I don't think it's a coincidence the person with the most courage to take ownership for a failure is also the person I probably blame the least - ThreadSky

gbbranstetter.bsky.social • 4 hours ago

I don't think it's a coincidence the person with the most courage to take ownership for a failure is also the person I probably blame the least

Reposted from Acyn

Walz: I own this. We wouldn’t be in this mess if we'd have won the election and we didn't. We have to make sure that Americans know it's not just that Donald Trump is bad, but we're offering them something better

Comments

laurapdx.bsky.social•19 minutes ago

We sure blew it in November

deniseschipani.bsky.social•3 hours ago

It's not a coincidence, of course (and I fully agree). Walz knows this, knows it gives him an edge, and I hope he keeps his megaphone turned all the way to high.

daviddarmofal.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I know you work in comms for the ACLU and are not a political scientist, but do you not understand electoral environments? You're calling this a failure. They actually saved countless Democratic seats & nearly won in the most difficult environment for a Democratic ticket since Mondale-Ferraro.

brewtowne.bsky.social•2 hours ago

This didn't help either...🤬

hazellep.bsky.social•3 minutes ago

Why not post the link instead of a pic of the link?

brewtowne.bsky.social•2 hours ago

There goes lent...🤣

Armchair Poli sci is an industry all it's own, it seems.🤷🏻‍♂️

gbbranstetter.bsky.social•2 hours ago

That's all great and I know I'm not a political scientist but I believe they were running to be President and Vice President right. So are they President and/or Vice President

brewtowne.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Too many Americans knew precisely what another GOP administration would create ... this ... yet still voted for it.

With such crystal-clear distinctions, I can't blame the Dem ticket's imperfect message and/or campaign. I hold We the People responsible for not answering a clarion call.

Ah well...🤷🏻‍♂️

jules-hic.bsky.social•2 hours ago

well that’s one hell of a spin lmfao

williamchatnoir.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I’ve learned not to project too much wishful thinking onto any politician - so many are motivated purely by ambition - but he sure seems like a guy with the right values who genuinely wants to make peoples’ lives better. And he’s tireless and a phenomenal communicator.

tuckfriendly.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Kinda amazing that he has this lane basically to himself. Contrast: Newsom doing seances to summon Reinhard Heydrich for a chitchat.

truthistheword.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Tim Walz is a REAL man. 💪💙

benschatzel.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Walz spent 3 months in the Harris boardroom and came out like Paul Atreides after he drank the blue worm goo

1uglyman.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Finally, an adult in the room

rocknrollghost.bsky.social•1 hour ago

100%

decmusicology.bsky.social•2 hours ago

He was just asking to say weird! Why couldn't they let him say weird?

Fucking Democratic consultants. Always snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

grumpygizmo.bsky.social•49 minutes ago

I was thinking something similar, but you expressed it better and more succinctly. Thx.

brad.westness.cc•3 hours ago

We also need someone who will pass a laundry list of reforms the moment they have an opportunity like he did in Minnesota and not just "be normal" and hope that's enough

clevelandbrowns.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I blame the voters the most.

hazydayz.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Grandpa Walz is genuinely SUCH a good man. I’m more angry he feels the need to apologize when it’s the people who voted Donald who failed him.

lesliestreet.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Absolutely. This guy is a better leader than most other Democrats because he gets that both courage and humility are necessary components of leadership, especially right now.

slabgorb.com•4 hours ago

current dream ticket is Walz/Buttigieg

make masculinity normal again

ak0.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Like....if people are saying some "Dems need to reach angry young men that are being bamboozled by podcast bros"(which...they are being bamboozled and Dems need to debamboozle them before we end up with gen alpha pickup artists), then you gotta put Coach into the fight.

amaditalks.bsky.social•3 hours ago

The problem is that the young men being bamboozled by podcast bros aren't just that. These young white dudes are being raised by older white dudes who don't have podcasts to blame for the fact that they are very into messaging built on a core of white supremacist grievance aka the GOP 1964-present.

ej23.bsky.social•3 hours ago

So many of these things are multi generational and near impossible to break.

amaditalks.bsky.social•3 hours ago

And yet there are so many people who have, and so many people who rejected it entirely from the beginning. This is not a difficulty level problem, it's a will to make the effort problem.

ej23.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I think it's perfectly possible it's both difficulty and will.

