{"id":88914,"date":"2024-12-19T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=88914"},"modified":"2024-12-19T11:23:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:23:03","slug":"optics-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=88914","title":{"rendered":"Optics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So, here&#8217;s a picture of Governor Walz with Lt. Governor Flanagan, taken back during the &#8220;trifecta&#8221;.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/LtGovFlanagan\/status\/1823542995615895669\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>She was inescapable.  She was in every photo with Walz.  Her name may have been more prominent on their campaign signs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The media actively dolled her up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-18-at-10.20.04-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-18-at-10.20.04-PM.png 363w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-18-at-10.20.04-PM-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The camera and their photo selection didn&#8217;t do half bad by her.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-18-at-10.19.31-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88918\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-18-at-10.19.31-PM.png 374w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-18-at-10.19.31-PM-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At times it seemed as if the local media were just as much her PR firm as Walz&#8217;s.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-18-at-10.19.46-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88919\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And now &#8211; this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanFaircloth\/status\/1869503655478772108\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/GrageDustin\/status\/1869539721317339347\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That &#8211; combined with the Rochelle Olson\/Ryan Faircloth piece we talked about earlier &#8211; makes it look like Walz is trying to distance himself from Flanagan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because polling isn&#8217;t showing &#8220;DSA whackjobbery&#8221; is doing well?<\/p>\n<p>Or because they&#8217;re both going to be running for Governor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, here&#8217;s a picture of Governor Walz with Lt. Governor Flanagan, taken back during the &#8220;trifecta&#8221;. She was inescapable. She was in every photo with Walz. Her name may have been more prominent on their campaign signs. The media actively dolled her up: The camera and their photo selection didn&#8217;t do half bad by her. 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