Politico: Tim Walz has a problem misspeaking.
Walz says he ‘speaks like everybody else.’ And it’s not working for the campaign. Key members of Harris’ circle weren’t aware of some of Walz’s inaccurate statements until they became public, despite the vetting process.
Tim Walz has a problem misspeaking.Since being tapped as Kamala Harris’ running mate, the folksy, plain-speaking Minnesota governor has had to explain a growing number of inaccurate statements — and at times embellishments — about his past. They range from comments about his military service to his visit to Hong Kong more than three decades ago to clarifying that his family didn’t specifically use in vitro fertilization.It’s unclear whether Walz’s verbal errors will undercut his credibility with voters.
But the need to continually clean up those claims could politically hurt Walz and Harris, who are locked in a tight race with Donald Trump and JD Vance. And in some cases, key members of Harris’ circle weren’t aware of some of the inaccurate statements until they became public despite the vetting process, according to four people familiar with the conversations who were granted anonymity to discuss the matter.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/03/tim-walz-misspeak-00182350
"Misspeaking" is what the media calls a Democrat lie that they can't explain away. Just as the media calls it "bipartisanship" when the Democrats get their way in congress.Now, the Kamala campaign is trying to separate itself from Walz's long history of lying- whoops!!- misspeaking.
Walz says he ‘speaks like everybody else.’ And it’s not working for the campaign. Key members of Harris’ circle weren’t aware of some of Walz’s inaccurate statements until they became public, despite the vetting process.
Tim Walz has a problem misspeaking.Since being tapped as Kamala Harris’ running mate, the folksy, plain-speaking Minnesota governor has had to explain a growing number of inaccurate statements — and at times embellishments — about his past. They range from comments about his military service to his visit to Hong Kong more than three decades ago to clarifying that his family didn’t specifically use in vitro fertilization.It’s unclear whether Walz’s verbal errors will undercut his credibility with voters.
But the need to continually clean up those claims could politically hurt Walz and Harris, who are locked in a tight race with Donald Trump and JD Vance. And in some cases, key members of Harris’ circle weren’t aware of some of the inaccurate statements until they became public despite the vetting process, according to four people familiar with the conversations who were granted anonymity to discuss the matter.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/03/tim-walz-misspeak-00182350
"Misspeaking" is what the media calls a Democrat lie that they can't explain away. Just as the media calls it "bipartisanship" when the Democrats get their way in congress.Now, the Kamala campaign is trying to separate itself from Walz's long history of lying- whoops!!- misspeaking.