Yes, some reject the heritage but many more embrace it, make it a core part of their identity tied to a past they don't know but still idolize.

ptbooks.bsky.social•1 hour ago

A lot of people spent the entire Obama era trying to get middle/low income white dudes to be more comfortable with gays, minorities and women in leadership positions. There was a lot of progress but the backlash has been astounding. We definitely need more than will and effort. We need a strategy.

redriverdog.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I like Buttigieg/Beshear.
But I'll take Pete any way I can get him.

bigg95973.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I blame the Trump voters.
Republicans are the problem.

hutchymon.bsky.social•10 minutes ago

The adult in the room says sorry

bobbifl.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Excellent point

guncelawits.bsky.social•2 hours ago

:bursts into a bout of ugly tears that maybe never ends:

justontheplanet.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I wish Gov. Walz all the best and great success!

scaredykathy48.bsky.social•37 minutes ago

So the WSJ says @realdonaldtrump's trade war is stupid. Well, @realdonaldtrump IS stupid. And ignorant. And clueless. The only thing that makes him tick is hate and revenge.

classyearlgrey.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I trust him more for taking responsibility.

patclearly.bsky.social•1 hour ago

He’s the guy whose professional life has mostly been out of politics. You work in schools, your job is to deal with bs everyday. Whatever he does next he’ll do well.

bakkum.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Very well said.

ezralevin.bsky.social•1 hour ago

well said

magess.secretive.name•19 minutes ago

if anyone didn't fail that campaign, it's him

minerva-xk.bsky.social•46 minutes ago

Right but whatever his gut is now to fight is what they should have used before not the folksy coach and the dancing cooking auntie stuff. They let their handlers and the DNC dictate. We don't want people who don't listen at all, but leaders need to lead as well.

joopeydoop.bsky.social•4 hours ago

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social do this instead of podcasts with Kirk or whatever grifter you are talking to now
https://bsky.app/profile/isaacdovere.bsky.social/post/3lk7stxdhis2b

mrspebbleton.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Well this sounds excellent. More Walz!

theglassisempty.bsky.social•3 hours ago

And not signed up with a PR agency I guess🤷🏻‍♂️

joedisano.bsky.social•2 hours ago

That’s a recurring theme of my life. i suspect for a lot of others. too.

faineg.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Seriously

drchrisdeutsch.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Exactly!

anarchofrog.bsky.social•3 hours ago

He needs to team up with Andy Beshear. They'd make a great team.

karlsaintlucy.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Has he taken any responsibility for co-signing the genocide of Palestine yet or

icedbrew2.bsky.social•3 hours ago

He’s taken probably just as much responsibility as the Jill Stein and non-voters have for enabling the guy who wants to build a Trump tower there. With the added benefit of gutting programs that will kill millions.

karlsaintlucy.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Oh cool so you’re obviously going to take responsibility for voting for that black genocidal Hitler bitch then

lunanuna.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Oh look, a racist Communist, what a shock

eclecticspirit.bsky.social•3 hours ago

You look like a nasty Trumpist.

karlsaintlucy.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I am a communist

maskfairy.bsky.social•3 hours ago

A racist and sexist one.

Dude. There are so many fucking things you can go off about the woman for. Why the hell do you pick her skin color and her gender? We don’t need your bullshit in this fight. Take it somewhere else.

icedbrew2.bsky.social•3 hours ago

The one that controlled neither the military nor the purse? The one who did not tell Netanyahu “do whatever you need to do”? The one who doesn’t want to own Gaza? The one who would not be trying to dismantle the government?Yeah, I voted for her.

