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    7 hours ago

    Tim Walz gives me hope, if he runs for president in 2028. He’s too big of a name now for the DNC to keep him under wraps. He might not even want to, though.

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      6 hours ago

      Tim Walz was very conservative for a DNC lawmaker. He was put on the ticket to balance out Kamala Harris’ Tax the Rich and Legalize Weed platform.

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        5 hours ago

        He was conservative as a congressman due to the demands of his deeply conservative district. As governor, he has been very progressive.

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          Even while running as VP he promised full undying support to Israel, almost explicitly saying they had the right to expand the war to Lebanon and Iran. Picking him was the Harris Campaign stepping on a goddamn landmine.

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            5 hours ago

            Source? I recall him remaining largely ambiguous on Israel, at least during the campaign. I don’t know what he said before.

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                4 hours ago

                He said none of those things, only the tired old “Israel has a right to defend itself.” He also supported the Iran nuclear deal and has been generally supportive of the Democrat party dialing back support.

                I’m sticking with ambiguous.

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                  4 hours ago

                  The question was if he would support a preemptive strike from Israel on Iran and he answered emphatically yes. He then rambled about how important “our allies” are for 2 minutes.

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                    3 hours ago

                    He didn’t emphatically say yes to anything. He deflected, like a typical Democrat. If his public position on Israel clears the bar for “pro-genocide”, then I guess we’re fucked, because then there’s hardly a single politician in America that’s not pro-genocide.