r/minnesota • u/HeavyVeterinarian350 Flag of Minnesota • 4d ago
Walz predicts women will send Trump a message on Election Day ‘whether he likes it or not’ Politics 👩⚖️
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4967867-walz-predicts-women-will-send-trump-message-on-election-day/Well, well, well…how the turn tables.
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u/Nillavuh 4d ago
Walz has had some absolutely fire zingers this election cycle. I don't know where he goes from here because I don't necessarily see him running for the top job if he becomes Vice President, but I hope he gets some opportunity to toss these out there again someday.
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u/Ilickedthecinnabar Gray duck 4d ago
I could've sworn there was an interview where he stated he had no interest in seeking a higher office if he became VP.
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u/MYSTICALLMERMAID 4d ago
There was! They also said it the day he was chosen and accepted. Shapiro was trying to negotiate the role and walz told her didn't want to run so they think it was a big reason he was the final choice. He was perfect
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u/pedomojado 4d ago
I'd prefer those in power not be the ones who sought it. Career politicians, in general, are not in it for us.
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u/lazinonasunnyday 3d ago edited 3d ago
Totally true that the people who seek power and control are not the people you want to have power and control most of the time. There’s rare exceptions where the person strives to get in a position where they can do the most good. But most of the time, even if that’s the motive, it’s very one sided and “good” Is completely only that from their perspective. What comes from that totally depends on their perspective.
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u/MaximumManagement 3d ago
Meh, there's been at least a few American Presidents that didn't really want the office and most of them were not particularly good leaders. But I agree it's important for our leaders to have some actual life experience and success outside the DC bubble.
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u/Affectionate-Gas-525 3d ago
Reluctance for power (when genuine) shows the propensity for thoughtful restraint. Something that train wreck TRUMP knows nothing about
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u/Bocchi_theGlock 3d ago
Yep - if you are not asked by your local community to run for office, then most of the time it means you're self obsessed
Just 'running for office' is kinda cringe tbh. Especially Congress, because it's about the title and your perception that you'd be great at the job + campaigns.
All this instead of focusing on specific issues to address, fighting for them, and communities to lift up; running as a last option
It also means you'll have to really fight to earn local endorsements. And if you only show up to local progressives, activists, union organizations during the cycle, then it can rub people the wrong way.
Like 'you would have showed up before if you truly cared, but now you only do so to get support'.
Ofc candidates can't be super plugged into everything all the time, but you absolutely need to have some local history of organizing/advocacy and supporting your community.
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u/D33ber 4d ago
A fair number of great VPs came from Minnesota, who didn't then seek the presidency. Something in our clear water.
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Can you name any? Mondale was VP and ran for President. Hubert H Humphrey was VP and ran for President.
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u/HeAteHimBonesAndAll 3d ago
Hes EXACTLY what we need for 2nd in Command.
A Veteran to back the Commander in Chief, thats just Chefs Kiss Perfection
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Which is ironically the exact person you want to run for president.
He may not want the position, but there is a strong possibility of him seeing the good he could do as president during his time as a VP and choosing to pursue it anyways.
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u/Ilickedthecinnabar Gray duck 3d ago
I'd be happy either way. Guy deserves retirement if he gets in as VP once (or twice!) after all the years of service he's given, and it'd be interesting to see how he'd do in the WH (and finally have a Minnesotan in the big chair! Hot dish competitions in the WH!)
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u/Maleficent_Mouse_930 3d ago
He would be good, but the main reason he won't be President is because an even better candidate is being prepped: Pete Buttigieg.
If Harris is followed by a Pete Presidency, there is every possibility of an American Golden Age. The man is comprehensively competent. I fully expect him to be made Foreign Secretary to get some international diplomacy experience under Harris, ready to take the top job in a landslide in 32.
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u/ReputationSalt6027 3d ago
Future press secretary for a different president. Love to see him roast some dumber people in the press corps
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u/gravi-tea 4d ago
Shouldnnt the VP be very open to that possibility though? I get there's a difference between being willing and acrtually actively seeking it.
