• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Even my conservative dad (he’s a never trumper but still very much conservative… would be voting for Haley,) respects Walz.

    Which is more than can be said for his last goober of an opponent who told press that line about kitty litter in schools to accommodate furries.

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      Yeah, I’m glad it’s him and not Shapiro. While Shapiro would pretty much secure Philadelphia, Walz can pull people of all kinds.

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        What’s fun is I’m not sure my dad has realized Walz is a flaming progressive. The response to Covid (fact-based, science supported, and ‘measured’,) and the response to Floyd riots (law and order, but that includes right to protest,) Cary a lot of water with the not-totally-MAGA.

        (We also have a lot of inbred hicks that are totally maga, though, and the “you’re weird” resonates in that note.)

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          It blows my mind that centuries-old concepts “let’s not jump to hasty conclusions” and “people should be free to protest the government but not break the law” just got called “flaming progressive”.

          edit: Sorry, now I see what you’re saying, that those were some points that pull people from across the aisle.

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            Oh yeah. He started as a moderate, but has turned incredibly and wonderfully progressive.

            And more importantly, effective.

            Edit: a large part of it is that he’s very good at communicating the ”why”. And he’s genuine and sincere. He can pull moderates and the unicorn undecideds in, while also getting progressives very energized.

            Love him. (Also I’m excited for Peggy. First Native American gov, first woman in mn to be gov. And she’ll have 2 years for people to get over it while shoe shopping for even bigger shoes.)