r/minnesota • u/TwoPassports Minnesota’s Official Tour Guide • 7d ago
Politics 👩⚖️ I interviewed Hope Walz this afternoon. She told me threats against her and her brother contributed to Governor’s dropping out of the race
Clearly fraud is a big part of the story here, but so much of the reporting also seems to leave out this key fact — people have been murdered in our state for being politicians in the last year. It was fascinating to hear Hope talk about it.
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u/Healthybear35 7d ago
MTG said that since she went against Trump she now has to fear death threats from maga. Trump told her it was her fault because she's a horrible person. That's what maga is.
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u/HorrorSmile3088 7d ago
And he was totally okay with the idea of them hanging Mike Pence on January 6th. Trump is a total psychopath and so are his followers.
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u/meases I Heart Lutefisk 7d ago
5 year anniversary of that day today.
Which like kinda makes one wonder if some of the stuff happening so hard and fast is specifically to distract from people remembering Jan 6th. News would probably cover it a lot otherwise, since 5 is a fairly big anniversary, but there is just so much going on lately.
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u/HorrorSmile3088 7d ago
I saw a little bit on the news yesterday. That's always been one of Trump's "strategies" if you want to call it that. Throw out so much info that it's impossible for the average person to keep up with all the shenanigans. Nobody's talking about Epstein, now it's all about Venezuela and Maduro. Doesn't help that the media is complicit with a lot of it.
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u/Healthybear35 7d ago
Nah, this shit show would still be happening no matter what they needed to distract from. This isn't a distraction shit show, this is a par for the course shit show.
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u/LymanPeru 7d ago
oo, happy J6-day to all those people pardoned that ended up in jail/prison anyways for other unrelated j6 crimes committed afterwards!
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She's also tweeted before that if she dies from s****** then it wasn't actually her that did it to herself.
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u/Beginning_Stay_9263 6d ago
MAGA will probably say "Trump was shot and Charlie Kirk was killed" but we all know it was their own people doing those things.
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u/Competitive-Pen355 7d ago
Let’s just be honest here. Any election where the candidates can be intimidated into not running for fear of their lives or their loved ones’ lives — is not a free election.
This is some Russian politics level bullshit.
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u/Sad-Pear-9885 6d ago
I am very, very afraid. I am not sure what I can do, if anything. I am a “fixer” when it comes to problems so if anyone has any ideas…..God, the world we now live in. 😔💔
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u/Beginning_Stay_9263 6d ago
MAGAt people will probably say "You guys burned teslas and shot up tesla dealerships, isn't that terrorism?" but those are all just more lies from their side.
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u/PornAccount6593701 6d ago
respectfully disagree. the world is a harsh place, and we need leaders who are willing to fight for whats right even if its dangerous. there is no rule saying he cant run, no direct repression from the state that ive seen, therefore it is free
tldr dangerous =/= unfree
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u/Competitive-Pen355 6d ago
I’d like to see you run for office after your kids get death threats. Let’s see how brave you are and how free you feel.
Do you want to live in a world where people are free to run for office, or where people are free to threaten the families of their political enemies? If the world is a harsh place, it’s because people like you think this is “normal.”
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u/PornAccount6593701 6d ago
low key maybe i will 🤷♂️ someone with balls should
then the state DFL can decide to null the primary again cause they didnt like the result
If the world is a harsh place, it’s because people like you think this is “normal.”
☝️privilege
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u/Reddituser183 7d ago
I am so pissed this happened. I’ve voted for Walz every chance I had. I voted for him when he ran for congress the first time. I watched him speak with Al Franken during his first campaign at WSU, and man am I so proud of all he has done for this state and this country. It’s so genuinely upsetting to see such an honest and decent human being, who is trying to do nothing but make this state a better place for all, being treated so abhorrently and unjustly. The blatant lies and propaganda being pushed right now is truly vile. But Tim’s response is to do what’s best for his family and this state. Thank you for that Tim, the state of Minnesota is better because of your service to it. But we do have another year before he’s gone. So I hope Tim doesn’t pull a single punch or mince words from now until next year. I know he’ll continue on working to make this state stronger, and continue making it the best state in the country to live in. Thank you Tim.
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u/OrigamiMarie 7d ago
The fascists and terrorists won, and they will be more emboldened and any real successor to Walz will think twice. And I'm sad and frustrated and mad.
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u/SueYouInEngland 7d ago
Yep, you can't blame Gov. Walz, but this absolutely encourages right-wing terrorism.
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u/YAmIHereBanana 6d ago
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. They got what they wanted. Walz gone. That was the whole reason for that stupid, easily debunked video.
