{"id":2320543,"date":"2024-08-07T13:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-progressive-record-is-so-extreme-nancy-pelosi-asked-him-to-tone-it-down\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T13:27:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:27:53","slug":"tim-walz-progressive-record-is-so-extreme-nancy-pelosi-asked-him-to-tone-it-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-progressive-record-is-so-extreme-nancy-pelosi-asked-him-to-tone-it-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz&#8217; Progressive Record Is So Extreme Nancy Pelosi Asked Him to \u2018Tone It Down\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-walz-progressive-record-is-so-extreme-nancy-pelosi-asked-him-to-tone-it-down%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320543&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who \u200chas recently gained \u2064attention due to being selected as\u200c Vice \u2062President Kamala Harris&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">running mate<\/a>. As\u2062 details of his political beliefs and\u2064 past actions emerge, he is positioned as a deeply progressive figure, particularly\u200c on the issue of abortion. Walz openly supports extreme pro-choice policies, even\u200c mentioning that his stance on\u2063 abortion \u2064was deemed too radical by \u2063Nancy Pelosi during his 2018 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The piece highlights \u2062Walz&#8217;s commitment to Planned Parenthood and critiques his role in reversing\u200d pro-life legislation, which\u200d has led to the removal of key\u2064 restrictions on \u2064abortion in Minnesota. Critics, including National Right to \u200dLife President Carol Tobias, \u200bexpress concerns that a Harris-Walz administration \u200cwould aggressively promote pro-abortion \u200cpolicies.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-allies-trying-to-intimidate-witnesses-ahead-of-republican-hunter-biden-probe\/\" title=\"Biden Allies Trying to Intimidate Witnesses Ahead of Republican Hunter Biden Probe\">article touches<\/a> upon \u2064controversies surrounding \u2063Walz&#8217;s military record, accusing him of\u200b abandoning \u200dhis\u2062 soldiers in 2005. It also notes some awkward incidents\u2064 during \u200dhis campaign that may embarrass Harris, indicating that Walz&#8217;s\u2063 challenges could impact their joint candidacy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The true beliefs of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are becoming clearer by the day as the highest executive in the Land of 10,000 Lakes finds himself in the national spotlight after being tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; running mate.<\/p>\n<p>In the days since Harris&rsquo; decision, old videos and quotes from Walz are appearing at the forefront of public discourse as Americans try to figure out exactly who the governor is.<\/p>\n<p>A recently-resurfaced clip hints how extremely &ldquo;progressive&rdquo; Walz is, a position he admits is too radical for some Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My record is so pro-choice, Nancy Pelosi asked me if I should tone it down,&rdquo; Walz said during a 2018 campaign event as he was running for governor. &ldquo;I stand with Planned Parenthood, and we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gov. Tim Walz is so extreme on abortion that Nancy Pelosi once told him that he needs to &ldquo;tone it down&rdquo; &amp; be more moderate.<\/p>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t vote for the ticket that will allow babies to die up until the moment of birth, and in some cases, even after birth. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FjtlEepfPg\">pic.twitter.com\/FjtlEepfPg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristanHawkins\/status\/1820874901009658007?\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Walz&rsquo; embrace of Planned Parenthood and the murderous act of abortion doesn&rsquo;t appear to be posturing, but a genuine belief he holds.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the governor and other Minnesota Democrats were responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-harris-readies-philadelphia-rally-introduce-running-mate-pick-still-unknown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rolling back pro-life legislation<\/a> enacted by Republicans in the previous years, empowering abortion and the people who provide the deadly procedure.<\/p>\n<p>Among the restrictions removed were a parental consent requirement and a short waiting period.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If elected, a Harris-Walz Administration would push for the most extreme abortion agenda policies of any administration,&rdquo; National Right to Life President Carol Tobias <a href=\"https:\/\/nrlc.org\/communications\/kamala-harris-picks-minnesota-governor-tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-democrats-vote-for-allowing-babies-who-survive-abortions-to-die-without-care\/\" title=\"Virginia Democrats Vote For Allowing Babies Who Survive Abortions To Die Without Care\">radically pro-abortion<\/a> and see the lives of precious unborn babies as disposable inconveniences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tim Walz has made his support of unlimited abortion a foundation of his administration,&rdquo; Tobias continued. &ldquo;Both Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have yet to hear of an abortion they would oppose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rabid support for abortion is not the only issue voters will hold against the governor.<\/p>\n<p>A shameful revelation on Walz&rsquo; military record is now dogging Harris&rsquo; running mate.<\/p>\n<p>According to Walz&rsquo; former colleagues in the Minnesota Army National Guard, he &ldquo;abandoned his soldiers&rdquo; in 2005 as his unit was preparing for a deployment to Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As soon as the shots were fired in Iraq, he turned and ran the other way and hung his hat up and quit,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vp-pick-tim-walz-accused-stolen-valor-former-military-colleagues-abandoned-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Tom Behrends, who replaced Walz&rsquo; position in the unit.<\/p>\n<p>Walz isn&rsquo;t exactly using the spotlight to polish his image and present a better candidate to the people.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-horrified-look-harris-face-walz-makes-dirty-joke-jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made an off-color remark<\/a> referring to the running mate of former President Donald Trump, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance. Harris, in the background, obviously wasn&rsquo;t overjoyed about the &ldquo;joke.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Judging by Walz&rsquo; record, this is not the last time he&rsquo;ll embarrass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-kamala-harris-wears-62000-designer-necklace-begging-americans-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> on the national stage.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In the aftermath of this announcement, past videos and statements from Walz have resurfaced, prompting Americans to better understand his political stance. A recently highlighted clip reveals how notably &#8220;progressive&#8221; Walz is, a viewpoint he acknowledges may be too extreme for some Democrats. During a 2018 campaign event while running for governor, he stated, \u201cMy record is so pro-choice that Nancy Pelosi suggested I should tone it down,\u201d affirming his strong support for Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p>Walz&#8217;s commitment to abortion rights appears to be sincere rather than merely performative. In 2023, he and other Minnesota Democrats worked to repeal pro-life laws established by Republicans in previous years, thereby enhancing access to abortion services. Among the repealed measures were parental consent requirements and waiting periods.<\/p>\n<p>National Right to Life President Carol Tobias criticized the potential Harris-Walz administration for advocating an extremely pro-abortion agenda: \u201cKamala Harris and Tim Walz view unborn lives as disposable inconveniences.\u201d She emphasized that both politicians seem supportive of unrestricted abortion practices.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his controversial stance on abortion, Walz faces scrutiny regarding his military service record. Former colleagues from the Minnesota Army National Guard allege that he &#8220;abandoned&#8221; them in 2005 when they were preparing for deployment to Iraq. Tom Behrends, who took over Walz\u2019s position in the unit, claimed that once combat began in Iraq, Walz left instead of fulfilling his duties.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than improving his public image during this high-profile period, Walz has made inappropriate comments\u2014such as a questionable joke about Ohio Senator J.D. Vance\u2014that visibly displeased Harris and suggest further potential embarrassments on the national stage ahead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2320544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-and-Walz.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37335,32551,37443,36113],"class_list":["post-2320543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-minnesota-governor","tag-nancy-pelosi","tag-progressive-politics","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-and-Walz.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}