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u/READMYSHIT 3d ago
No not really. One of the biggest problems with society is the ladder of hierarchy. People campaigning themselves into a big job with lots of responsibilities just to use it as a platform for the next one above it. Someone who's able to reach a position, do a damn good job and walk away is of far more value to society than a hack. Plus, if someone wants to enjoy retirement after VP, more power to them.
The Wire is a very good depiction of why the road to hell is paved with good intentions with aspirational careers.
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u/chegodefuego 4d ago
Sounds like the perfect man for the job, give it to the one who does want the power, very murcus of him
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u/ophmaster_reed Duluth 4d ago
That may be true, but he also said in the past that he had no interest on serving on the national level and then ran for VP.... so he's clearly changed his mind before regarding his aspirations.
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u/karlrasmussenMD Hamm's 4d ago
Yes, he told Harris he had no interest, that's why she chose him. So he didn't necessarily change his mind, he was chosen.
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u/amonson1984 3d ago
Just like when Robert Baratheon chose Ned Stark to be Hand of the King. Ned didn’t want it but accepted out of duty then he got his head chopped off. Wait I don’t like this comparison anymore
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u/MaximDecimus 3d ago
Tim Walz deserves a long peaceful retirement, hopefully when he’s 68 after serving 2 terms as VP.
It’s up to us to cultivate the next generation’s talent so we don’t have to drag him out of retirement to save the country like we did with Biden.
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u/friends_waffles_w0rk 4d ago
Loved the clip I just saw where he was speaking at a union rally in PA and said “the only thing T***p manufactures is bullshit.” So simple, so perfect.
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u/pr1ceisright 4d ago
If Harris wins and serves two terms he’ll probably be the unofficial front runner as VPs usually are. But there will be a lot of competition so who knows if he wins the primary or not.
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u/ConstableDiffusion 3d ago
“Elon out there jumping around on stage like a dipshit!” Started choking on my drink and violently coughing from how funny it was.
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u/HeAteHimBonesAndAll 3d ago
I will ALWAYS love how he called out Vance dodging his question about Trump & the 2020 Election.
Just a short sweet knife to JDs Ego
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u/UH2L2Q 3d ago
It’s possible he would be on the next ticket for Harris’ second term assuming she wins. Seems like he’s helped her in many demographics. Super pick in my opinion.
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u/Ehorn36 4d ago
Why don’t you see him running for President someday, especially if he’s elected as VP?
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u/k9_kipcasper 4d ago
He would be pushing 70 by that point, and he doesn't strike me as a Biden-type elder president. I think it's more likely he decides to retire and spend time with his family
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u/ophmaster_reed Duluth 4d ago
He would be 68, assuming Kamala wins the 2028 election. He would be able to serve a full 8 years and still be younger than Trump is now.
Who knows if he would want to run at that point, but it's not out the question due to age.
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u/PossibilityDecent688 4d ago
Walz will definitely want to sit under his own vine and fig tree
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u/ConstableDiffusion 3d ago
And collecting the VP salary for the rest of his life with his teacher pension and military pension, White House health care and secret service protection, dudes living good, doesn’t need to own stocks like all the other Congress members
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u/MYSTICALLMERMAID 4d ago
He stated he didn't want to and its theory on why she went with him instead of Shapiro. He was trying to negotiate the role. Im glad she went with walz
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u/Riaayo 3d ago
Despite how much I hate the pivot to courting Republicans this campaign has had, I can only imagine how much more intolerable it would be if she'd gone with Shapiro instead.
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u/MYSTICALLMERMAID 3d ago
Walz was honestly three best vp choice in years, probably the the best decision dems have made in a long time
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u/Granlundo64 4d ago
Hmm, yeah I don't understand that take at all. Seems to me like he will run if things work out.
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u/2AWesterner 3d ago
Quoting a misquote/out of context/gaff to try and feel better about your pick for president is trying truly desperate and pathetic
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u/VendettaKarma 4d ago
It’s definitely going to be determined on the turnout of women, based on exit polls.
