{"id":2354094,"date":"2024-10-12T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-returns-to-school-where-he-used-to-coach-football-but-doesnt-get-warm-welcome-democrats-may-expect\/"},"modified":"2024-10-12T15:33:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T19:33:39","slug":"tim-walz-returns-to-school-where-he-used-to-coach-football-but-doesnt-get-warm-welcome-democrats-may-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-returns-to-school-where-he-used-to-coach-football-but-doesnt-get-warm-welcome-democrats-may-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz Returns to School Where He Used to Coach Football, But Doesn&#8217;t Get Warm Welcome Democrats May Expect"},"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\">38<\/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-returns-to-school-where-he-used-to-coach-football-but-doesnt-get-warm-welcome-democrats-may-expect%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=2354094&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-dont-want-you-here-patriotic-texas-voter-gets-right-in-beto-orourkes-grill-and-gives-him-an-earful\/\" title=\"\u2018We Don\u2019t Want You Here\u2019: Patriotic Texas Voter Gets Right In Beto O\u2019Rourke\u2019s Grill And Gives Him An Earful\">recent campaign event<\/a>, Governor Tim\u2063 Walz\u200b returned to Mankato West\u2063 High School\u2014his alma mater where he\u2063 taught and coached football\u2014during a rivalry game against Mankato East. However, his return was met with a mixed reception, largely \u2064characterized by protests rather than enthusiastic support. The Minneapolis \u200dStar-Tribune noted his appearance was part of a series of campaign \u200dstops\u2063 in key states, focusing on common \u200bthemes like\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-football-player-calls-on-gavin-newsom-to-stop-restricting-sports-give-us-a-chance\/\" title=\"High School Football Player Calls On Gavin Newsom To Stop Restricting Sports: Give Us \u2018A Chance\u2019\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">high school<\/a> football<\/a>\u2063 and hunting. <\/p>\n<p>Walz\u2064 attempted to rally the local football team by\u2063 encouraging them to have fun and enjoy \u2062the game, reminiscing about the successful 1999 season when he was an assistant coach. Despite this nostalgic appeal, the atmosphere was notably subdued. While some alumni expressed pleasure at his return, the \u200doverall crowd\u200b reaction was \u200dlukewarm, with \u2063notable protests outside the venue\u200b related to U.S. policies on Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the event featured no visible political signage due to a school district directive, reflecting a restrained political\u200b presence. Despite\u2064 the historical significance of Walz&#8217;s connection \u200dto the high school, it appears his political endeavors in this context \u2062failed to generate \u200dsubstantial enthusiasm from the community. The event \u200bhighlighted a dissonance between\u200b his campaign messaging and local sentiments, suggesting a growing disconnect as he positions himself for higher \u2063political office within a contentious political landscape.  <\/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 (AC1)\")<\/script><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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If Tim Walz was hoping for a triumphal return to the high school where he used to teach and coach football back in the day, he got a much more muted response than he or the Harris-Walz campaign were likely hoping for.<\/p>\n<p>In what ended up being a quiet return to Mankato West High School for their rivalry game against Mankato East, the biggest stir you saw was from voices of protest, either from the left or from the right.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/gov-tim-walz-pops-up-in-mankato-gives-pep-talk-to-high-school-team-he-once-coached\/601161110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minneapolis Star-Tribune<\/a>, &ldquo;Walz&rsquo;s stop in Mankato is one of a series of media stops in the battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, where the governor is talking high school football and hunting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Right. Anyone old enough to remember when former President George H.W. Bush tried to convince Americans that his favorite food was <a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/847047\/aliceknisleymatthias-2\/remembering-president-george-h-w-bush-through-food-his-favorite-snack-the-vegetable-he-refused-to-eat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pork rinds<\/a>, or that time when Democratic nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/whistleblowers-expose-john-kerry-claim-allowed-terrorists-us-soil-protect-iran-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Kerry<\/a> went <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2004\/10\/22\/politics\/campaign\/kerry-on-hunting-photoop-to-help-image.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on a duck hunt<\/a>? Totally apropos of nothing, just thought I&rsquo;d bring those up.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the best of America,&rdquo; Walz told reporters ahead of the game. He also had some deep advice for his team: &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t forget to have fun, enjoy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gov. Tim Walz, vice presidential candidate, speaks to players at Mankato West High School, where he was once a geography teacher and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-continue-to-stand-firm-in-my-conviction-of-faith-navy-football-coach-says-he-was-fired-after-refusing-covid-vaccine\/\" title=\"\u2018I Continue To Stand Firm In My Conviction Of Faith\u2019: Navy Football Coach Says He Was Fired After Refusing COVID Vaccine\">assistant football coach<\/a>. Walz is in town for the annual cross city rivalry game and as part of campaigning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JF3IVHe0QV\">pic.twitter.com\/JF3IVHe0QV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J.p. Lawrence (@JpLawrence3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JpLawrence3\/status\/1844866354492420225?\">October 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A quarter-century ago, Walz was the assistant defensive football coach for the 1999 Mankato West football team that won the state championship. That year&rsquo;s crosstown rivalry game was a spark for Mankato West that season, said John Considine, a Mankato West alumnus and right tackle on that 1999 Class 4A championship team,&rdquo; the Star-Tribune reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s good to have him back,&rdquo; Considine said in a pull-quote from the paper of record in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s all they could muster. And, let me tell you, the scenes from the stands didn&rsquo;t look any less lukewarm than Considine&rsquo;s sentiment at having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-host-lauds-tim-walzs-different-kind-masculinity-promptly-gets-ripped-respected-reporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;Coach&rdquo; Walz<\/a> back.