Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Is Not a Centrist

Here in Minnesota, we like to think we’re different. We like to think the North Star State is special. We even like to think our elected leaders are special, despite all evidence to the contrary. We continued to believe this after our last major-party candidate, Walter Mondale, lost 49 states to Ronald Reagan in 1984. We even persist in this belief when our governor and vice-presidential contender, Tim Walz, joins a “White Dudes for Harris” Zoom meeting to call former president Donald Trump a “bastard” with cringe-inducing “pick-me” energy.

Why would Walz, who has no national profile, be a contender? Kamala Harris ran far to the left of Joe Biden in the 2020 Democratic primary, and there is every indication that she will do so again. She is expected to pick a moderate-leaning governor, such as Andy Beshear (Kentucky), Josh Shapiro (Pennsylvania), or Minnesota’s own Tim Walz, in an attempt to reach swing voters.

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Moses Bratrud

Moses Bratrud is director of strategy at the Minnesota Family Council.

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Here in Minnesota, we like to think we’re different. We like to think the North Star State is special. We even like to think our elected leaders are special, despite all evidence to the contrary. We continued to believe this after our last major-party candidate, Walter Mondale, lost 49 states to Ronald Reagan in 1984. We even persist in this belief when our governor and vice-presidential contender, Tim Walz, joins a “White Dudes for Harris” Zoom meeting to call former president Donald Trump a “bastard” with cringe-inducing “pick-me” energy.

Why would Walz, who has no national profile, be a contender? Kamala Harris ran far to the left of Joe Biden in the 2020 Democratic primary, and there is every indication that she will do so again. She is expected to pick a moderate-leaning governor, such as Andy Beshear (Kentucky), Josh Shapiro (Pennsylvania), or Minnesota’s own Tim Walz, in an attempt to reach swing voters.