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The GOP is scrambling to find a line of attack against Kamala Harris's VP pick — and it's not going well

Tim Walz has made his debut as Kamala Harris’ running mate, and Republicans are struggling to apply their standard villainization playbook to the Minnesota governor. 

Walz has been making waves for weeks now as a good-natured, relatable politician with a particular aptitude for dressing down the Republican agenda in terms that any voter can understand — and the GOP hates it

Republicans are scrambling to paint the governor-turned-VP candidate as a devilish Marxist hellbent on running the country into the ground — their usual stuff — while leveling a bunch of other really weird attacks. Here are some of their most pathetic attempts to turn voters against Walz.

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[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 86 points 1 month ago

The original image is so much better. No need to add a dipshit, just the VP nominee with a baby pig.

[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 month ago

I don't like the whole "down to earth politician I could get a beer with" thing, but I legitimately don't think I can picture trump or vance looking happy with a farm animal, and I think that says something about them as peoplecin a way that's different than just "down to earth".

You should look like that if you're at a fair and someone hands you a piglet. It's just a funny, cute thing that's supposed to make people happy.

[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The closest was when Trump tried to pose for a photo op with a bald eagle and the eagle attacked him

[-] wellheh 3 points 1 month ago

I love it so much that this was real. The joke writes itself

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