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.

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    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?

    • Kaboom@reddthat.com
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      15 days ago

      1. Don’t kill yourself

      2. If you decide to buy a gun, I suggest a 1911, they’re fun to shoot!

        • Kaboom@reddthat.com
          01·
          15 days ago

          Neat, the M9 is a good choice, and 9mm is plentiful and cheaper than 12 gauge.

            • Kaboom@reddthat.com
              01·
              15 days ago

              Hold on, you were trained on a shotgun and a handgun? No rifle? Are you a cop?

              • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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                15 days ago

                No, we trained M16 as well, but spent way more time on M9/ shotgun. My assumption was always that our job was just to be targets in the case something actually happened. I also trained 50 cal.

                I’m interested if you can figure out what service I was in based on what I’ve told you so far.

                • Kaboom@reddthat.com
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                  15 days ago

                  Without going into profile history, and assuming American, I’m guessing a land based service, either the Army or Marines. Seeing as the Marines had M16s longer than the Army did. I’m going with Marines.

                  That said, I have a hunch you might be European somehow. Maybe Germany from how you misspelled Mossberg? You’d have to be NATO, but I’m not super knowledgeable about the German services.

                  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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                    15 days ago

                    Nope. My secret is safe. I’ll give another hint. Those were the only fire arms we carried underway, and they were mostly considered a joke. Especially the 50cal.