And nice racism btw, really helps your cause.

amaditalks.bsky.social•3 hours ago

The misogynoir rolls deep!

icedbrew2.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Shit I saw the Black comment and totally missed the misogynistic aspect of that moron’s post.

maskfairy.bsky.social•3 hours ago

The one who said ‘Nothing will change.’

That’s who is to blame. The person who ran and the campaign she ran. She lost. It’s on her. Because she couldn’t say she’d be different. Because she wanted to keep killing Gaza.

It’s on the white people who voted for Trump.

maskfairy.bsky.social•3 hours ago

It is NOT the fault of Palestinians and their allies who refused to vote for genocide of their friends and family. We refused to choose their executioner. So we refused to vote.

You just sound like you’re angry that it’s finally affecting you. Cool. Welcome. Now get your head out of your ass.

mrspebbleton.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Seriously, the "genocide Joe" voters who did not grasp what was so easily foreseeable w/ a Trump win can go straight to hell. I argued w/ a few here on Bluesky, and the ignorance was breathtaking. And they're too stupid to feel stupid now.

liberationnow.bsky.social•39 minutes ago

Okay but they were right

icedbrew2.bsky.social•22 minutes ago

About

liberationnow.bsky.social•22 minutes ago

Biden was arming a genocide

mrspebbleton.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Who did you vote for Karl? Please do tell.

coachn.bsky.social•31 minutes ago

True. His debate was underwhelming, but I thought he campaigned well overall, and the VP choice doesn’t typically mean much in the end unless your name is Sarah Palin.

416c656e61.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Democrats failed as a whole. They played chicken with their candidate appointed on Mount High (oligarchy), and voters called their bluff. They should try actually standing for democracy for once.

mrknowvember.bsky.social•45 minutes ago

If you needed anything more than what Kamala and Walz provided to convince you not to vote for a guy that cuddles with Nazis, you are the problem.

coffeedude82.bsky.social•12 minutes ago

Spoken like a real football coach!!

albinaamala.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Where in the sam hells is everyone else involved in that campaign, why is walz the one saying this

bigchil.bsky.social•36 minutes ago

The fear mongering, lies, propaganda from Trump. Media bias, money from Elon Muskrat that got the 78 year old madman in the White House. Democrats are not very good at messaging and selling themselves, their agenda to American people.
Look at the way journalists behave towards Trump versus Biden.

nlholdem.bsky.social•34 minutes ago

The paradox being that the strategy of never admitting fault under any circumstances is quite successful, so society rewards psychopaths and penalises anyone with self-reflection and a conscience.

technicalsquirrel.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Lord love his sense of misplaced accountability here, but I feel like there's a more accurate and urgent message than "the Democrats own this" in a moment where Republicans are stripping the government for parts because they own all 3 branches of gov't plus the courts and media.

Voters own this.

shetef.bsky.social•3 hours ago

your physical therapist must be making bank. being a human shield so the Democrats don't have to take accountability for anything sounds taxing

kernunno.bsky.social•3 hours ago

This shit is literally why you lose. You can't blame the fucking points, lib. Your job was to win. You failed at that because you didn't score enough points.

technicalsquirrel.bsky.social•2 hours ago

it's not a football game you absolute fucking toddler. But then, you're probably too privileged to be affected, so fuck off and go boycott a Starbucks and see what that gets you.

casscity.bsky.social•1 hour ago

If Dems treated it like a football game they’d win more often

kernunno.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Of course it isn't a football game, you liberals actually give a shit about those.

section5.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Yup! Despite the ridiculous whining on here, they tried to warn people of the threat and offer a better path on the economy. Far too many of the American people chose to believe in magical wands and beans that would bring back the 2019 economy and prices, despite all that happened since 2016.

