Well, we have more news in the 2024 Presidential race, and considering who was already running this year (Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as the two choices for who will almost certainly win the election), we already knew that it would be crazy with all kinds of quotable soundbites.
Trump started the unexpected turns this year with picking J.D. Vance, who served in the Marines, as his running mate for Vice President. And, since Biden dropped out unexpectedly, causing Harris to step up to become the Democrat candidate this year, the question was who she would pick.
Many people thought that left-leaning Pennsylvania Governer Josh Shapiro (no relation, as far as we know, to Ben Shapiro) seemed to be the likely VP pick for the Harris campaign. But they don’t go with Shapiro. They went with a guy named Tim Walz.
You may be asking yourself, “Who?” I certainly did. So, we went looking into Walz’s politics and history. And he has a “colorful” history, if you will. A writer going by Larry Z put it this way:
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris announced her selection of Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) as her 2024 running mate, a move that has garnered applause from prominent anti-2A advocates.
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action quickly voiced their support.
That’s really enough to convince most rational people to vote to keep him away from the White House. But if you need more detail, Larry Z also mentions the following:
Governor Walz’s Record on Gun Control (Via Everytown):
– Earlier this year, Governor Walz signed legislation to prohibit automatic weapon modification devices and collect gun crime data.
– Last year, Governor Walz was named State Level Gun Sense Lawmaker of Year at Everytown’s Gun Sense University.
– Everytown endorsed Governor Walz’s 2022 gubernatorial campaign.
– In 2023, after winning a gun sense trifecta in Minnesota that was bolstered by four Moms Demand Action Volunteers running for and winning a seat in the Minnesota Senate, Walz signed a critical public safety omnibus bill into law.
– The measures he signed into law included universal background checks, a Red Flag law, and one of the largest investments in community-based violence prevention programs of any state to date.
Of course, beyond his horrible positions on guns and gun control, for many, many political conservatives, Walz’s stances on other issues will be additional reasons for them to think that Walz may be the only possible candidate worse that Harris herself.
And that’s a side from accusations against Walz of both lying about his history and stolen valor specifically.
Needless to say, Walz isn’t any kind of all-American guy. The fact of the matter is that he is the complete opposite of that.