Summary

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s running mate, suffered a personal setback in the 2024 election as he lost his home county, Blue Earth, to President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump won 49.6% of the vote there, while Harris received 48.3%, marking a symbolic defeat for Walz, who built his political career in the area.

Walz, a former teacher and congressman known for his moderate stance, had previously turned a Republican seat Democratic and won Minnesota’s governorship by a large margin in 2018.

His campaign faced challenges, including scrutiny over past statements about military service, which the Trump campaign leveraged as a “Stolen Valor” issue.

    • Fosheze@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36·
      15 days ago

      This isn’t even news. Walz is from a deeply red area of the state. There was basically a 0% chance they went blue.

      • would_be_appreciatedEnglish
        9·
        15 days ago

        Yeah, home advantage is less and less relevant every year. Once upon a time this would be news, but it’s a new era and he wasn’t even the presidential candidate.

    • JaymesRS@literature.cafeEnglish
      13·
      15 days ago

      Yep, sure we’ve got Mankato, but there’s a reason he was the first democrat elected to congress in forever from CD 1.

      • ditty@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        15 days ago

        Yep I never thought for a second Harris-Walz would’ve won that district from the moment he was selected

      • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
        15·
        15 days ago

        The entire southeastern corner of Minnesota is deeply conservative. As someone who grew up in Fillmore county, the only surprise from my state is that Olmsted county went blue

  • Cyborganism@lemmy.ca
    143·
    15 days ago

    I’m really wondering if there’s been election interference from GOP agents. Republicans are known for projecting, so I wouldn’t be surprised.

    • Fosheze@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      15 days ago

      This isn’t election interference. Wals is from a very red county. This wasn’t news for anyone from MN. It was just an easy headline.

      It would have been far more newsworthy if they had voted for him.

    • jeffw@lemmy.world
      7·
      15 days ago

      There was plenty of misinformation peddled by foreign actors(edit: and domestic ones tbh). Call that what you will

    • gerbler@lemmy.world
      3·
      15 days ago

      We’re morons manipulated into voting against their interests, securing the election for Trump? Absolutely. Unfortunately though, he won the votes fair and square. Democrats sucked at messaging, voters sucked at being decent fucking humans. Now we all get to enjoy the consequences of their psychopathy.

    • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
      0·
      15 days ago

      The hits really keep coming today

      I’m not even lying yall I just got home and cried for a while sitting in the work van

      I also looked at some guns today

      This is rough

      Edit: I feel I should make it clear, I’m not a risk to myself or anyone, I’m just fucking terrified

      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
        0·
        15 days ago

        We should have just turned the convention into a mini-primary, like Obama wanted. Maybe this was the reason why he was so hesitant to endorse Kamala. He wanted her to earn it because thats how you get people to vote for you.

        Jesus christ someone couldn’t have just pushed Biden down some stairs in like, February? Not like a bunch, but maybe 3-4? Just enough for us to have had some kind of testing of the candidates?

      • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
        1·
        15 days ago

        Everyone is at fault. People said they wouldn’t vote with inaction in Gaza. They chose not to take action, their fault. Those people didn’t vote, expected, but dumb, so their fault, too. Blaming JUST the people is a sure fire way to not correct course for the next election. Bernie has the right stance on this, as usual.

      • BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee
        1·
        15 days ago

        Even then, even if she won, there are still the same amount of people who are like: fat racist fascist? Sounds fantastic, i’ll build my personality around that guy