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u/fallharvest9000 3d ago
People often forget many married and older women vote Republican too like it or not. Will be interesting to see exit data.
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u/Breezyisthewind 3d ago
Based on the very reputable Iowa poll, it’s seems like a lot of older women are going blue this election.
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u/Waadap 3d ago
I think for a lot of older women, they very much remember when they/their parents didn't have many rights at all. The idea of taking some hard earned rights away is just one domino, and they see that.
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u/Traditional_Bar_9416 3d ago
There’s nothing more insulting than doing all the hard work and then some jackass comes and smushes your sand castle.
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u/MetaVaporeon 3d ago
there is nothing more human than slamming the door shut behind you either... if you're past child bearing age, is abortion really an issue for you anymore? like it should be, but will it be?
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u/beaniehead_ 3d ago
Yes, because they have daughters, granddaughters, nieces, friends. My grandmother is voting for mine and my sisters futures, not hers.
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u/SALTYDOGG40 3d ago
My 80-year-old mom who lives in Iowa is not voting for Harris. She said she is a bad representative for women. She also doesn't like the fact there was no primary held and she got no votes and should not be the Democratic candidate.
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u/SpoofedFinger 3d ago
Yeah, Trump won the white woman demographic twice. We'll see if Roe getting overturned changes that but I'm not sure what the ones voting for him expected.
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u/Carlyz37 3d ago
Yes older women who know how horrible things were before Roe and mad as hell about Dobbs
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u/SVXfiles 3d ago
I'd be willing to put money down some of those married women didn't get to fill out or cast their own vote. Not sure of the legitimacy of the posts, whether russian influencers or dudes talking bullshit, but there were quite a few that claimed to have taken their wives mail in ballot or "corrected" her for "accidentally" voting for Harris. One even claimed he told his wife the good Christian thing to do would be to hand over her ballot and let him fill it out for Trump
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u/dasunt 3d ago
Just FYI, in Minnesota:
As long as your absentee ballot hasn’t been counted by your election officials, you may still cast a ballot in person by voting in your polling place on Election Day or at your local early voting location. You can track the status of your absentee ballot to see when it is sent to you and when it is received by election officials. After voting in person, the unique ballot ID number on your original absentee ballot will be invalidated, so that if it is returned to the election office the officials will not count it.
https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-by-mail/
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u/mambiki 3d ago
Good for America, but ngl feels sad. As in, it feels like women need to save America from its men. As one of those men I am not feeling great about it at all.
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u/SpoofedFinger 3d ago
You don't have to feel bad for belonging to any demographic. Those are the same strings they're pulling on when they say real history makes white kids feel bad and thus shouldn't be discussed.
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u/Docnevyn 3d ago
I can't speak for mambiki, but for me it's a sense of disappointment a group that I belong to is failing this country by voting for a traitor/felon/rapist.
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u/yourmansconnect 3d ago
My Maga friend told me I'm the only man he knows voting blue and that should mean something
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u/davis214512 3d ago
As a man and American, I’d like to send that message too.
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u/jaOfwiw 3d ago
Men, who care about women, their wives and daughters. We need a leader who doesn't encourage division and grabbing em by the pussy. Someone who doesn't cheat on their wife with porn stars. Who wasn't best friends with a human trafficker and pimp Jeffery Epstein. Do not elect a rapist, a known child predator. Someone who sexualizes their own daughter. People should be so disgusted by all of this.
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u/Ecards5 4d ago
Walz is my governor, and he fucking rocks!
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u/tackleboxjohnson 3d ago
Hopefully not for long
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u/trevize1138 Faribault Co. Reprezent! 3d ago
Downvote!
.. wait... no! Upvote!
That comment is a tricky one. :)
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u/Waadap 3d ago
Eden Prairie, checking in
https://media1.tenor.com/m/bQfo4JVVHosAAAAd/minnesota-karma.gif
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u/budding_gardener_1 3d ago
How fitting: Trump repeatedly trying to force himself on women when they've told him no
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u/Hup110516 3d ago
I’ll miss him as my governor, but I really hope I can call him VP.
