Yes. Long live the gerontocracy.

Has he? Seriously. Last election people kept saying he was returning to run for president as the Green Candidate but as it turned out it was other people that simply wanted him to return as the Green Presidential candidate and were acting as if it were true. He went so far as to publicly declare that he was not going to run for president. Still, every couple of days I saw someone new that said they thought he was gonna be the Green candidate again.

He has had more of an impact on my life than any other governor I can think of

Junk fee ban is the first one that comes to mind. It's seemingly small, but impacts so much. I buy things basically every day. Now it's so much more honest

He's also reformed the gig work platforms for both workers and users. Not to mention little things like right to cancel for those platforms

Also recreational weed

Not to mention he has maintained a budget surplus. Basic fiscal responsibility that is unfortunately rare in modern America

Curious, but are you from Minnesota?

I'm not, but I am aware he was able to pass legislation giving all kids in his state free lunch. I'd hardly call that nothing.

Say, friend, I realize that there's this streak of magical thinking a mile wide through American culture. It's rampant in our stories. The kicker can make a 60-yard field goal, if he Wants It Badly Enough. Some dude can levitate his spacecraft out of the swamp, if he Wants It Badly Enough. A couple of local boys can jump their car over the river, if they Want It Badly Enough. The bumbling sheriff cannot, because he doesn't Want It Badly Enough.

So is the idea here is that Tim Walz could do something about it, if he only Wanted It Badly Enough? Unfortunately, this is not a movie. He can't drive them off by sheer force of will. What should he do about it? Grab Paul Bunyon's axe from the state warehouse where it's stored, and charge through the streets of Minneapolis brandishing it? Anything he could do boils down to one of two things: Talk (executive orders, legislation, telephone calls to [REDACTED]), or direct, physical action. The former, you dismiss as finger wagging, and the latter would be met with overwhelming retaliation, getting a lot of people hurt or killed.

In his place, what "something" would you do, that would actually work and not make things worse?

Yes, as a Minnesotan that is how I percieve him. It takes a lot to run for VP knowing it's a longshot, and knowing you'll likely lose your political career for it

As long as we're asking leading, loaded questions...

Are you from Minnesota?

What a strange question. Filled with intent

Go home ur drunk