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I would absolutely vote for him for president. I like Minnesota Progressives anyway, and he also possesses that natural trustworthiness that appeals to rurals that are going to be brutalized by MAGA policies over the next few years.
Of course, it only matters if we can have fair, cheat-free elections, or even have elections at all.
I have been a big fan since its less confrontation and quieter than either coastal politics or southern politics. Its boring and effective
I'll vote any dem in the general but I think Walz is a terrible candidate in the primaries.
We've already seen appealing to the conservatives fail in the general miserably, let's not pick that candidate.
He is definitely not an appealing to conservative candidate except for being white and not super young (He is 60).
But look at what Minnesota did under his governorship was all simple none flashy midwestern progressive values. Free school lunches, trans refuge status, abortions rights into law (as well as a supreme court case), funding for schools and legal weed. He is a progressive just not very flashy about it.
He is literally appealing to the conservatives, as in he is going on a conservative district town hall tour to appeal to them directly.
He's trying to flip voters that are being ignored by their republican representatives and doing it very visibly to show he is listening to voters. It's called strategy. He has his prpgressive bona fides from his record as governor. Unless you think free school lunch, abortion rights, and trans refuge status aren't progressive achievements.
Yes and its great news for local elections, state, and congressional. It meant fuck all when they tried it in the presidential election, not a viable strategy for the next one, either.
just because a district is conservative doesn't mean there are no progressives in it.
and?