louisathelast.bsky.social•3 hours ago

No, when the Republicans are stripping the government for parts and Democrats are mostly failing miserably at coming together in any serious attempt to stop them, particularly Democratic leadership, I think it’s exactly what we need to hear

jwash.bsky.social•2 hours ago

“voters own this” has been the Dems’ approach for the last decade (see: “protest with your vote” and the relentless fundraising emails), and it’s failed them time and again.

grumpyoldprop.bsky.social•3 hours ago

The voters gave Democrats control of the federal government and they did jack shit with it. So yeah Democrats own this and voters do not. Democrats ensured that the voters couldn’t do anything to change course.

itskrev.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Democrats fumbled the election

flightofgriffin.bsky.social•2 hours ago

It's a larger systematic failure of a country that has catered to the rich and corporates for decades, voters really aren't the main issue. Especially not when Biden beat Trump a few years before this. There has to be more than screaming about people who didn't vote the way you wanted

charltonlack.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Blaming the voters is a losing strategy promulgated by losers

technicalsquirrel.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Voters are literally the people with the most agency in this equation. Where do you think political power comes from? It's not manufactured by politicians.

kernunno.bsky.social•3 hours ago

The points only have agency if you are a fuck up who is unwilling gunplay politics with the energy it deserves.

You were playing against fascists, dickhead. You should have grabbed every point you could by any means necessary. You left it to chance and now we are going to die violently.

cmwd.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Ah yes, voters. That famously homogenous and rational set of actors that respond well to being blamed for the failures of the country’s elite.

thinkert.bsky.social•7 minutes ago

Who's responsible and who you publicly put the blame on can be two entirely different things in political strategy. I think that's the point.

Of course its the fault of the voters, the question is if it's advantageous to make that your message.

charltonlack.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Blame voters for their choices and you will lose. It is that simple

grumpyoldprop.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Also if you don’t give voters a real choice you absolutely can’t blame voters for the outcome. Democrats need to be better than useless if they want to absolve themselves from blame.

technicalsquirrel.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Choice between fascism and not-fascism: WAAAH THATS NOT A REAL CHOICE I WANTED SPRINKLES

drahmeyer.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I love that man. More of him. Hope.

aspentangle.bsky.social•49 minutes ago

Every time I see this man speak, I like him a bit more.

davidicouldbewrong.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Get out in front of the people. https://cbwrong.blogspot.com/2025/03/american-exceptionalism-we-have-always.html?m=1

janusroberts.bsky.social•17 minutes ago

I’ll always love Tim because he finally said what we are all thinking: these Republicans are just fucking weird. And the DNC consultants and the corporate media hated him for saying it but it’s true. It’s damn true.

artfuldecorum.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Maybe there is a better political identity than “We are the smartest, most educated and morally superior people in the universe and everyone who disagrees with us on any issue is weird and stupid.”

danmeekhof.bsky.social•44 minutes ago

The fault lies with the national Democratic organization for not realizing Biden's condition and deal with it rationally. We should have nominated someone who could fight Trump from the very beginning and we need to stop assuming the incumbent should be our candidate automatically.

beautifulmidnight.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I hope, going forward, they stop listening to consultants who clearly know nothing.

davidnice.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Still way too low-key. Nothing like the fierce champions @aoc.bsky.social, @repjasmine.bsky.social and @algreen.house.gov.

breakinghappy.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Walz
AOC
2028

anilsaxena.bsky.social•45 minutes ago

True leadership is the willingness to own mistakes and failures. This is a great example of a leader

cursedscreensaver.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Walz for President, showing other old white men that it’s possible to be a decent human being.

audreyii.bsky.social•2 hours ago

he's only 60

exiledviolet.bsky.social•1 hour ago

The really frustrating thing about this is if Walz is "too progressive" he has a 100% chance of getting ratfucked by the other democrats in any prospective primary for POTUS candidate, just like they did to Bernie.

