How Tim Walz Betrayed Minnesota Students

Kamala Harris wants you to think that Tim Walz could be your teacher, or your coach. “To those who know him best, Tim is more than a governor,” Harris said at the Philadelphia rally at which she introduced Walz as her running mate. Listing his many roles — a husband to his wife, a dad to his kids, a sergeant major to the soldiers he once served with, a congressman to his former district — Harris emphatically concluded the introduction by saying that “to his former high-school students, he was Mr. Walz. And to his former high-school football players, he was Coach.”

“This guy has dedicated much of his life to helping kids, so you can trust him to help you, and to help the country,” was the intended message. Teachers and coaches are both important roles in American life. But they’re important because of what they can do for students. And the Covid-19 policies Walz implemented as governor were an immense disservice to students in Minnesota.

Kamala Harris wants you to think that Tim Walz could be your teacher, or your coach. “To those who know him best, Tim is more than a governor,” Harris said at the Philadelphia rally at which she introduced Walz as her running mate. Listing his many roles — a husband to his wife, a dad to his kids, a sergeant major to the soldiers he once served with, a congressman to his former district — Harris emphatically concluded the introduction by saying that “to his former high-school students, he was Mr. Walz. And to his former high-school football players, he was Coach.”

“This guy has dedicated much of his life to helping kids, so you can trust him to help you, and to help the country,” was the intended message. Teachers and coaches are both important roles in American life. But they’re important because of what they can do for students. And the Covid-19 policies Walz implemented as governor were an immense disservice to students in Minnesota.