Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, cited heightened attention on fraud allegations in Minnesota

Late last month, a video from right-wing influencer Nick Shirley went viral, alleging fraud at child care facilities in Minnesota. After the video went viral, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it would freeze all federal child care payments to the state. Days later, Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families said that investigators found the child care facilities in question “were operating as expected.”

“the political gamesmanship we’re seeing from Republicans is only making that fight harder to win. But as I reflected on this moment with my family and my team over the holidays, I came to the conclusion that I can’t give a political campaign my all,” he said. “Every minute I spend defending my own political interests would be a minute I can’t spend defending the people of Minnesota against the criminals who prey on our generosity and the cynics who prey on our differences.”

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  • Dessa [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    Fucking pissed. He’s a shitlib lile all of them but at least he had the back of trans people. I’m not so sure about whoever comes next.

    I hear people floating Amy Klobuchar, and if there’s any MN dem more wrong for this moment in politics, I can’t think of who that might be.

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      reddit-logo is already shouting about how people shouldn’t criticize AIPAC Amy if they don’t want to turn the state red. Even before they’ve announced their candidacy, it’s too late to criticize.

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        If a democrat is even considering running - it is not the time to criticize. Wait until they run, lose, and then it still isn’t the time to criticize because it never is. Vote blue no matter who!

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          Now that Walz isn’t running, can we finally criticize him?

          Oh wait no because that might damage the reputation of the Party, which might hurt any and all future candidates. So no sorry sweaty it’s still not time

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            I keep waiting for some excellent “Vote blue on matter who!” Bluesky posts for c/slop because the midterms are the most important election of our lifetime. Surely they’ll start popping up in the next couple months. This is - after all - an election year.

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      It’s gonna be Klobuchar. She’s one of those Lifers, she’s gonna have a stranglehold on the state until she’s a mummy.