Poor Tim Walz – Object of Scorn, Ridicule, or Pity?

Say this for Tim Walz – unlike Kamala Harris, he is at least doing what his running mate promised to do but hasn’t since the 2024 presidential election, namely “staying in the fight.” Of course, the problem is that, as he conducted a national town hall tour of Republican-controlled congressional districts this month, the Minnesota governor demonstrated afresh just why he was so widely panned as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee last year.

Doubling Down on Dumb

As former VP Harris seemingly falls into the witness protection program, all but disappearing over the four and a half months since her defeat at the hands of Donald Trump, Walz has apparently convinced himself that he is a figure of great national stature. And while he is certainly more well-known than when he was plucked from relative obscurity to help rescue his flailing party,…