If they ratfuck this man we burn the party to the ground.

brickabrack.bsky.social•1 hour ago

No one is blaming him or Kamala we love them and feel their loss as our loss

erikhuddleston.bsky.social•2 hours ago

He's a real man. Refreshing.

itshard.bsky.social•38 minutes ago

For a long time I have believed that top Democrats throw elections because they don’t want to win because they’re conservatives and want Rs in charge. And the way they yanked the campaign away from walz and the “republicans are weird” messaging while it was working so well, deepened my belief.

ilikenewspapers.bsky.social•3 hours ago

He definitely made mistakes such as his disastrous debate where he was very friendly with Vance rather than using the opportunity more constructively

objectiveoutrage.bsky.social•3 hours ago

He is a good man

raoulduke1976.bsky.social•3 hours ago

No shit?

misgivings.bsky.social•1 hour ago

It’s the Dem way!

queerhorse.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I would have voted for him for president

tinyconstruct.bsky.social•37 minutes ago

If Democrats had let him push progressive policies that are widely liked, they would have won 🙃

ptryck.bsky.social•3 hours ago

respect for Tim. Great great person.

but seriously, he is renovating the kitchen with the whole house on fire - traitor trump has promised to his constituents that there will not be any more elections.

I think we are long past laughing off his insanity.

danielarthurbrown.com•3 hours ago

Same

no-obey-advance.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I don't blame Walz at all for the election, but I also respect this. I think it's a sign he cares, not in the I don't have power sense, but in the I'm genuinely pained by what is happening sense. That is severely lacking in the dem party right now.

isonope.bsky.social•4 minutes ago

Spot on. Look. Someone who takes responsibility(although I personally don’t blame him for anything)

highpriestcobra.bsky.social•59 minutes ago

imagine if the party hadnt muzzled him

tara4711.bsky.social•3 hours ago

What about the times since he won that Trump has told the world they cheated to win?! How is that just slipping through?!

zapril21.bsky.social•2 hours ago

@electiontruth.bsky.social is investigating and now pursuing forensic audits through legal channels. Donate if you can and share this info!

ptbooks.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Honestly I have to see evidence in a court before it’s real to me.

tara4711.bsky.social•17 minutes ago

I understand that, but find it. He was as quiet as a cricket for a week before the election (rare for him), and has now said (admitted?!) 4 times that he had Elon fix the election for him. Needs to be investigated. #Anonymous ???

suspinded.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Shame the rest of the US political spectrum doesnt have this kind of sense of ownership.

crucialwax.com•3 hours ago

It Harris/Walz had campaigned just on what Walz had already done in Minnesota, they would have won.

petradeasis.bsky.social•1 hour ago

I'm going to maintain that it wasn't them. Their campaign and policies were as good as it gets. They faced voter suppression/depression, a media afraid of Trump, massive disinfo/misinfo across social media/podcasts/radio/TV and a White electorate that could not vote for a Black/Indian woman.

lifeofap.bsky.social•26 minutes ago

On top of that, much of the blame lies at the feet of Biden and the Democratic Caucus. What outcome did they truly expect them to have, only giving them 100 days to campaign? Trump had been campaigning nonstop since 2016 & has developed a cult following. They didn't stand a chance.

lifeofap.bsky.social•24 minutes ago

I truly believe that if the Democratic Caucus doesn't fundamentally change the way they run national campaigns, they will never win again. Always running as the lesser of two evils is not the way to win. Give me policy and goddamn it, make it progressive & for the people.

petradeasis.bsky.social•12 minutes ago

They had progressive policies for the people. Sanders could promise the White working class all the progressive policies in the sky and they'll ask, What about abortion? What about DEI? And they'll think, But does it _also_ help Black and Brown people?

https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/sep/30/kamala-harris-2024-campaign-promises-here-are-her/

lifeofap.bsky.social•4 minutes ago

I understand that. I voted for them. The problem is they didn't have most of this info on their page when it was Biden/Harris - it was basically a campaign ad against Trump. That's not the way to win an election.

