Tim Walz, the vice presidential pick who started the “Republicans are weird” trend

When Vice President Kamala Harris announced her intention to seek the nomination for president from the Democratic Party, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz showed to be one of her strongest surrogates.

Now, Gov. Walz will join Harris on the ticket, leaving Democratic voters energized and hopeful about their prospects this November.

One of the tactics Gov. Watz used to dismiss Republican attacks against the vice president was by straight-up calling many leaders of the party “weird.”

In an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Gov. Walz spoke about the difficulties many families face as political tensions have been turned up to a boil over the last decade and set much of the blame at the foot of the Republican party. “We can’t even go to Thanksgiving dinner with our uncle because you end up in some weird fight that is unnecessary,” explained the governor. That quip got a laugh from the hosts, and he continued, “these guys are just weird,” referring to Republican party leaders. “They are running for he-man women haters club or something,” to justify his position on the weirdness of the candidates.

Republicans hit back and then continue showing their true colors to the voters

In the same interview, he spoke to how Republicans have been throwing their support behind inititaves that would have little effect on improving the lives of those living in rural America. For instance, referring to the promotion of private schools, he asked: “Where the heck are you going to find a private school in a town of 400?” Though many leaders of the GOP have attacked Walz for calling them weird, the Republican ticket continues to provide examples of their weirdness that are turning off voters. Last week, Donald Trump tried out a new line of attack, arguing that Kamala Harris is claiming her blackness after years of presenting herself as a person of Indian heritage because it is electorally advantageous for her to do so. Members of the former president’s own party have criticized these bizarre attacks as unhelpful and highlight the division that Gov. Walz sees as central to arguments made by the GOP.

Additionally, Trump’s VP pick, JD Vance, has attacked women and those without children, claiming that they are unhappy with their lives and thus want to make everyone else miserable, too. For people like Gov. Walz, who has been in public life since the early 2000s, these comments are weird and do not represent the vast majority of voters who want to see policy proposals put on the table and debated.