Tim Walz in Slate.com


On Principles & Values: Started "weird" meme to describe Trump/Vance

Of all the candidates [Kamala Harris] took under consideration, Walz had the lowest national profile [at the start of the process] two weeks ago. Walz had never been presented to a national audience.

That changed with Walz's first appearance two weeks ago on Morning Joe, the MSNBC proving grounds for the would-be running mates to perform their routines.

"What I know is, people like J.D. Vance know nothing about small-town America," Walz said. He described a state of divisiveness in the country where "we can't even go to Thanksgiving dinner with our uncle because you end up in some weird fight that is unnecessary." After that got a chuckle, he added, "Well, it's true--these guys are just weird. They're running for 'He-Man Women-Haters Club' or something."

"Weird" took off, earning a battlefield promotion to the top of Democratic talking points against Donald Trump and Vance--both of whom offered plenty of material afterward to earn the descriptor.

Source: Slate.com on 2024 Vice Presidential hopefuls, "Earned It" Aug 6, 2024

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