Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s open acknowledgement that he and his wife used fertility treatments to conceive their two children and his candid discussions about that generated one of the most moving moments during a rally in Glendale, Arizona, when people chanted the name of his firstborn daughter, Hope.
The positive reaction to the candidate’s discussion of the topic confirms the thumbs-up that Vice President Kamala Harris got for choosing her running mate from every faction of the Democratic Party — from moderates such as Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va.; progressives such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; and even erstwhile conservative Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., who left the party this year.
But Tim and Gwen Walz also deserve positive attention for the way they’ve discussed their son, Gus, who came into the national spotlight thanks to a piece in People magazine, about his nonverbal learning disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. That makes him double-neurodiverse.
It’s another article that shows Walz as a good guy who isn’t here to play power games and politics - honestly, he would be catnip to rural voters if Fox News didn’t exist.
Seeing what shit’s like in the rural south, I’m not so sure that good guys that don’t want to play power games is what actually sells-politically–in rural areas.
Yeah, it’s what they claim they want… and then they elect a daddy’s money billionaire playboy reality TV host asshole who’s been married multiple times to immigrants. Words don’t mean shit.
However, I’m unsure how much of this is due to the effect of Fox and how much is genuine. Can they think for themselves or are they just doing what they’re told?