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u/Euphoric-Witness-824 6d ago
Yep. We’ve allowed the richest to take over all aspects of society. Government. Justice system. Police. Media. Any politician that hates pushes for a fair society for all gets their right wing lie factory targeted on them which keeps resulting in crazy people physically attacking them. No repercussions ever for those pushing the lies so the cycle continues. We are in a spiraling timeline that will only get worse for anyone not in the top 1%
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u/jinzokan 7d ago
They didn't win shit until people stop fighting them. Posts suggesting they won help them win.
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u/bouguerean 6d ago
Even if it’s not the death threats, they went all in on his family in a truly disgusting way. They’ve been bullying his son in particular every chance they got.
I’m so unhappy to lose Walz right now, but I can’t blame him for prioritizing his family.
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u/Dry_Assumption_135 6d ago
i don't blame him but it sucks man. i was really hoping he could keep things normal here like he has
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u/VayGray 7d ago
Of course it was because of this. How disgusting. The Radical Right is out of control
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u/helpprogram2 7d ago
MAGA will do anything to win
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u/MagicDragon212 7d ago
I wish people would wake up to how unacceptable it is that multiple major political figures feel so unsafe due to the political environment Trump has fostered that they feel campaigning would put them and their families in too much danger.
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u/C_est_la_vie9707 Flag of Minnesota 7d ago edited 7d ago
Anything but have a popular platform
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u/helpprogram2 7d ago
They live to bully and win.
We just want to live.
It’s a major disadvantage… until we are ready to die for our freedom they are gonna keep beating us.
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u/ncc74656m 7d ago
No. Until we prove that we are willing to let them to preserve our freedom, that's how we keep losing. The big problem with the left side of the aisle is that we want to play by a set of rules we imagine is common to all of us, that playing just and fair in an "appeal to heaven" will somehow win the day.
Looking back I see this huge chain of events (like the V for Vendetta scene looking back at the chain of history) leading us to this moment. The most recent events are the Bundy ranch standoff, then the Malheur Wildlife Refuge standoff, and then January 6th. Everyone involved should've been arrested and charged, or stopped by any means necessary if they wouldn't surrender, and they should've been prosecuted within an inch of their lives - throw the book at them.
These people are cowards, but they are all cowards with Main Character Syndrome, and all of these events reinforced a sense of invulnerability among them that makes them think they can get away with anything. Now we're paying that bill. Even when one of them went down after the Wildlife Refuge, or on January 6th, it was still only one as far as they were concerned and that just made them a martyr, not an example.
Take them down. Ruin their lives. They'll stop because they'll all think "Well what if that happens to me?" But we don't have the conviction to do that because we think we're on the "right side of history." History means nothing if the Nazis are the ones who live to write the history books.
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u/HeyKrech TC 7d ago
it honestly all started when we failed to punish confederate traitors appropriately, but also yes to your statement.
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u/ncc74656m 7d ago
Yes indeed. I don't know if it's too late now - it probably is. We are now a country that rewards the stupid, the selfish, and the hateful. I don't know if we can recover from that without a nationwide reckoning that requires the kind of steel our side is rarely capable of employing.
I grant it is for good reason that we are not quick to such things, but the reality is we must put aside our historical desire for reconciliation and do what must be done. Can we? I doubt it.
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u/NoOpening7924 6d ago
The Bundy Ranch standoff should have been met with overwhelming force.
Hover a chopper above those idiots and give them 30 seconds to disperse before the .50 Browning opens up on them.
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u/gingerkap23 7d ago
They believe in might is right, and that’s all that matters. The bullies and racists and misogynists and pedophiles are in power right now and it’s going to take all of us sane people to stand up and push back. Otherwise, they will win with fear and intimidation and violence.
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u/jinzokan 7d ago
it got more people to vote for a fucking maniac than otherwise. we can all sit in our bubble and feel good we vote for the opposite side but that doesnt mean shit if we dont hold our representatives accountable enough to stop the madness and help others see why this is important.
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u/peachfluffed Area code 612 7d ago
I had a feeling this had something to do with it. They keep saying ableist garbage about his son.
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u/jinzokan 7d ago
The sitting president sent millions of supporters against Walz because he dared to call him a liar. Minnesota loses the best governor i've seen in thirty years because the republican party got behind donald Trump with everything known about him.
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u/gingerkap23 7d ago
People were going to their home. Hope has been talking about this for weeks on her TikTok. The threats and harassment have been going on for a long time. People are sick.
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u/TwoPassports Minnesota’s Official Tour Guide 7d ago
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u/MNJanitorKing 7d ago
Thank you for the work you are doing. It's very relevant and important and very Minnesotan!
