Walz Out!

So much for 2028. Tim Walz opts out a third bid for governor.

When distractions become burdens. Why did the governor of Minnesota just counter the false and slanderous rumors?

He rather just give up than stand up to some punk ass white loser from Utah who made a viral video about fictitious fraud in Somali-American daycare centers.

Nick Shirley is definitely at risk for a class action lawsuit. His pranks will only cause harm to those affected. Thus, he may end up catching a Kirk moment if he fucks with the wrong people.

Democratic-Farmer-Labor governor and 2024 vice presidential nominee Tim Walz announced he will not seek a third term. His lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan is running for U.S. Senate. Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) also is running for the seat as well.

Neither has interest in the governor seat.

Minnesota now turns to toss up.

It leaves an election denier, a Republican state speaker who has ties to Shirley and handful of white nationalists as the Republican frontrunner.

The DFL will have to scramble to find a person who will likely be a sacrificial goat.

Another senator wants to be governor apparently. That would put two U.S. Senate seats up for grabs and Trump made inroads with white voters in the Democratic leaning state.

Less than four months after announcing his reelection campaign, Walz said Monday that he could no longer devote the energy necessary to win another term, even as he expressed confidence that he could win.

Walz said in a statement Monday that he “can’t give a political campaign my all” after what he described as an “extraordinarily difficult year for our state.”

“Donald Trump and his allies – in Washington, in St. Paul, and online – want to make our state a colder, meaner place,” Walz said, referring to the Trump administration withholding funds for the programs. “They want to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors. And, ultimately, they want to take away much of what makes Minnesota the best place in America to raise a family.”

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is considering running for governor, according to a person close to her. The person, who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Klobuchar has not made a final decision.

No Zionists. 

Get a person who will focus on Minnesota not Israel.

Around a dozen Republicans are already in the race. They include MyPillow founder and chief executive Mike Lindell, an election denier who is close to Trump. They also include Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, of Cold Spring; Dr. Scott Jensen, a former state senator from Chaska who was the party’s 2022 candidate; state Rep. Kristin Robbins, of Maple Grove; defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor Chris Madel; former executive Kendall Qualls; and former Minnesota GOP Chair David Hann.

Walz is a military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and generous aid to families.

Former vice president Kamala Harris picked Walz as her running mate after his attack line against Trump and his running mate, then-Ohio Sen. JD Vance (current vice presidenr) — “These guys are just weird” — spread widely.

Walz had been building up his national profile since his and Harris’ defeat in November.

He was a sharp critic of Trump as he toured early caucus and primary states. In May, he called on Democrats in South Carolina to stand up to the Republican president, saying, “Maybe it’s time for us to be a little meaner.”

Through two terms as governor, Walz has moved a liberal agenda through a closely divided legislature. In his first term, he navigated a Democratic-led House and a Republican-controlled Senate that resisted his proposals to use higher taxes to boost money for schools, health care and roads. But he helped broker compromises.

He used the office’s emergency power during the COVID-19 pandemic to shutter businesses and close schools, prompting Republican pushback.

This doofus Nick Shirley and his father are at risk of a lawsuit.

Republicans also were critical of Walz over what they saw as his slow response to sometimes violent unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020.

In his second term, Walz worked with Democratic majorities in both legislative chambers to chart a more liberal course in state government, aided by a huge budget surplus. Minnesota eliminated nearly all of the state abortion restrictions enacted in the past by Republicans, protected gender-affirming care for transgender youth and legalized the recreational use of marijuana.

That, combined with Walz’s rural background and experience representing southern Minnesota in Congress, landed him on cHarris’ radar as she considered potential running mates in her 2024 presidential bid. After a whirlwind search, she opted for Walz over other candidates including North Carolina’s Roy Cooper, Kentucky’s Andy Beshear, Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Walz got a warm welcome from Democratic voters but drew mixed reviews for his lone debate against his Vance.

Minnesota has leaned Democratic in presidential and statewide contests in recent decades. Walz won his second term in 2022 by nearly 8 percentage points, but Trump narrowed Democrats’ advantage to less than 5 points in 2024.

Truly sad when a sexual predator president's actions don't result in him resigning. 

However, a conspiracy theorist can make up bullshit put millions of Minnesotans at risk of losing federal benefits, punch down on the immigrants who want to mind their business and push for the status quo. All that can make actually good people quit.

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tim Walz: You chicken out when the pressure is on.

Pathetic.