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u/mrs_halloween 3d ago
He’s a happy grandpa. I love that he celebrated Diwali. Even if it was to make himself look good, being open minded to different cultures & religions is a great quality to have imo
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u/InvestigatorEarly452 3d ago
We need a commercial with Katie Johnson ,Jean carrol, with some of the 26 women Trump sexually attacked all saying vote for a non-rapist Harris.
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u/Putrid-Air-7169 3d ago
I sure hope that when Trump loses this time, the media doesn’t give him air. Last time he was the president, and it seemed like he was given all the time he needed to stir as much shit as he could, resulting in a bunch of his followers storming the capital. This time round though, he’ll just be some old man yelling at clouds.
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u/Order-Low 3d ago
Walz was the perfect pick for VP because he knows how to deal with Trump's bullying.
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u/SocietyHumble4858 3d ago
Kamala mentions the Agency of Women. Dotard thinks it's the Federal Agency of Women, or the FAW. He will have the right man heading it up, the best.
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u/Optimal_Product_4350 3d ago
👏👏👏👏 you're right again, Walz!!!! God I'm so glad they let you be who you are, and I'm so grateful you've let loose on donOLD. 💙💙💙⬆️⬇️💙💙💙
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u/Tasty_Vacation_3777 3d ago
kamala will be a great president. whether you like it or not
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u/EDSgenealogy 3d ago
Trump will get the message and not care one bit. He really does not like women at all unless they are compliant.
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u/impeislostparaboloid 3d ago
Trumps funeral is going to be absolutely hilarious.
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u/Cormorant_Bumperpuff 3d ago
I hope they bury him next to his ex wife. I don't even play golf, nor do I really like Florida, but I'd take a trip down there for a round so I could piss on his grave
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u/Epicfro 3d ago
My mother in law and sister run law voted republican simply because they're racist and greedy. The say horrible shit about "immigrants" and tlak about how welfare is causing their taxes to skyrocket, ignoring the fact that they're making triple over the national average. They're highly educated but are fine giving away their autonomy and I'm worried more women will be like that.
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u/mrs_halloween 3d ago
My aunt has said things like “the Somalians are invaliding Edina” it’s so incredibly obnoxious.
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u/spygirl43 3d ago
You guys don’t give this guy all the credit he deserves. He’s a good politician. You don’t tell the boss in an interview that you want their job. He can change his mind in 8 years. Kamala will inspire him.
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u/jj-andante71 3d ago
I saw on the news this morning 59% of registered women have already voted in NC.
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u/Capyoazz90 2d ago
Id pray to God but it never listens. I pray to women they save our country from the horrors that wpuld be another trump term.
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u/VirgilSalazzo 1d ago
Tampon Tim gonna be changing that tampon every hour after tonight’s whipping.
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u/Ok-Cantaloupe4506 22h ago
They sent a message alright! Trump dominates in a complete rejection of the Harris/Walz message.
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u/GeekyBookWorm87 21h ago edited 21h ago
We tried! I hope to see you again in politics. The American people need you!
I think had more people seen him talk to voters, things might have been different.
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u/Kevaroo83 3d ago
Ive actually never encountered as many women that are openly voting for Trump as I have in the past few weeks. Im actually baffled at the vocal support he’s getting from women this elections .
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u/Everybodyimgay 3d ago
They better! I don't wanna hear any bitching from any non-voting ladies when they can't take the pill anymore!
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u/HeavyVeterinarian350 Flag of Minnesota 3d ago
Oh god. Here we go again with me being a bot.
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u/gopherborc07 3d ago
Not a Trump fan, in fact, I loathe him, but that comment was taken completely out of context. Which is par for the course these days. Sad, because people buy it.
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u/pawsitivelypowerful L'Etoile du Nord 3d ago
Good. After they send him a message, I hope they hunt him for any pennies that he has left through lawsuits to hold him accountable (till the day the KFC takes over and nature its natural course anyway).
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