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[–] hoppeduponcoffee@lemmy.zip 39 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

JFC just throw this asshole in prison already and demand Riverside County immediately start their election proceedings from scratch. You’re supposed to be the bluest of blue states.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

You’re supposed to be the bluest of blue states.

I think that’s actually Minnesota.

Edit: Last time Minnesota voted for a Republican president was 1972, and the only state that didn’t vote for Nixon in that election was Massachusetts. Massachusetts voted for Reagan in 1980 and 1984 (as did California).

[–] hoppeduponcoffee@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I think you’re right about that, Tim Walz is more principled and has more backbone than Gavin “AIPAC” Newsom.

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Principled, but weak. He's a nice guy, not hard enough for the current political climate.

[–] nforminvasion@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Tim Walz is still an establishment dem. The state pigs have aided ICE many times, pushed back protesters, arrested protesters, and all around just acted buddy buddy with ICE.

I'm of course not the least bit surprised, but Walz has done functionally nothing to stop that. Same with my Governor in IL. They talk a big game of stopping Trump and his goons, but they're either cowards or complicit.

Really sad to be honest.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

And also he threw in the towel and decided to retire once things got a little tough. Big disappointment.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

The 1984 election concurs.