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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

Great, another politician in the pockets of (checks notes) Orthopedic Surgeons?

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/tim-walz/contributors?cid=N00027467&cycle=2018

Dude seems pretty clean, and looks like he listens to protesters instead of fighting them.

~~Disappointing it's an 80 year old and not someone being groomed for a future run~~, but overall better than I expected.

I guess it's the same logic as pairing Biden with Obama.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Tim Walz is the same age as Kamala Harris lmao

Dude just has white hair.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 7 points 3 months ago

Unreal, this is like learning that the age of the cast of Cheers or Seinfeld were in their late 20s early 30s

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Walz is only a few months older than Harris. She is 59 and will be 60 in October. Walz turned 60 in April.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My bad, must have fucked up the mental math

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Why so hostile to someone who was overall receptive to the pick and went back to correct their comment?

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I don't know much about him. But just looking at his wiki and open secrets and he's legit better than I thought we'd get.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

A lot of the progressive pushes we had here in Minnesota are from him leading the charge.

Him and Peggy Flannigan who’ll replace him as gov when he resigns. (Iirc, Peggy will be our first native governor? This will be interesting.)