Poll suggests GOP effort to smear Tim Walz didn’t work at all

Link to the article in case anyone else hasn't seen it yet.

The snow and the cold are no joke. Buy yourself some good winter clothing straight off the bat. Don't go for those cheap off brands. Oh no. You want to be warm, you want the good stuff. And remember to layer.

Born and raised in MN. Snow gives you a chance to learn how to ski, and isn’t terrible to drive in when you relax and are patient.

My very first job was in Minnesota and the snow is not what you have to be afraid of.

It's the damn frigid temperatures. My wife and I quit our jobs, broke our lease, packed up and moved to California after one delightful -27F day.

It’s not that bad. I swear California nights at 40 and humid are worse than 0 and dry.

Snow is easy to drive in if you learn properly and afford yourself extra drive time. Honestly, that old comment from some southern news broadcast is pretty accurate: “If you rarely drive on snow, just pretend you’re taking your grandma to church. There’s a platter of biscuits and sweet tea in glass jars on the back seat. She’s wearing a new dress and holding a crock pot full of gravy.” Just go slow and steady and everything is fine. It’s the folks that think they can still do 60 in their Jeep with 6” of snow and corner like they’re an F1 car on the road that are the problem.

Also, come on up, we’d love to have you! Just be sure you read or watch “How to talk Minnesotan” first. It’s on the test.

I moved from the south to Minnesota in recent years and will never move back. The winters aren't too bad after the first. Finding a knowledgeable local is pretty easy plus the Internet can fill in the gaps.

There are parts of the twin cities that are fully car free so you dummy don’t need to drive.

USB hand warmers are your friend. Layers of clothing, so you can get less dressed once you get where you're going. If you drive in the snow, pretend your brakes have been cut and so you need much more stopping distance. Gloves that have capacitive finger tips so you can use your phone while wearing them are awesome. Walk like a penguin (shuffle feet, short steps center of balance always above your feet) on ice, so you don't slip and fall. Snow is reflective, like the ocean, so sunglasses are nice in winter.

Honestly? Same.

I'm currently getting my Masters degree in Public Admin so I can go to law school after I retire from the military. I wanted to specifically move to a red state because I know no matter what happens in November, red state legislature will always affect the disenfranchised population moreso than in blue states.

However, now that the military has left me in Texas for this long (10+ years by the time I retire), I'm fucking tired.

So, the tentative plan now (I still have 4 years) has switched from moving to Florida post-military, to instead moving to Minnesota, and then taking the bar in Wisconsin to practice (and yes, eventually other red states that I have experience in...like Texas 🤮). I think itll be better for my mental health which will help me top of my game for assigned clients.

Ugh, and to think, pre-2016 my plan was to retire and be a night shift manager at a Circle K.

Edit: Also fuck hot weather year round.

Lol this was a lot more wholesome than I expected

Like they needed any help with that lol

Also their main purpose for existing: Benefitting the ownership class. They do that the best.

I appreciate that, I guess meme, going around that the reason he resonates with so many of us is because he's the father we could have had if Fox News hadn't corrupted him.

When I first saw it, I thought it was in suport of him until I realized who was posting it

Same thing for "all lives matter" where I thought it was someone agreeing with black lives matter the first time I heard it. Didn't realize someone could get so close to the point and miss it there

Anecdotal, but relevant: I had forgotten what the "smears" were supposed to be until I saw this and went "oh, right, they did that".

The other argument I saw against him was he admitted when he made a mistake one time. I just remember it cause that struck me as so strange. Like... Yeah that's awesome. Admitting you were wrong and trying to fix your mistake is a pretty damn good quality. It would be so annoying if he thought he knew everything about everything and never ever admitted he was wrong about anything even when he- oooooh it makes sense now.

Why do these people always have to have some stupidass nickname for someone that’s not based on anything related to their platform or policies?

? Walz has gotten tons of progressive policies through with a single seat majority in his state

Gauranteed paid family and medical leave, universal free lunches, passed protections for trans people, put over a billion into affordable housing development, taxes corporations more, expanded union protections, and more

Not only that, but

He was a faculity advisor of a gay-straight alliance in the 90s when that was not very socially acceptable at all

He's got a strong pro-union background

He has not acted like a republican

It's nice to be able to rely on having dog shit stupid takes from the same username all the time. Consistency is key. Keep it up.