{"id":2429455,"date":"2025-04-30T19:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T23:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-humiliates-himself-while-explaining-why-he-was-selected-as-kamala-harris-running-mate\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T19:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T23:41:10","slug":"tim-walz-humiliates-himself-while-explaining-why-he-was-selected-as-kamala-harris-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-humiliates-himself-while-explaining-why-he-was-selected-as-kamala-harris-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz Humiliates Himself While Explaining Why He Was Selected as Kamala Harris&#8217; Running Mate"},"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-humiliates-himself-while-explaining-why-he-was-selected-as-kamala-harris-running-mate%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=2429455&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>Minnesota Governor Tim Walz recently addressed an audience at Harvard&#8217;s Kennedy School of Government, revealing that his selection as Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s running mate was largely influenced by his race and gender. Walz initially suggested his selection was due to his progressive achievements in Minnesota but later noted that he had the ability to \u201ccode talk\u201d to white male voters, implying that he coudl make them feel agreeable with voting for a Democratic candidate like Harris, who identifies as a mixed-race woman. This admission has drawn criticism, with some arguing that it underscores the Democratic Party&#8217;s reliance on identity politics rather than merit-based candidate selection. Critiques have emerged from various commentators, suggesting that neither candidate was chosen for their qualifications or service records but rather for their representation in terms of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The public&#8217;s reception,notably among male voters,indicates that this strategy may not have been effective,as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-dont-buy-into-that-at-all-are-far-left-policies-behind-hispanic-voters-rightward-shift\/\" title=\"\u2018They Don\u2019t Buy Into That At All\u2019: Are Far-Left Policies Behind Hispanic Voters\u2019 Rightward Shift?\">exit polls show<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">significant majority voted<\/a> for Donald Trump in the last presidential election.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<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><\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz just admitted he was chosen as former Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; running mate for the very same reasons she was chosen as the Democrats&rsquo; choice for president: race and sex.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unexpected-fox-news-newsmax-side-ap-trump-wh-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsmax<\/a> host Chris Plante posted footage on Wednesday of Walz speaking to an audience at the Harvard University Kennedy School&rsquo;s Institute of Politics.<\/p>\n<p>Walz spoke about last year&rsquo;s election, specifically communicating to the audience why the Democrats chose him to run with Harris.<\/p>\n<p>After Walz tried to say he was on the ticket &ldquo;because we did a lot of amazing progressive things in Minnesota,&rdquo; he proceeded to reveal the real reason.<\/p>\n<p>Walz stated he could &ldquo;code talk to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-says-harris-chose-him-for-vp-to-code-talk-to-white-guys-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... says ... chose him for VP to \u2018code talk to white guys\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">white guys watching football<\/a>, fixing their truck, doing that, that I could put them at ease.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tim Walz tells Harvard audience that Kamala chose him for VP because &ldquo;I could Code Talk to white guys watching football, fixing their truck&rsquo; and he gave a &lsquo;permission structure&rsquo; for whites to vote Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YaRJdL9Kad\">pic.twitter.com\/YaRJdL9Kad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Plante Show (@ChrisPlanteShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisPlanteShow\/status\/1917600202166317082?\">April 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He added that his role was to be the &ldquo;permission structure&rdquo; for that demographic to vote Democrat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-turning-point-usa-staffer-shreds-transgender-bathroom-policy-brings-receipts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turning Point USA<\/a> President Charlie Kirk reposted the same footage, mocking Walz by asking, &ldquo;How&rsquo;d that work out for you, Tim?!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HAHAHAHAHA. Tim Walz says Kamala picked him as a running mate to give &ldquo;permission&rdquo; for white dudes to vote for a radical black\/Indian woman:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I could code-talk to white guys watching football, fixing their truck &ndash; I could put them at ease.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>How&rsquo;d that work out for you, Tim?! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/45UfpcR7lk\">pic.twitter.com\/45UfpcR7lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1917631377710997593?\">April 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The clip indicates two things about the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, they have no clue how to appeal to men if their best option is Tim Walz. No self-respecting man striving to check any of the boxes for what constitutes as &ldquo;masculine&rdquo; identifies with Walz.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, the Democrats cannot conceive of appeals to voters outside of identity politics.<\/p>\n<p>Harris was chosen for being a mixed-race woman.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/walz-protection-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walz<\/a> was chosen for being a white man.<\/p>\n<p>Neither were chosen for their achievements in public service or their principles.<\/p>\n<p>This ticket was diversity, equity, and inclusion for the White House.<\/p>\n<p>To answer Kirk, it did not work out well.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/538\/gender-gap-tells-us-trumps-win\/story?id=115996226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> citing exit polls, 55 percent of men voted for President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s possible that Walz&rsquo;s incessant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-campaign-quietly-changes-website-tim-walzs-stolen-valor-scandal-intensifies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lying about his military rank<\/a> or his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WeWillBeFree24\/status\/1831422101070442796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praises of socialism<\/a> hurt his chances. In other words, his principles &mdash; or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-gop-condemns-deplorable-43-foot-nude-trump-statue-hanging-by-highway-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Nevada GOP condemns \u2018deplorable\u2019 43-foot nude Trump statue hanging by highway - Washington Examiner\">lack thereof &#038;mdash<\/a>; damaged the Democrats&rsquo; campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats should embrace a new radical idea if they hope to have any success in the future: run candidates based off merit, not their race or sex.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<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 a speech at Harvard University&#8217;s Kennedy School of Government, Walz discussed last year&#8217;s election and explained why Democrats picked him to run alongside Harris. Initially, he claimed it was due to their progressive achievements in Minnesota but later revealed that he could &#8220;code talk&#8221; to white men watching football and working on their trucks, suggesting he provided them with a sense of comfort. He also mentioned his role as a &#8220;permission structure&#8221; for this demographic to support the Democratic ticket. This statement drew mockery from Turning Point USA President Charlie Kirk, who questioned how effective that strategy had been. The clip highlights two key issues within the Democratic Party: their struggle to connect with male voters and their reliance on identity politics rather than focusing on candidates&#8217; qualifications or principles. Ultimately, neither Harris nor Walz were selected based on merit; instead, it reflected an emphasis on diversity in representation. According to exit polls from ABC News, 55% of men voted for Donald Trump, indicating that Walz&#8217;s approach may not have resonated well with voters. To improve future prospects, Democrats might consider prioritizing candidates based on merit rather than race or gender<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2429456,"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\/2025\/04\/Tim-Walz-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23717,32438,32171,32439,36113],"class_list":["post-2429455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-humiliation","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-commentary","tag-running-mate","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tim-Walz-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429455","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=2429455"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2429459,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429455\/revisions\/2429459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2429456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2429455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2429455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2429455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}