petradeasis.bsky.social•8 minutes ago

Tell this woman you want to offer her universal healthcare. She'll take only if it comes with a side of xenophobic nationalism.

https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3ljxyzvzj4s2p

crucialwax.com•36 minutes ago

I 100% agree with all of the obstacles against them. When 5 million people were purged from the voters rolls in 7 swing states who were predominantly black and young/college people, that alone would have made the difference and is difficult to overcome.

hazellep.bsky.social•6 minutes ago

Yeah, not really. Hispanics voted for Trump because they wouldn’t vote for a woman.

itskrev.bsky.social•3 hours ago

So funny to see Kamala ghost and leave this guy to pick up the pieces

brentosaur.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Dude got picked for dreaming up a winning strategy that they didn’t use.

jcmcbuff.bsky.social•45 minutes ago

I think about this often. Walz has fantastic instincts- the campaign should have followed his lead.

jgt1960.bsky.social•5 minutes ago

Dems need to find a way to paint a bigger picture than tax rates and egg prices:

thebigotbasher.bsky.social•37 minutes ago

Exactly what I thought. He cannot blame himself for the mess American voters apparently chose.

antigravy.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Walz tripped my spidey sense when he talked about Israel’s need to expand, possibly even into Lebanon. There are still a lot of stealth foreign policy hawks in the Democratic Party. I will expose them any way I can.

divebart.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Hope he runs in 2028

maiddeorleans.bsky.social•2 hours ago

That's what real leaders do.

saeculi.bsky.social•3 hours ago

He's a responsibilitarian.

babyfrye.bsky.social•2 hours ago

A true leader, not a crap car salesman.

billybeans.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Took a while for Waltz to turn up the heat but I'm glad he has.

nicole123.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Well said

eclecticspirit.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I say this as a member of Joe Public...it wasn't actually his fault. There are just millions of racist morons in the population.

citizenaspeaks.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I do not believe #Kamala & @governorwalz.mn.gov legitimately lost.

fivesilhouettes.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I feel like Walz was on thin ice and everyone around him was like "you gotta stop it". Ultimately, he didn't want to get kicked off the ticket :c

416mlac.bsky.social•1 hour ago

So much blame to go around ..but he's not part of it

a-witty-twit.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Magnanimous, to a fault 🇨🇦🥃🇺🇸

dabaum.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I think he's trying to set an example for the rest of the democratic party. and bless him for that... we don't really need another old white man, but he may be what we need in this time

galacticbutterfly.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I don’t care what color or age he is if he’s good. Good is what we need.

slabgorb.com•4 hours ago

at 60? he's not that old, really? I will grant that he is certainly white.

haredurer.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Not old by DC standards anyway.

dabaum.bsky.social•4 hours ago

is he?? shit my radar is off. I thought he was in his 70s... either way I feel like we need someone other than just a white dude as president al the time .. but he maybe what we need after the abomination right now

slabgorb.com•4 hours ago

he is literally the same age as Kamala =)

haredurer.bsky.social•3 hours ago

California 60 and Minnesota 60 are different things

highlanderdp95.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Looking California, but feeling Minnesota

doress.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Having lived in both states, 100%. I would also venture that there are different pressures to maintain appearances between a man and a woman in the public eye.

jcc333.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Wind burn and fried corn really put city miles on a person

dabaum.bsky.social•4 hours ago

mann .. apparently my brain just thinks that every dude with white hair is old. I'm going to blame Santa for that.

erikvorhes.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Santa’s only 39, but he’s been teaching middle school for 15 years.

neetsbluesky.bsky.social•3 hours ago

That’s just what 60 looks like in the Upper Midwest

redblackhistoryman.bsky.social•3 hours ago

He just doesn’t get all the surgery/hair plugs/corrective lasers

spazwazza.bsky.social•1 hour ago

The public school system makes people age like milk, I thought he was in his 70's or 80's too.

tara4711.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Some of us go grey prematurely bc genetics…I am one of them. Snow White at 54 (first grey at 17) and allergic to hair dye.

