Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election.

  • mosiacmango@lemm.ee
    24·
    3 months ago

    I don’t recall his campaign lying about the DUI, so I think the commentor is setting up a false problem. What I do know is that Walz gave up drinking afterwards and has been sober since. Thats what you lean into. “I fucked up and faced the problem head on.”

    • Rhaedas@fedia.io
      14·
      3 months ago

      Looking it up it seems that while there have been a few changes over the years to the story, it’s because he started telling the truth about what happened to be up front to the public. I don’t think this is the smear that Republicans are hoping for.

      But again, it’s not quite the level of a fascist. This shouldn’t be a hard pick for any American who remembers history. Even the Joker picked the right side when given these kinds of choices.

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      3 months ago

      If you have to dig back to 95 to find dirt on somebody and that dirt was a dumb mistake thousands of people make each year and it led to meaningful change, you got a whole lot of nothing. How the hell are you going to turn that into “this guy shouldnt be VP”?

    • millifoo@lemmy.world
      21·
      3 months ago

      I think the commentor is setting up a false problem.

      https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/15/politics/tim-walz-2006-campaign-falsely-described-dwi-kfile/index.html

      "According to court and police records connected to the incident, Walz admitted in court that he had been drinking when he was pulled over for driving 96 mph in a 55 mph zone in Nebraska. Walz was then transported by a state trooper to a local hospital for a blood test, showing he had a blood alcohol level of .128

      […] in 2006, his campaign repeatedly told the press that he had not been drinking that night, claiming that his failed field sobriety test was due to a misunderstanding related to hearing loss from his time in the National Guard. The campaign also claimed that Walz was allowed to drive himself to jail that night."

      I don’t think this is the smear that Republicans are hoping for.

      I truly hope not. But they’re grasping at straws, they’ll try and use anything they can get.