Democrats and pundits trying to make a strong case for choosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate have tried to highlight Walz’s character and life experience. But no one is pointing out Walz’s record in his home state, and for good reason: Minnesota has significantly declined under Walz’s leadership.
Economically, Minnesota is lagging behind other states. Barons Reports“Overall, Minnesota’s economy grew slower under the Walz administration than other states in the country.” Center for the American Experiment addition“Minnesota recently fell behind the nation in GDP per capita for the first time in modern history.”
Minnesota should grow faster than other states in the country because of its proximity to the fossil fuel industry in the northern Great Plains. But Walz, like his party, is running on “climate change.” He is a California Democrat. example Setting a goal of “net zero emissions” by 2050 would mean wiping out the fossil fuel industry and finding solar energy in the winter, which would mean higher energy prices and the possibility of future shortages, as in California.
Violent crime has increased during Gov. Walz’s tenure, despite a decrease in 2023. “While violent crime decreased overall in 2023, it remains well above the historically low levels seen prior to the pandemic,” he said. Minnesota Reformers I got it..
Black Lives Matter riots played a key role in 2020, Waltz said. delay Send in the National Guard. But as the Center for the American Experiment points out, “Minnesota’s crime rates began rising in 2018, the year Walz took office, two years before the death of George Floyd. By 2024, violent crime in Minneapolis will be 100% higher than in 2017. 29% higher than 2019.
Another aspect of the crimes under the Walz administration is the massive fraud his administration tolerated, especially in coronavirus spending. In 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice announced dozens of indictments for fraud linked to the nonprofit organization Feeding Our Future. Defendants stole $250 million from the state and Assert While they spend money on luxury items, travel and even foreign real estate, they end up spending money on food for their children.
Jim Geraghty National Review I got it. Waltz failed to stop the fraud.[A] State Legislature Audit It concluded that the Minnesota Department of Education was negligent and ignored red flags about the nonprofit for years.’ This wasn’t the only example of fraud under Walz’s watch; there were others, including $29 million in payments for opioid treatment that never actually took place.
“He’s not just a leftist. Incompetent “Left wing,” Geraghty concluded.
In his first speech as Kamala Harris’ running mate on Tuesday, Walz asserted that his governing philosophy, at least when it comes to abortion, is “take care of yourself.” National Review NoteIn the 1990s, he signed legislation lifting restrictions on abortion up until birth and repealed laws banning women from being forced to have abortions, but during the coronavirus pandemic he has taken a radically different approach: lockdowns and vaccinations. Obligations.
Governor Walz also set up a hotline to encourage neighbors to snitch on each other: “The hotline set up by Governor Tim Walz’s administration to monitor compliance with the 2020 stay-at-home order received thousands of reports from Minnesotans who were snitching on their neighbors for things like playing basketball in parks, walking their dogs or even hosting small parties,” AlphaNews reports. reportHe tried to stop church services, Sued.
Minnesota has become known as a magnet for immigrants, particularly from Somalia, many of whom are law-abiding and hardworking but who have also run into trouble with Islamic terrorist groups. Recruitment for JihadThe emergence of high-profile, radical leaders like Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Walz said: Supported — It gives the impression that at least some members of Minnesota’s new immigrant community may hold values that are at odds with mainstream America.
Walz has encouraged immigration by turning Minnesota into a “sanctuary state,” shielding illegal immigrants from federal law enforcement. New York Post Have I got it.“Governor Walz also signed several bills providing state-funded health care, driver’s licenses and free college tuition to undocumented immigrants.”
Democrats have touted Walz’s record as a teacher, but education has gotten worse since he became governor, despite increased spending, according to the Center for the American Experiment.
And Walz has injected left-wing obsessions, including transgenderism, into education. tampon In the boys’ school bathroom Signed A bill that would make Minnesota, like California, a “sanctuary state” for gender reassignment surgery for children, could lead to parents losing custody of their children if they oppose it.
Minnesotans are voting with their feet. The state lose There is a net migration of over a million residents to other states each year, and the only reason for the (modest) overall population growth is due to immigration from abroad. As with much of the Midwest, the weather is a factor, but so is poor “progressive” governance and the perception that other states are better managed.
The conservative PowerLine blog reflected on his tenure: Conclusion He said Waltz is a “far-left ideologue” whose record is “just as bad, if not worse, than Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.”
Democrats would undoubtedly oppose it, but few Americans, left or right, see Minnesota as a model for governance, which is why Walz is so little known.
That’s why Democrats don’t want to talk about Minnesota. Like Kamala Harris herself, the issue is policy.
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