcome #Walz #TimWalz #HarrisWalz edition. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris

Funds raised as of this post: $484,675.35
# of contributions: 5704
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Current target: $500,000

Let’s aim for at least 5750 contributions by the end of the Harris-Walz rally in #Philadelphia today!
Thank you, everybody, for all the celebratory contributions, boosts, and posts.

cc @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

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Show your support with a contribution.

^ActBlue

While #TimWalz might not be a household name, his political star has been on the rise….

#Walz was also credited w/helping launch the "#weird" movement….

He has also been applauded & condemned for several #progressive laws passed while in #Minnesota's highest office, especially in his 2nd term when the #DFL Party took total control of state govt following the 2022 elections.…

#HarrisWalz2024
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-governor-tim-walz-accomplishments-setbacks/

Kamala Harris running mate Tim Walz's accomplishments, setbacks during his time as Minnesota governor

While Tim Walz might not be a household name, his political star has been on the rise in recent weeks after making several viral cable news appearances.

^{Stephen Swanson (CBS Minnesota)}

Here are several of #TimWalz's accomplishments — w/an unusual number of legislative successes scored in March 2023 alone — & setbacks during his tenure as governor.

Walz's use of #EmergencyPowers during the #pandemic — including the institution of a #MaskMandate, business #shutdowns & a #hotline number established to report people violating #SocialDistancing guidelines — outraged his critics.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024 #Harris2024

Several lawsuits followed, including one filed in 2020 by the #conservative Upper Midwest #Law Ctr alleging #TimWalz misinterpreted the #Minnesota Emergency Management Act & illegally bypassed state lawmakers….

The case, which focused on the #COVID #pandemic #MaskMandate, eventually made its way to the MN Supreme Court, which sent it back to the MN Court of Appeals. In July 2023, that court ruled that #Walz indeed had the authority.👏🏻

#PublicHealth #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024 #Harris2024

Vice President #KamalaHarris has told allies that he she has chosen #Minnesota Gov. #TimWalz to be her running mate, opting for a former high school #teacher & Midwestern Democrat to complete a newly assembled presidential ticket following, according to 2 people familiar with the pick, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a decision that is not yet public.

#Harris2024

In picking #Minnesota Gov. #TimWalz, MVP #KamalaHarris has selected an experienced politician w/executive governing experience & signaled the importance of Midwestern battleground states such as Wisconsin & Michigan.

#Walz is scheduled to appear w/ #Harris in coming days in each of the 7 most competitive states — #Pennsylvania, #Wisconsin, #Michigan, #NorthCarolina, #Georgia, #Arizona & #Nevada.

#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024 #Harris2024

#TimWalz, a second-term governor & chair of the Democratic Governors Assn, does not hail from a traditional battleground state — #Minnesota has supported a Republican presidential candidate only once since 1960. But his credentials as a #veteran & #gun owner [👎🏻] who previously represented a #Republican-leaning, rural part of Minnesota in #Congress could help #Harris appeal to working-class #White voters who have turned away from Democrats & helped fuel #Trump’s political rise.

#Harris2024

It’s not every day a former #PublicSchool #teacher ends up on a presidential ticket. But for the students & teachers who crossed paths w/ #TimWalz during his decade teaching in #Mankato — a midsize city south of #Minneapolis — it’s easy to look back now & see the signs that he could find himself in exactly that position.

#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024 #Harris2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2024/08/02/tim-walz-kamala-harris/

From MVP #KamalaHarris’s IG:

“I am proud to announce that l've asked #TimWalz to be my running mate.

“One of the things that stood out to me about Tim is how his convictions on fighting for middle class families run deep. It's personal.

“He grew up in a small town in Nebraska, spending summers working on his family's farm. His father died of cancer when he was 19, & his family relied on SocialSecurity survivor benefit checks to make ends meet. At 17, he enlisted in the National Guard….
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#TimWalz #VPOTUS #Politics

There's a comprehensive summary of #Walz 's background & political career on #Wiki .

There will be things there that may surprise & concern leftist #Dems but will give #Moderate & #Independent voters (like me) comfort.

One glaring omission from this bio is that he & his wife used IVF to give birth to their daughter, Hope, & that he supports the use of IVF in addition to a woman's right to choose. 👏

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Walz

See also: https://www.startribune.com/gov-walz-shares-his-familys-ivf-journey-as-democrats-look-to-guarantee-access-to-treatments/600350793

Gov. Walz shares his family’s IVF journey as Democrats look to guarantee access to treatments

They are considering adding protections for fertility treatments to an abortion law passed last year.

^{Briana Bierschbach}

While we're all giggling at how well the #WeirdGOP mocking is working and infuriating the #GOP

And while we're exulting in #Harris choosing #TimWalz for her #Veep

Make note that #Walz started the #Weird moniker 🤭

"Meet Kamala Harris’s running mate Tim Walz, the first one to call Republicans ‘weird’

...

These are weird people on the other side,” he said on MSNBC last month. “They want to take books away. They want to be in your exam room.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tim-walz-first-one-call-160213797.html

"his folksy demeanor and willingness to use plain language to criticize former president Donald #Trump and Sen. #JDVance (R-Ohio) helped catapult him onto Harris’s vice-presidential shortlist. In interviews, #Walz cast Trump and #Vance as not just a threat to #democracy but, simply, #weird, an attack that quickly caught on for #Democrats and that struck a nerve for #Republicans."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/who-is-tim-walz/

#TimWalz #KamalaHarris #Kamala #Harris #HarrisWalz2024 #US #Politics #USPol #USA #News

"In 2006, #Walz won the race to represent #Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, flipping a #Republican seat in a #rural part of the state...

Walz would win reelection to his seat five more times before leaving the #House to run for #governor. In the 2018 gubernatorial race, Walz defeated his Republican opponent by more than 10 percentage points."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/who-is-tim-walz/

#TimWalz #HarrisWalz2024 #KamalaHarris #Kamala #Harris #US #Politics #USPol #USA #News

"Walz’s foray into politics came later in life: Born and raised in West Point, Neb., a small rural town, after high school he enlisted in the #Army National Guard, where he would serve for the next 24 years. After losing his father to lung #cancer at age 19 — which he would later say shaped his views on #HealthCare — #Walz enrolled in Chadron State College in #Nebraska and graduated with a #teaching degree in 1989."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/who-is-tim-walz/

#TimWalz #VP #KamalaHarris #HarrisWalz2024 #USA #News

"The much-anticipated decision creates a ticket with two candidates from strikingly different backgrounds: #Harris, 59, is #Black & #Indian American & spent much of her career as an attorney & prosecutor in deep-blue #California.

Meanwhile, #Walz, 60, is a #veteran & hunter who has spent most of his life in rural #Nebraska & #Minnesota — and is the first #Democratic vice-presidential pick since 1964 who did not go to #law school."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/who-is-tim-walz/

#KamalaHarris #VP #TimWalz #News #USA

“Who’s asking for this #crazy stuff? Who’s asking to raise the price of #insulin? Who’s asking to get rid of #BirthControl? … Who’s sitting in a bar in Racine, #Wisconsin, saying, ‘You know what we really need? We need to #ban “Animal Farm.”’ Nobody is!” Walz told MSNBC last month, later adding:

“Yes, they’re #weird. They prove that every day. It’s an observation.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/who-is-tim-walz/

#WeirdGOP #GOP #Politics #USPol #USA #TimWalz #VP #KamalaHarris #HarrisWalz2024 #USA #News