{"id":2348844,"date":"2024-10-02T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-man-walz-mentions-home-state-26-times-in-one-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T16:02:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T20:02:43","slug":"minnesota-man-walz-references-home-state-26-times-in-debate-washington-examiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-man-walz-references-home-state-26-times-in-debate-washington-examiner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Man: Walz References Home State 26 Times in Debate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fminnesota-man-walz-references-home-state-26-times-in-debate-washington-examiner-2%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=2348844&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>During \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-confronts-moderators-after-they-repeatedly-break-their-own-rules\/\" title=\"JD Vance Confronts Moderators After They Repeatedly Break Their Own Rules\">recent vice presidential debate<\/a>, Minnesota Governor Tim\u200d Walz (D)\u2063 made \u200bsignificant mentions \u200bof his \u200dhome state, referring \u2064to it 26 times,\u2063 while Ohio Senator J.D. Vance (R) only brought\u2064 up Ohio five times. Walz used \u200cthese references to highlight Minnesota&#8217;s policies \u2063on solar panel manufacturing, housing, healthcare,\u200d and abortion, contrasting his state&#8217;s approach \u200bwith the former president&#8217;s views. He cited the expertise of Minnesota&#8217;s Mayo Clinic \u200bwhen discussing presidential qualifications and emphasized that Minnesota ranks first in healthcare,\u200b asserting that it trusts women and doctors in medical \u200ddecisions.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Vance&#8217;s mentions of Minnesota\u200b mostly\u2063 occurred\u2064 during a heated\u200b discussion on abortion, where he criticized\u2063 Minnesota&#8217;s laws \u200bregarding late-term abortions.\u200b He focused on \u200baddressing issues in Ohio,\u200d such as the challenges \u2062faced by communities overwhelmed with migrants \u200cand the need for the Republican Party to regain trust on abortion following a recent ballot measure that enshrined \u200cabortion rights in Ohio law.<\/p>\n<p>while Walz consistently positioned himself as \u200ca representative of Minnesota&#8217;s \u2064progressive policies, Vance&#8217;s more limited focus \u200con \u2062Ohio issues \u200ccreated a \u2062different\u2062 dynamic, showcasing the contrasting \u2064strategies of \u200dleveraging home-state narratives in a national\u200c debate context.  <\/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\">Minnesota Man: Walz mentions home state 26 times in one debate<\/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_1774681\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Walz\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) mentioned his home state multiple times during the vice presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"debate\">debate<\/a>, while Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"J.D. Vance\">J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) mentioned the Buckeye State far less frequently.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>During the 90-minute debate, Walz said &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Minnesota\">Minnesota<\/a>&rdquo; 26 times, while Vance only named the North Star State once. In comparison, Vance only name-dropped his home state of Ohio five times, while Walz mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ohio\">Ohio<\/a> twice.<\/p>\n<p>Walz, who has served as governor of Minnesota since 2019, mainly mentioned his home state when touting policies he was looking to bring to the national level. He mentioned Minnesota&rsquo;s solar panel manufacturing and again when discussing housing policy. The governor also mentioned his home state when contrasting former President Donald Trump with experts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, if you&rsquo;re going to be president, you don&rsquo;t have all the answers. Donald Trump believes he does. My pro tip of the day is this: If you need heart surgery, listen to the people at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, not Donald Trump,&rdquo; Walz said.<\/p>\n<p>He also touted Minnesota&rsquo;s abortion law, which Vance contended allowed for late-term and post-birth abortions. Walz said the law restores <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, while Vance pointed to how the law edited a state statute to remove provisions ensuring healthcare for babies born during botched abortions. Vance&rsquo;s only mention of Minnesota came during this discussion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) participate in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-accepts-debate-with-vance-on-his-voicemail-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris accepts debate with Vance on his voicemail- Washington Examiner\">vice presidential debate hosted<\/a> by CBS News on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Walz also bragged that his home state was &ldquo;ranked first in healthcare for a reason,&rdquo; saying they &ldquo;trust&rdquo; women and doctors. The ranking was likely in reference to WalletHub&rsquo;s 2024 ranking of Minnesota as the best state for healthcare, which he has <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/newsroom\/press-releases\/?id=639131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>touted<\/a> before.<\/p>\n<p>He also pushed Minnesota gun and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-man-walz-references-home-state-26-times-in-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Minnesota Man: Walz References Home State 26 Times in Debate - Washington Examiner\">paid family leave laws<\/a> as blueprints for solutions the governor and Vice President Kamala Harris could bring to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Most of Walz&rsquo;s executive experience in government comes from being governor of Minnesota. While Vance was able to translate his years of government service into a national conversation, Walz&rsquo;s repeated reliance on Minnesota policies proved less successful.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio&rsquo;s main mentions during the debate came when discussing unfounded claims about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, which Vance, in part, helped elevate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, in Springfield, Ohio, and in communities all across this country, you&rsquo;ve got schools that are overwhelmed. You&rsquo;ve got hospitals that are overwhelmed. You have got housing that is totally unaffordable because we brought in millions of illegal immigrants to compete with Americans for scarce homes,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The people that I&rsquo;m most worried about in Springfield, Ohio, are the American citizens who have had their lives destroyed by Kamala Harris&rsquo;s open border,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about abortion, Vance invoked his home state to say the 2023 ballot measure enshrining abortion into law in the Buckeye State was a wake-up call that the GOP needs to win back trust on the topic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the things that changed is in the state of Ohio, we had a referendum in 2023, and the people of Ohio voted overwhelmingly, by the way, against my position. And I think that what I learned from that, Norah, is that we&rsquo;ve got to do a better job at winning back people&rsquo;s trust,&rdquo; Vance said during the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Walz&rsquo;s two mentions of Ohio came early in the debate, and both were touting the Biden-Harris administration&rsquo;s accomplishments in Vance&rsquo;s home state. The first mention was in reference to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-finally-built-an-electric-vehicle-charging-station-people-arent-using-it\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s EV Charging Station: Underutilized\">electric vehicle manufacturing jobs<\/a> in Jeffersonville, Ohio, which Walz credits to the Inflation Reduction Act, while the second mention came when touting a 30% decrease in opioid deaths in the Buckeye State under the Biden-Harris administration.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neither Minnesota nor Ohio is considered a battleground state in the November election, with the <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/presidential-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"rating\">rating<\/a> Minnesota as &ldquo;likely Democratic&rdquo; and Ohio as &ldquo;solid Republican.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The debate between Vance and Walz appears likely to be the final presidential or vice presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle.<\/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_1774681\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1774681\"}});<\/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>Walz mentioned Minnesota 26 times in the debate; Vance only once<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2348845,"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\/10\/vp-debate-walz-minnesota.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3896,5698,5894,27318,32076],"class_list":["post-2348844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debate","tag-minnesota","tag-politics","tag-walz","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vp-debate-walz-minnesota.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348844","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}