Walz is too progressive?

[Probatim]

With Harris' pick of Walz as her running mate, it was inevitable the press would have something negative to say about him. They decided to say he's too progressive.

If she picked Shapiro, they'd be running with "too many Jews on that platform".

If she picked Whitmer, they'd be running with "too many women on that platform".

If she picked Michelle Obama, they'd be running with "too many black women on that platform".

If she picked Hakeem Jeffries, they'd be running with "look at all the gangbangers".

It doesn't matter what the press says, we know they're pieces of shit and had talking points ready telling us how bad the choice was for whoever was picked.

Let's get to work getting Harris/Walz elected - they're a much better team for the country than the Rapist/Couchfucker.

[TwilightZone]

1. I've seen very little of that.

People keep making the assertion that the media is saying he's too progressive, but there's very little evidence to support the claim. Outside of the usual nonsense from Fox News, et al, press has been quite positive.

[Johnny2X2X]

10. Agree

This is being recieved very well, the only "too progressive" statements are from Right Wing extremists, or maybe the occaional mainstreamer wondering how he might be attacked.

This is a home run pick and the roll out is going perfectly so far.

Middle America is going to love Tim walz!

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Unless you're going to resurrect FDR, no Democrat can be

"too progressive" for me.

Welcome Tim Walz. We need you.

[Nanjeanne]

7. I'd take FDR. But happy with Walz.

I don't need no stinking labels!! Give me policies.

[Klarkashton]

3. They'd like you to believe he's a wild eyed leftist.

Until you look at him and realize he's a dad guy.

They don't know what to about all of this now.

[wordstroken]

4. Well said, Probatim.

[Kaleva]

5. I see that mainly on DU

[B.See]

24. first I'M hearing of it...

[Gore1FL]

6. No such thing in U.S. politics. nt

[Emile]

8. The party is progressive. That's what we want progressive politicians.

We want progressive ideas.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

31. BINGO!!!

[CincyDem]

9. Hell...if she picked Donald Trump, they'd be running with "she picked a felon". n/t

[maxsolomon]

11. Just had a co-worker tell me Harris is a Communist.

I laughed and said there are no Communists in American politics.

[Zoomie1986]

12. I always ask the morons who say this

To tell me all about the influence of dialectical materialism on Democrat X's policy positions. Then you can be merciless with making fun of them for being too stupid not to have heard of it until that moment.

[Walleye]

26. When they say, Marxist just say something like, you mean Karl or Groucho? And laugh.

[SWBTATTReg]

13. Don't these people even think about what they are saying or repeating, that doesn't make a whit of sense?

They are casting sticks and stones everywhere but themselves (where they should really be aimed at, cockroaches as they truly are).

Desperate, aren't they, absolutely desperate, as they know that their candidates, the two of them, are losers in every sense of the word.

[maxsolomon]

14. What's hilarious is he's saying this in an office that's 99% liberals,

in a city that's 99% liberal, in a state that hasn't put a Repuke into the Governor's mansion since 1981.

He needs to turn off the Joe Rogan podcast.

[SWBTATTReg]

15. Yes, even more so, when you state it like that. I didn't realize the %s were that high (but good!). They are

throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the walls, trying to get anything negative to stick. Desperate, very desperate, our despicable republican goons.

[maxsolomon]

18. Well, it's Seattle.

This city is big enough to impose its will on the hinterlands of WA. I believe King County goes around 80% for the Dem Presidential candidate.

[SWBTATTReg]

21. Seattle is one of my favorite cities...my sister and her husband lived there, they've passed on, but I still

remember the city very well. A neat, neat place!

[Mosby]

16. Maybe you should find different sources for news.

Nt

[Probatim]

20. My comments were driven from a post about Andrea Mitchell.

This is less about where I get my news and more about the notion that the news is biased towards the fascists running on the right.

The news does what the news will do and we shouldn't be focused on their handwringing.

[Mosby]

22. The tv news is biased towards conflict and chaos.

They refuse to stand for anything, and to them that's some sort of moral position.

[Yavin4]

17. If she picked an adorable puppy, they'd be running with "Kamala hates kittens" n/t

[Probatim]

19. That boils my comments down to a single statement.

[GaYellowDawg]

23. I'm not worried a bit.

All that has to happen is an interview. Walz could smile, chuckle, and say something like "if making sure that kids in school have enough to eat, then sign me up."

They're just not going to be able to make him look like a wild-eyed fanatic. He just comes across as too calm, too genuine, too reassuring. We may have a smear-proof VP candidate on our ticket.

[democratsruletheday]

27. lol...the repukes smear EVERYBODY

it's what they do but we'll see if it sticks with Walz.

[Walleye]

30. Remember, they used to describe candidates as "authentic". Perfect description of Tim Walz

[democratsruletheday]

25. Easy Pro....

my wife of 29 years is in the press and we're both die hard Dems. I admire your passion (truly) but ya might wanna throttle back the press slander. They're not all terrrible...just some!

[Walleye]

28. I second that. I've known a lot of reporters, most them very honest.

They consider their job to get the story accurate. And that’s hard enough work right there.

[JohnSJ]

29. If she picked Manchin, the republicans would say he was too progressive. Really Weird.

[TheKentuckian]

32. This is the ground most seemed to want to fight on

so no sense whining about the obvious.

Onward and forward.