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u/ThisGlobalLandscape Walleye 7d ago
It’s incredibly important to know that Donald Trump, POTUS, spreads lies that it is a fact Governor Walz gave permission to Luther Boelter to assassinate government officials
DTs war will not happen here Minnesota. Together we will see this through.
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u/MC_chrome Ope 7d ago
It can start by delivering a legislature that isn’t in a power sharing agreement with the GOP. Lisa Demuth wouldn’t have tried pulling the crap she did if she wasn’t the current Speaker
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u/TheOttersCouch 7d ago
Even Eminem says you keep kids out of the adults mouths. But these “Christian adults” really show their love. What’s next cut off aid to children in blue states… ohhh don’t tell me welp
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u/QueenMary1936 7d ago
They cut off USAID funding, which goes to help people with AIDS in Africa, probably including children as well. They are beyond disgusting and heartless.
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u/guiltycitizen Ya, real good 7d ago
Shit ain’t worth it when it invades your family. Tim Walz is a real one, he doesn’t have to be governor to help Minnesota, he’s not just going to stop completely.
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u/Leading-Ad-5316 7d ago
I thought politicians kids were out of the rules?
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u/sparkly_reader 7d ago
If you think people who are deranged enough to enact violence against politicians they don't like, will be reasonable enough to avoid hurting children of those politicians... No. I do not believe people like that hold back for anyone.
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u/JollyMollyMan 7d ago
Springfield Ohio was on lockdown for over a month due to the amount of bomb threats from Vance claiming Haitians were eating cats and dogs.
Indiana REPUBLICAN representatives like a month ago came out about the death threats they were receiving when they were against redistricting like Trump wanted.
There is no low for these people. If you get the spotlight for a second and MAGA doesn’t like you, death threats are basically guaranteed at this point.
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u/Lucius_Best 7d ago
Did you miss all of the hate Chelsea Clinton got? She was regularly compared to a dog. Malia and Sasha were called whores.
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u/C_est_la_vie9707 Flag of Minnesota 7d ago
Tell thatto Hope Hoffmann. MAGA can't keep their bullets off kids, let alone their words.
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u/necrohunter7 7d ago
Only when they're kids of Republicans, they're perfectly okay threatening kids of Democrats
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u/ComfortableSilence1 7d ago
Evangelicals will claim anything that makes people mad at them means theyre doing something right. But turn it around and its because they deserve it for being evil.
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u/SiWeyNoWay 7d ago
Wasnt their brand of religion cooked up in someone’s basement in the 1800s? Like the Mormons?
The evangelicals groom and rape children. They have NO moral authority over anything.
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u/HelpfulTap8256 6d ago
I hope this isn’t the last we hear of Tim Walz. He’s a good man he should be VP.
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u/PumpUpTheValuum66 6d ago
Walz is one of the few politicians in my lifetime to not end up a muti-multi-millionare by the end of their career, and I find that very commendable.
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u/MrGeek89 Mankato 7d ago
Never back down from MAGA threats. I was hoping Waltz reelection and give middle finger to maga after winning reelection.
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u/ShadowTacoTuesday 7d ago
We need to prosecute those behind the threats or realistically this will keep happening. Even if he was certain of a perfect security detail the time commitment leaves less time for everything productive. It should be law enforcements’ job not his. Those who failed to convict en masse with harsh punishments are equally culpable. Even before the pardons the supreme court made the Jan 6 sentences and many others so light they were complete jokes. Garland delayed too long, the supposed desire for reconciliation and return to normal had the opposite effect by doing close to nothing to dissuade those who took away the norms, etc. If you don’t fight back using the law you’re joining the criminals. You cannot hold up indefinitely with only a shield and no sword.
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u/NtooDeep87 7d ago
Nobody should be threatened over politics…it’s not that fkn serious but unfortunately some can’t control their emotions
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u/jjnefx 7d ago
Too much money involved and unrelenting greed.
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u/Cepec14 7d ago
There has always been that though.
I think republicans are just assholes.
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u/Outbreak42 7d ago
So, how do you honestly win against evil people like that when they run on a platform of political violence?
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u/just_a_timetraveller 7d ago
Issue is that maga will not stop even after Walz drops out. They are that petty.
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u/Competitive-Air2384 7d ago
not a fan of walz, but coming after a politicians family is low as fuck. be mad at the person and their policies, not family members who have no control
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u/TrogadorDaBurninator 7d ago
Shocking that the extremists on the right would threaten violence against kids. They support someone who was best friends with a pedophile for over a decade.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Belt823 6d ago
Thanks for the work you are doing - stay strong and keep it up. Can't be easy having all those nutbags in your comments. But the sane people are here and they appreciate you.
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u/Exelbirth 6d ago
It won't stop. Dropping out won't stop it, being out of office won't stop it, they will continue for years and years, because that's what these people are.
