Either through endorsement or through bills he signed into law, Kamala Harris's running mate has come down on the radical-progressive side of many issues: feminine hygiene products in boys' bathrooms, trans surgeries for minors, getting rid of fossil fuels, abortion on demand until birth – all of which are okay in The Gopher State.
But the mainstream media has been crafting another narrative, pointing out he was elected to the U.S. House years ago in a "very moderate" district … that he was "very moderate" while serving in Congress … thereby "establishing himself as a moderate Democrat."
In general, the liberal media is painting Walz as a normal Midwestern working man who served in the National Guard – although never in combat – and taught school for a while.
But soon after Vice President Harris tabbed the governor as her running mate, this December 2022 clip of Walz on MSNBC began circulating on social media. He had been asked about the spread of "misinformation" regarding elections:
Walz: "There's no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech, and especially around our democracy."
Reacting to the video clip, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) posted on X: "Don't trust this man with power" – and Trump adviser Stephen Miller commented on X: "Dude's a straight up communist. An actual communist."
Which Tim Walz will the public actually hear about? Bill D'Agostino of Media Research Center warns that the mainstream media is well-practiced in the art of rebranding.
"They have proven time and again this election cycle that they are so not to be trusted, that they are willing to say or do, basically, anything if it means an extra point of support for the Harris ticket in 2024," D'Agostino tells AFN.
So which Tim Walz is it – far-left radical or centrist man of the people? In his own words …
Interviewer: "Governor Walz, are you a progressive or are you a centrist?"
Walz: "I'm a progressive."
Not a fan
Twila Brase of Minnesota-based Citizens' Council for Health Freedom attaches a different label to Gov. Walz: "Lockdown leader."
"During COVID, [he] had two lockdown periods," Brase explains. "One initially and another one that came in November/December. So, we consider him a lockdown leader."
According to Brase, Walz had a "snitch line" for people to tattle on other people if they were not masked or if they felt like there were too many people gathering together. "… He was definitely not on the side of freedom when it came to COVID," she adds.
Is Brase concerned that a Vice President Walz and President Kamala Harris will push for lockdowns and other measures with future pandemics?
"President Biden tried to do that at a national level, and as his people would always say, 'They can't mandate anything.' And that still remains true," she notes. "But when you advocate for something, then you could cause the like-minded governors to impose it in their state.
"So, I could see that happening again for anyone, including Walz who is really a believer in the lockdowns."
Walz is also supportive of government-run health insurance. Also referred to as a public option, that is a government-run or government-regulated health benefit plan that supporters say would compete in private health plans. Brase is not a fan.
