Republicans Are Struggling to Paint Tim Walz as a Villain
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Republicans struggle to find an effective line of attack against Gov. Tim Walz, who was picked as Kamala Harris' running mate.

The GOP is scrambling to find a line of attack against Kamala Harris’s VP pick — and it’s not going well

Tim Walz has made his debut as Kamala Harris’ running mate, and Republicans are struggling to apply their standard villainization playbook to the Minnesota governor.

Walz has been making waves for weeks now as a good-natured, relatable politician with a particular aptitude for dressing down the Republican agenda in terms that any voter can understand — and the GOP hates it.

Republicans are scrambling to paint the governor-turned-VP candidate as a devilish Marxist hellbent on running the country into the ground — their usual stuff — while leveling a bunch of other really weird attacks. Here are some of their most pathetic attempts to turn voters against Walz.

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  • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    30·
    3 months ago

    Could be fucking “he donates to charity” and they’d find a way to doublethink that into being a bad thing

    The fundraising spam writes itself!

    Tim Walz believes in REDISTRIBUTING WEALTH and ENCOURAGES FREELOADERS to TAKE HANDOUTS and not take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for their problems.

      • lemmylommy@lemmy.world
        16·
        3 months ago

        Dear leader Trump has asked my why you have not been supporting him lately. Donate now to help him fight the freeloaders.

    • harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      12·
      3 months ago

      He stopped his speech in WI today when someone (nearly?) passed out from the heat and made sure they were being attended to. He also asked if there was more water to hand out.

      SOCIALISM! SOCIALIZED HEALTH CARE! He wants to take the water that others paid for and redistribute it!