After Kamala Harris' picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running-mate, a rather surprising move which thrilled the Trump campaign and Republicans, the MSM immediately knew what their job would be: To make the far-Left Democrat appear to be a moderate, folksy "man next door" type. As a matter of fact, the word "folksy" caught on with the media about as fast as the "weird" talking point, and it was obvious that another memo had been sent and received.
You can tell it's an election year when journalists start calling Tim Walz - who promotes child mutilation and BLM riots - a "centrist."
— Bill D'Agostino (@Banned_Bill) August 6, 2024
It's been like eight hours and they've already turned the dude into a folksy, rural moderate. pic.twitter.com/t6CJuU7vJH
Yep, Walz is just a moderate, middle-of-the-road folksy guy... who happens to have the full backing of the Democratic Socialists of America:
Harris choosing Walz as a running mate has shown the world that DSA and our allies on the left are a force that cannot be ignored. Through collective action, DSA and the US left more broadly have made it clear that change is needed. DSA members organized in our workplaces and…
— DSA (@DemSocialists) August 6, 2024
Nothing said "very moderate Democrat" like getting the full thumbs-up from the DSA!
Wait, I thought he was a folksy midwest moderate? https://t.co/kLc5DOJsCu
— JWF (@JammieWF) August 7, 2024
Literal socialist endorsement for Walz https://t.co/FJUXC9RspM
— Sunny (@sunnyright) August 7, 2024
It's almost like that Dem/media narrative about Walz is a total lie!
This is not what a “moderate” candidate would get from socialists.
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 6, 2024
Walz is a dyed-in-the-wool commie. https://t.co/NlIXg9oG3h
The DSA must have really liked the totally moderate VP candidate's "one person's socialism is another person's neighborliness" line that was so very "centrist."
None of these people knew who Tim Walz was 3 days ago, they just know he’s not the Jewish guy https://t.co/RKBN2yhSo2
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) August 6, 2024
Something similar holds true for Kamala Harris. Just a few months ago there were calls on the Left for Biden to replace her on the ticket because she was even more unpopular than Joe. Now Biden has been made to step aside and Harris has taken over without ever winning a single vote (to "save democracy" of course) and Dems and the media are trying to turn her into something she's not.
Every day more GOP ad material drops, and today's example is that DSA praise for Tim Walz. At least Harris might have found somebody who's even more of a whacko leftist than she is, and maybe that was the point this VP pick.