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.

    • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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      19 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
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        19 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?