Tim Walz: Minnesota Voters Confused About What He Believes

Greater Minnesota — Bjorn Olson thought he knew Tim Walz. Not anymore.

As Olson’s congressman, Walz wrote him a letter of recommendation to West Point and paid for his aunt to travel to Texas to visit her son, who had just returned injured from combat in Iraq. Congressman Walz was widely considered to be a warmhearted, folksy moderate who could represent conservative sensibilities while signing off on bipartisan progressive measures that the socially conscious citizens of the state saw as reasonable.

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Luther Ray Abel

Luther Ray Abel is an Associate Editor for National Review. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Luther is a proud native of Sheboygan, Wis.

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Greater Minnesota — Bjorn Olson thought he knew Tim Walz. Not anymore.

As Olson’s congressman, Walz wrote him a letter of recommendation to West Point and paid for his aunt to travel to Texas to visit her son, who had just returned injured from combat in Iraq. Congressman Walz was widely considered to be a warmhearted, folksy moderate who could represent conservative sensibilities while signing off on bipartisan progressive measures that the socially conscious citizens of the state saw as reasonable.