{"id":2347400,"date":"2024-09-29T23:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T03:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emmer-dings-walz-ahead-of-vp-debate-gavin-newsom-in-a-flannel-shirt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-29T23:10:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T03:10:50","slug":"emmer-dings-walz-ahead-of-vp-debate-gavin-newsom-in-a-flannel-shirt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emmer-dings-walz-ahead-of-vp-debate-gavin-newsom-in-a-flannel-shirt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmer dings Walz ahead of VP debate: \u2018Gavin Newsom in a flannel shirt\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Femmer-dings-walz-ahead-of-vp-debate-gavin-newsom-in-a-flannel-shirt-washington-examiner%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=2347400&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>House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">made remarks<\/a> about \u200dMinnesota Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) \u200dahead of a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a>, \u2063referring to \u2063him as &#8220;Gavin Newsom in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-employees-forced-to-complete-ultra-woke-gender-identity-training\/\" title=\"NYC Employees Forced To Complete Ultra-Woke Gender Identity Training\">flannel shirt<\/a>.&#8221; During an appearance on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis \u2062Week,\u201d\u2064 Emmer discussed his role as a\u2062 stand-in for \u200bWalz in preparation for the debate, mentioning that he reviewed Walz&#8217;s \u200dprevious work to accurately portray his style and\u2064 mannerisms. Emmer characterized Walz as a seemingly friendly\u200d and relatable \u2063individual, emphasizing that this image changes once people delve into his policies.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Emmer dings Walz ahead of VP debate: &lsquo;Gavin Newsom in a flannel shirt&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1771411\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Majority Whip <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-emmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tom Emmer<\/a> (R-MN) dinged fellow Minnesotan, Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), on Sunday ahead of the vice presidential debate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/tom-emmer-vance-hold-walz-accountable-vp-debate\/story?id=114319476\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"appearance\">appearance<\/a> on ABC&rsquo;s <em>This Week<\/em>, Emmer was asked about the debate preparation for Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), of which Emmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3163017\/tom-emmer-tim-walz-jd-vance-debate-preparation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"served\">served<\/a> as a stand-in for Walz. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve known Tim, oh, probably since he was elected almost 20 years ago, and I worked with him directly for four years. I spent the last month just going back [over] all of his old stuff, get his phrases down, his mannerisms, that sort of thing. My job was to be able to play Tim Walz so J.D. Vance knows what he&rsquo;s gonna see,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Emmer was then asked how he was able to impersonate the &ldquo;folksy&rdquo; Walz, to which he said that Walz comes off as a &ldquo;nice, down-to-earth guy until people get to know him and his policies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tim&rsquo;s been a complete disaster in Minnesota. &hellip; His whole congressional district where he played this character for several years of being kind of a folksy, friendly outdoorsman. &hellip; He&rsquo;s not well-liked because once you get to know the real Tim Walz, he&rsquo;s like Gavin Newsom in a flannel shirt,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Emmer added that Vance &ldquo;has the issues on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keith-olbermann-denies-trump-was-shot-at-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Keith Olbermann denies Trump was shot at - Washington Examiner\">side&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and will hold Walz &ldquo;accountable&rdquo; when he tries to &ldquo;deflect.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vance and Walz will face off in the vice presidential debate on Tuesday at 9 p.m. in New York City. CBS News is hosting the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Favorability ratings from <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> suggest Vance may need to do more in the debate to sell himself to voters. Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/favorability\/J-D-Vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"has\">has<\/a> a 35.8% favorable to 45.8% unfavorable rating, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/favorability\/tim-walz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"polling\">polling<\/a> for Walz shows he has nearly an even split between the two, 40.3% favorable to 39.1% unfavorable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1771411\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1771411\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmer criticizes Walz before VP debate, likening him to Newsom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2347402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/emmer-walz-comments-before-vp-debate.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[20628,35401,27318],"class_list":["post-2347400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-emmer","tag-vp-debate","tag-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/emmer-walz-comments-before-vp-debate.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347400","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\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}