Oh, Tim. Tim, Tim. The Democrats’ favorite back-slapping, football-watching, truck-fixing decoder ring for “White guys in flyover country.”
Governor Tim Walz just wrapped another stop on his “please-still-take-me-seriously” listening tour, making the rounds at the Harvard Kennedy School and managing to say a lot—without saying anything of consequence, unless you count some fresh servings of cringe.
First off, let’s address the line that will no doubt be carved into the marble halls of political absurdity: Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz because he could “code talk to White guys watching football and fixing their truck.” Translation: they needed someone who didn’t make Middle America reach for the remote.
Not because of policy, not because of leadership, but because he gives off the vibe of a guy who might know his way around a tailgate and doesn’t immediately sound like he’s quoting a sociology textbook. That’s where we are. This is what the Democratic Party thinks will win over rural voters. Not substance—just vibes and verbal camouflage.
TIM WALZ: “I was on the ticket, quite honestly, because I could code talk to white guys watching football, fixing their truck…I could put them at ease.”
“I was the permission structure to say, ‘Look, you can do this & you can vote for this.'”
How’d that work out, Tim? pic.twitter.com/RCGJJ1eTM1
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 30, 2025
And while we’re here, let’s applaud Tim’s brave admission that he’s “10% problematic.” How humble! He presents it like he’s some kind of rogue maverick, when in reality, he’s the same guy who gleefully championed free tampons in boys’ restrooms and then wondered why folks started calling him “Tampon Tim.” Republicans didn’t invent that name, Governor—it practically branded itself. You don’t get to pass gender-bending legislation and then act surprised when people raise an eyebrow… or both.
The left does not have a theory of mind for a while male.
It never occurred to them that Walz was a blowhard teacher (and creepy), not someone any of us would have respected.
To them, we are white men, he’s a white man, therefore we will find common ground with him. https://t.co/zYCzRRVaRs
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 1, 2025
Now let’s not ignore the fact that Walz declared he has no plans to run in 2028, because, apparently, the Democrats need to “collectively” run a campaign without a candidate. Yes, you heard that right—run for president without a nominee. Because who needs a face, a leader, or a clear message when you’ve got a giant nebulous blob of focus-grouped “infrastructure”? If that doesn’t scream technocratic delusion, what does?
Walz also seemed to think that the Democrats could’ve won 2024 if they’d just gotten on more podcasts. As if the solution to a nationwide voter disconnect is a few more hours of Gavin Newsom sitting in a leather chair, nodding solemnly while Steve Bannon tells him why coastal elites are out of touch. Sure, Gavin’s trying to invite conservatives into his podcast echo chamber under the banner of “civil debate,” but we all know this is just PR cover for his inevitable 2028 run. Don’t be fooled—Newsom’s hair has more ambition than Walz’s entire campaign staff.
Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders and AOC are out barnstorming America with their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, packing stadiums with self-described socialists like it’s a Taylor Swift concert for people who hate billionaires but own three iPhones. That’s the real message problem Democrats have—when your party is split between Tesla-smashing populists and tampon-toting “knuckleheads,” you end up speaking to everyone and convincing no one.
And yet Walz still wants us to believe Democrats are “winning on the issues” but just “losing the message.” No, Governor. You’re losing because your issues are out of touch with everyday Americans. You lose because you talk about equity in restrooms while people can’t afford groceries. You lose because your messaging is a carousel of identity pandering, laced with jargon, detached from the real-life priorities of working Americans.
Hey @Tim_Walz, when your signature move is jazz hands, you’re not as up on the “white guy code” as you think you are. pic.twitter.com/ljUqFn6bKL
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) May 1, 2025
Then came the pearl-clutching about Trump’s first 100 days back in office—Walz dramatically warning that if Democrats don’t act now, we’re in for “550 more days of destruction.” You know, because heaven forbid there be energy dominance, lower inflation, or functioning borders again. It’s almost like Walz is less worried about Trump’s policies and more upset that they’re… working.
So here we are. The Democrats’ big fixer, their great rural whisperer, is now touring the country explaining why his party can’t win even when they think they’re “winning.” And if his latest performance is any indication, they’re going to need a lot more than podcast airtime and identity-based running mates to turn things around. They’re going to need an actual message—and preferably one that doesn’t involve free hygiene products for middle school boys.
