Minnesota Governor Tim Walz spoke candidly this week at the Harvard Kennedy School, revealing that Kamala Harris selected him as her vice-presidential running mate in 2024 because of his ability to connect with a specific demographic of white male voters.
“I would argue,” Walz told attendees, “because we did a lot of amazing progressive things in Minnesota that improved people’s lives, but I also was on the ticket, quite honestly, you know, because I could code talk to white guys watching football fixing their truck, doing that, that I could put them at ease.”
He continued, “I was the permission structure,” adding, “to say, Look, you can do this and vote for this.”
Throughout the campaign season, Walz participated in numerous publicity-driven events designed to boost his relatability—activities like pheasant hunting, showing up at football games, and doing auto repairs were part of that effort.
His campaign also featured several unconventional advertisements. One memorable spot parodied an old Coors Light commercial by changing the line “I love twins” to “I love Tim.” Another ad showcased rugged men lifting weights, sitting on tailgates, or donning cowboy hats while voicing their support for women’s rights.
Speaking at the Harvard event, Walz argued that the Democratic Party doesn’t necessarily need to overhaul its messaging. Instead, he said, the party should “recognize that people take in the information differently” and focus on “how they’re going to get it.”
{Matzav.com}
Oh the token white
He continued, “I was the permission structure,” adding, “to say, Look, you can do this and vote for this.”
Look no further to see why they lost. If they really think that white men need a “permission structure” to vote for Dems, and that Walz somehow represented that “permission structure” it is just one more indication that the Dem apparatus lives in a parallel universe that has no known connections with the real world. Yes , I know he only meant it as figure of speech but still…
If Waltz can code talk to white guys, than all the (non-Jewish) white guys I know must actually be black…
Kamala Harris is qualified to be president but she can’t talk to white men without an intermediary? And if she does need an intermediary, Walz is the best she could do?
Wow. So, potato face is back at it. The cold weather up there has frozen his brains. A real weirdo.