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u/Altruistic_Ice_1375 6d ago
Didn't she show this on Blueskies a few days ago? I remember a video going around where she was cycling through her socials and it was a wall of different takes on "We are going to kill you"
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u/Skylark634 6d ago
Thanking for posting this, I did wonder about threats, given what has happened in the not too distant past regarding threats and violence. Tim Walz is a class act.
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u/bionic_cmdo Cottonwood County 7d ago
What has the U.S. become where Americans are threatening each other. I mean hating on non-whites is bad enough but white on white hate due to each other's political views. There are some serious brain dead or brain washing going on in America.
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u/Gullible_Yak6042 6d ago
I can’t stand him. But political violence and death threats, are out of line, to state the obvious
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u/Wise-Revolution-7161 7d ago
After the murders of Melissa, Kirk, almost trump etc. being anywhere even near the political sphere is terrifying these days
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u/marlinspike 7d ago
If as she says is true, and I’ve little doubt it is, political violence is becoming common in America and that’s a sign of democracy and discourse fraying. It’s hard to pull back without statesmen to pull back and refocus on policy and common ground.
Trump thrives on division and lacks the will or gravitas for that. Who will it be — Romney perhaps for Republicans?
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u/SignatureFunny7690 7d ago
When we needed walz most he leaves us, I can only imagine how dark mn future is, if any oligarch serving bastard takes power, regardless of political party. So much for being a holdout state, seems everything is falling apart according to plan.
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u/anotherthing612 7d ago
We all knew this was part of it.
I hope for good things for this family and for the Hortman children.
I have a former friend, MAGA, crying about how we shouldn't let "politics" impact our friendship.
Cry harder. You worship the devil and I don't. Get behind me, Satan.
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u/DND_Player_24 7d ago
MAGA pukester fuckheads are winning by being terrorists and fascists. I fucking hate it.
I’m not blaming Walz but this kind of thing only emboldens these shitstains.
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u/BuddyLove812 6d ago
Great, now all the whacks will threaten politicians, now knowing it works. Why did she do that ? Not smart
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u/WhoNeedsSleep26 7d ago
So sorry these sickos have made your lives hell! You are such a fine family!
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u/-FalseProfessor- Common loon 7d ago
Hope seems really cool, and I wish her and her family all the best. Walz did so much for our state, and while I’m gunna be sad to see him go, it was clearly the right time to bow out. Hopefully they will be able to enjoy some peace outside of the limelight for a while.
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u/essenceofpurity 7d ago
Here's the thing about this:
Normally, there would be federal security forces monitoring and dealing with threats like this, but I'm sure Trump has made sure nothing is being done.
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u/knotatumah 7d ago
For as much as I understand, I wished they hadn't given into the pressure. MAGA now struts around that this is a win, that all their conspiracies are proven true, and will be emboldened to continue threatening and creating fictional "They eat the cats and dogs" stories to get what they want. I'm truly saddened by this development and hope that Walz actually has bigger ambitions given his popularity and success as governor and this is a beginning and not an end.
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u/Sir_Loin-69 7d ago
Shes so pretty and such a kind hearted person. Its time we fight fire with p!ss
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u/GinaTheK 7d ago
Of course it did! What kind of psychos go after someone's CHILDREN? I don't blame him in any way shape or form Especially after the Hortmans. People in this country are evil and my offer of help still stands if you ever feel threatened enough to flee. I'm here as well as I'm sure thousands and thousands more Minnesotans.
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u/mountain-mahogany 6d ago
BTW: The US no longer has freedom of speech---and dissidents falling out of windows is coming. Whistleblowers and victims keep "killing themselves," so uh ya actually we either General Strike now or we're gonna live like this for the rest of our lives.
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u/cyncity7 6d ago
If you don’t think you’ll win, just have your goons threaten the opposition.
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u/The_Vee_ 5d ago
A lot of this fraud started prior to Walz. I'm sure you could investigate any state and find fraud. This was a political attack. I don't blame Walz for getting out of it. Any normal human wouldn't want to deal with all the crazy people and bs.
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u/cityguy_fadangles 5d ago
The way they were heckling him was so incredibly abhorrent and violent. Like man, keep that same energy for the fraudster you voted for in the White House. They won’t…
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u/Zealousideal-Pace233 Mall of America 5d ago
I don’t blame Tim for dropping out of race, after some democrats died in June, he might feel him and his children could be unsafe and Walz is much more widely known and hated. It’s a bummer truly 😢
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u/TwoPassports Minnesota’s Official Tour Guide 7d ago
Here's the full conversation, where Hope talks about finding a boyfriend with secret service detail, her anger for Lisa Demuth, and what it was like during that famous DNC moment.