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From "stolen valor" to petting the wrong dog, your guide to MAGA's bumbling attempts trash the Democrats' salt-of-the-earth VP candidate With his selection as candidate for vice president, Tim Walz has burst onto the national political scene as one of the most folksy and estimable Democratic standard bearers in recent memory. Walz’s background includes having been a teacher, a football coach, a National Guardsman, a member of Congress, and one of the most accomplished progressive governors in the country. In the aftermath of the Democratic convention in Chicago, Walz is the the only member of either ticket with a positive...

Earlier on Tuesday we covered how Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) expressed a desire for a family member of Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), the running mate for former and potentially future President Donald Trump, to get raped and become pregnant as a result. He made such comments during "Morning Joe," and was then asked again on Tuesday by Andrea Mitchell, during which he continued to attack Vance. "Make him go through this," Beshear had insisted to "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski as he ranted against pro-life laws at the state level. The governor made such a declaration about Vance and his...

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) stated that it is “disingenuous” for 2024 Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) to point to his Democratic counterpart, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) falsely saying his wife used IVF to get pregnant and said that “to be arguing about that issue at that level, I think is ridiculous.” Host Kaitlan Collins asked, “JD Vance, while he’s out on the campaign trail, has been criticizing him today, because he’s often talked about his family’s story and journey with IVF, with their two kids, their fertility struggles....

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” host and NBC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell stated that 2024 Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) hasn’t been attacking his Democratic counterpart, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s (D), service, but has found “criticism, a lot of it verified, about the way he accounted for his service.” While speaking to Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mitchell said, “Talk to me about Tim Walz, because you know him so well. He’s the Governor of your state. And he’s being attacked, he’s a 24-year veteran of the National...