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gov. Tim Walz, vice presidential candidate, speaks to players at Mankato West High School, where he was once a geography teacher and assistant football coach. Walz is in town for the annual cross city rivalry game and as part of campaigning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JF3IVHe0QV\">pic.twitter.com\/JF3IVHe0QV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J.p. Lawrence (@JpLawrence3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JpLawrence3\/status\/1844866354492420225?\">October 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Walz greets fans as players take the field in Mankato for the city&rsquo;s annual Jug Game rivalry match. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3kY71703Wi\">pic.twitter.com\/3kY71703Wi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J.p. Lawrence (@JpLawrence3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JpLawrence3\/status\/1844883852034220070?\">October 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gov. Tim Walz politicking, posing for photos, shaking hands, as part of a campaign stop at the Mankato East-West football game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hE7MnCLEhP\">pic.twitter.com\/hE7MnCLEhP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J.p. Lawrence (@JpLawrence3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JpLawrence3\/status\/1844914626347270312?\">October 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Walz-o-mania sweeps the nation! He can&rsquo;t even get more than a polite reception in freaking&nbsp;<em>Minnesota<\/em>, where the guy has been governor since 2019. Maybe they&rsquo;re all stunned because his ascension in American politics has been so sudden and unexpected.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe it&rsquo;s because those with actual passion about Walz were the ones protesting his visit:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Protesters against US policy regarding Palestine outside the Mankato East-West football game attended by Gov. Tim Walz. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a23kHtgPY4\">pic.twitter.com\/a23kHtgPY4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J.p. Lawrence (@JpLawrence3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JpLawrence3\/status\/1844907070530769022?\">October 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Heck, it&rsquo;s not even like the pro-Hamasers can get too much into it. And while the Star-Tribune noted that &ldquo;former GOP state Rep. Jeremy Munson urged people to show up and boo Walz&rdquo; on social media, this was the most conservative response <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-walz-scrambles-forced-panic-mode-tv-host-presses-election-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to Walz<\/a> we saw at the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tim Walz was in attendance of the Mankato West vs East High School Football Game tonight.<\/p>\n<p>(He taught at Mankato West)<\/p>\n<p>Number 23 had a message for Walz. &#128514; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/krlxP2jVfz\">pic.twitter.com\/krlxP2jVfz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrageDustin\/status\/1844919596408766892?\">October 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, to be fair, the Star-Tribune noted that the rivalry game was held at a neutral site and &ldquo;[t]here were no political signs visible in the stands, following an edict earlier by the school district against such displays.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That being said, I think everyone pretty much caught on to what Yvonne Simon, head of the Blue Earth County GOP, where Mankato is located, pointed out: &ldquo;They&rsquo;re getting desperate to get the word out,&rdquo; she said, noting that the whole &ldquo;coach&rdquo; brand simply isn&rsquo;t taking off.<\/p>\n<p>Oh well. 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His visit to Mankato West High School for the rivalry game against Mankato East turned out to be rather uneventful, with the most noticeable reactions coming from protestors on both sides of the political spectrum. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that Walz&#8217;s stop in Mankato is part of a series of media appearances in key states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, where he discusses high school football and hunting. He remarked to reporters before the game that &#8220;this is the best of America&#8221; and advised his team to &#8220;have fun.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>A quarter-century ago, Walz served as an assistant coach for the 1999 Mankato West football team that won a state championship. John Considine, an alumnus from that team, expressed nostalgia by saying it was good to have him back; however, this sentiment seemed limited in enthusiasm. The atmosphere in the stands reflected this lukewarm reception.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being Minnesota&#8217;s governor since 2019, Walz received only polite acknowledgment during his visit\u2014perhaps due to his rapid rise in politics or because those who were passionate about him were protesting against his presence regarding U.S. policy on Palestine outside the game.<\/p>\n<p>While some conservative voices called for booing him at social media events surrounding his appearance at the game were minimal. Notably absent were any political signs among fans due to school district regulations against them. Yvonne Simon from Blue Earth County GOP commented on their desperation for visibility as Walz\u2019s \u201ccoach\u201d persona failed to resonate strongly with attendees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2354095,"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\/10\/Picture-40.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42878,37326,10390,42879,36113],"class_list":["post-2354094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-football-coaching","tag-minnesota-politics","tag-reception","tag-school-visit","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture-40.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354094","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=2354094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}