jonquack.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I don't care what demographic pool our next leader emerges from so long as their ideas and policies are based.

estherp.bsky.social•3 hours ago

The Democratic nominee for the next 50 years at least will be a straight white Christian man, preferably from the South. No one else can win.

divebart.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Someone's race shouldn't really be a disqualifier

schalkerton.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Dare I say, Walz 20[whenever-we-get-free-and-fair-elections-again]?

ajboyack.bsky.social•2 hours ago

100% spot on. One of the least culpable people - and currently one of the shockingly few people taking action to try to put out the fire burning our country to the ground.

originalabbenormal.bsky.social•2 hours ago

How can this be his fault? They had no control of the election outcome! They did what they could with what they had! The election was bought and paid for, and rigged by Muskrat!

adlemm.bsky.social•36 minutes ago

He was the Dems most effective messenger, immediately, single handedly came up with a devastating label for Trump and Vance, correctly calling them weird, and the party in all its cowardly wisdom, immediately dropped that, and muzzled him for the rest of the election.

postsenjoyer.bsky.social•49 minutes ago

Someone get @governorwalz.mn.gov on the horn with other countries so we can keep some sort of relations through this bullshit https://bsky.app/profile/postsenjoyer.bsky.social/post/3lkbecvtgjs2t

leobebb.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Agreed, though they should have been better prepared for the swift boating and the Tampon Tim bullshit.

greysky209.bsky.social•50 minutes ago

Exactly

eloolym.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Agree 100%.

filrabat.bsky.social•4 hours ago

(2/2) 4. get rid of the EC, pop vote for president 5. SCOTUS term limits (18 years, staggered every 2 yrs) 6. 90% marginal tax rate on incomes over $3.3M/yr, and 100% marginal for incomes 4x that. 7. Sen Warren's proposed wealth tax 8. extra funds go to human improvement.

raeleemaycarpenter.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Also stop genociding vulnerable communities and reduce consumption to keep our planet livable. No more endless war. No more private jets, no more yachts, no more fast fashion or planned obsolescence. Better public transportation.

casscity.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Making banning SHEIN and attacking Taylor Swift a big part of the Dems platform sounds like a great way to get young people to vote Republican.

raeleemaycarpenter.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Young people tend to care a lot more about the environment than older generations. Saying that we expect these businesses to find ways to do business that don't mortgage these kids' future for selfish gain will be a welcome message.

casscity.bsky.social•58 minutes ago

If that were true then why is every other video on TikTok a “look what I got on SHEIN” drop?

raeleemaycarpenter.bsky.social•44 minutes ago

Oh, honey. I don't have the energy to explain how the TikTok algorithm works or why, but a few features in Seventeen on how fast fashion is destroying ecosystems & developing economies would go a long way to changing things.

raeleemaycarpenter.bsky.social•1 hour ago

And ftr, I don't expect the Dems to make this part of their platform. They've already mortgaged their souls & our planet to billionaires & war profiteers. I expect young people to rise up with movements that serve their interests instead of private equity's. I'm already watching it happen.

coldwindandsnow.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Hear hear!

filrabat.bsky.social•4 hours ago

What Dems can offer 1. shift present income tax burdens up to 3x the income level. i.e. whatever you, earning $40/yr pay, shift that rate to $120k. 2. fully fund education and healthy care, no to very low out of pocket health care 3. ban inst invs'tr's from owing single fam detached housing.(1/2)

mrspebbleton.bsky.social•1 hour ago

I remember feeling like we don't deserve him, and sadly I was right.

myurbanlife.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Yes. Exactly.

jegriva.bsky.social•49 minutes ago

I agree 100%. Biden shouln’t had run, they should had regular primaries. Kamala was sadly the only choice at that point.

soccerdaddy.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I don't think I've seen Hillary Clinton or Tim Kaine (outside of shitty votes) since November 6th 2016 or whenever that fucking day was

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