{"id":89433,"date":"2025-03-24T05:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T10:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=89433"},"modified":"2025-03-24T08:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T13:27:30","slug":"89433","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=89433","title":{"rendered":"#OneMinnesota In Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During his 2018 and 2022 gubernatorial bids, Minnesota governor Tim Walz ran under the motto and hashtag &#8220;One Minnesota&#8221;. \u00a0 Now, if you&#8217;re a student of certain problematic eras in European history, the hair on the back of your neck might stand up when leaders start talking about making the place they want to govern &#8220;One&#8230;&#8221; of anything. \u00a0It&#8217;s kind of hte opposite of &#8220;E Pluribus Unum&#8221;, if you think about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Especially when you compare to the Harris\/Walz 2024 Presidental campaign, where the candidates spent a few cycles calling Republicans &#8220;Fascists&#8221; and &#8220;Nazis&#8221;. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The election results showed that the results, er, came up a little short.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Or&#8230;<em>did they<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m of two minds about this story. Either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tim Walz only has one setting, &#8220;defamatory gaffe&#8221;, or<\/li>\n<li>someone in the Democratic brain trust running Walz&#8217;s none-too-subtle 2028 Presidential pre-bid knows something we don&#8217;t about the hunger swing voters have to demonize half of their fellow Americans, with a little election denialism thrown in for good measure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If I&#8217;m being consistent with <a title=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/mitch_berg\/2025\/03\/21\/lets-not-sell-tim-walz-too-short-n3800970\" href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/mitch_berg\/2025\/03\/21\/lets-not-sell-tim-walz-too-short-n3800970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my post on Walz and the team behind him from a week or so ago<\/a>, I&#8217;d urge you not to rule out the second option too soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This past Saturday, March 22, Walz spoke at a rally in Rochster, Minnesota &#8211; the largest city in the Minnesota First Congressional District, the district Walz represented in Washington from 2006 to 2018 (and which has, interestingly, voted for Walz&#8217;s opponents in two gubernatorial races and last year&#8217;s White House bid). \u00a0 These&#8230;things, were found floating around the event. \u00a0 As reported by Liz Collin, from Minnesota conservative outlet &#8220;Alpha News&#8221;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1903538539087691939&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.hotair.com%2Fposts%3Ftitle%26categoryId%26subscription%26datePublished%26includeBody%3Dtrue%26status%3D1%26authorId%3D20026%26postId%26routeId%26pageIndex%3D0%26pageSize%3D30%26postTypeId%3D1%26total%3D121657&amp;sessionId=9ecf01df8a8ac4bbe1276b50782dedc458f5e33e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1903538539087691939\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>On the one hand, &#8220;86&#8221; is a reference to the military (and bar industry) slang term for &#8220;permanently throw out&#8221;. \u00a0 Which is the goal of politics. \u00a0Not a big deal. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But &#8220;Bury Fascists?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On top of all the other calls to violence, subtle and, er, not so subtle, in recent weeks?<\/p>\n<p>And I did mention election denialism, didn&#8217;t I?<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1903586539931607231&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.hotair.com%2Fposts%3Ftitle%26categoryId%26subscription%26datePublished%26includeBody%3Dtrue%26status%3D1%26authorId%3D20026%26postId%26routeId%26pageIndex%3D0%26pageSize%3D30%26postTypeId%3D1%26total%3D121657&amp;sessionId=9ecf01df8a8ac4bbe1276b50782dedc458f5e33e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1903586539931607231\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>There are ways to <em>not\u00a0<\/em>read that as denying the election results; delusion, magical thinking, or playing to a base that is more or less in intense denial about the Democratic party&#8217;s current state are the ones that jump to mind. \u00a0<em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dean Phillips &#8211; former congressional representative and Democratic presidential candidate, and a Democrat who has found a niche as the Democrats&#8217; and Minnesota DFL&#8217;s critical nagging conscience &#8211; is a little concerned about his former Minnesota political colleague:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1903443520414728627&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.hotair.com%2Fposts%3Ftitle%26categoryId%26subscription%26datePublished%26includeBody%3Dtrue%26status%3D1%26authorId%3D20026%26postId%26routeId%26pageIndex%3D0%26pageSize%3D30%26postTypeId%3D1%26total%3D121657&amp;sessionId=9ecf01df8a8ac4bbe1276b50782dedc458f5e33e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1903443520414728627\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Now, we don&#8217;t know who was handing them out, or how many were in circulation, or whether Walz was involved.<\/p>\n<p>But this jibes with what Walz is saying, doing and, er, encouraging in his followers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Before <\/em>the inevitable half-assed walkback, anyway:<\/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\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tim Walz says he was joking when he mocked Tesla\u2019s falling stock: \u2018These people have no sense of humor\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f8kKjiQSeb\">https:\/\/t.co\/f8kKjiQSeb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FQM7RRAZ7T\">pic.twitter.com\/FQM7RRAZ7T<\/a><\/p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1903688842437161212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During his 2018 and 2022 gubernatorial bids, Minnesota governor Tim Walz ran under the motto and hashtag &#8220;One Minnesota&#8221;. \u00a0 Now, if you&#8217;re a student of certain problematic eras in European history, the hair on the back of your neck might stand up when leaders start talking about making the place they want to govern [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,320],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-democrats","category-mndfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89433"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89437,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89433\/revisions\/89437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}