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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe teacher and the farmer: Governor Tim Walz for president and former MT Senator Jon Tester for vice president.
I think this would be a powerful, extremely energizing, and vote-getting team for the 2028 presidential ticket.
Governor Walz has already won the hearts of many Americans, and Jon Tester has already proven he has the courage to stand up to Rump, as witnessed by Tester's successful opposition to Rump's nomination of Ronny "The Candyman" Jackson for surgeon general. And I don't know if you've seen Jon Tester, but he is a BIG guy. There would be no demeaning "Little Jon Tester" jokes as Rump would be physically intimidated by Jon. Weird to have to take that into account, but when you're dealing with a bully with the maturity of a third grader . . .
I have no idea if either of these gentlemen are willing to be the candidates, but I think it'd be awesome if they did step up to be the leaders of the Democratic Party.

WarGamer
(16,709 posts)leftieNanner
(15,906 posts)But I agree that they would be a powerful duo.
JI7
(91,643 posts)Women and especially black women that are farmers and teachers would not get the same support.
It's being white men that helps them more than someone like Kamala Harris .
But even then Tester lost to an out of state wealthy guy who making the housing situation worse in a state where that is a huge problem. All becsuse Trump supported him.
Sogo
(6,132 posts)As far as Harris is concerned she lost (if indeed she actually lost) more because she's a woman than her race. Same with Hilary, she lost (if indeed she lost) because she's a woman. Those were the two most qualified women candidates that could have ever run for President, and America didn't go for it. Sadly, I think we're still far away from electing a woman as President, if neither of them could win.
Walz and Tester would be great, or, if TSF pulls it off to run for a third term, we should bring Obama out of retirement.....
LaMouffette
(2,478 posts)types, but true American patriots with integrity and intelligence, compassion and heart. We have to get an overwhelming majority of the votes to have any chance of overcoming Musk, Rump, Fox News, and the GOP's vote-suppressing ploys, election-machine vote flipping, and rampant propaganda. To do that, we have to get a big chunk of Republican voters to vote Democrat. And Republican voters have been poisoned against voting for a woman or a person of color, because that's "DEI," dontcha know. Plus, they need a daddy figure.