Conservative scholar and historian Victor Davis Hanson was recently interviewed by podcaster Tony Kinnett and discussed Minnesota Governor Tim Walz ) running in the 2024 race offers some sober analysis.
Hansen addressed Walz’s record as a far-left governor and the questions surrounding his military record.
Hansen also made some suggestions to the Trump campaign on what messages he should focus on and emphasize every day in his speeches to voters across the country.
Part of the transcript from The Daily Signal:
Hansen: Yes. So when she chose Waltz, there was no conventional, unusual, non-eccentric reason to choose him. Minnesota is going blue. He did not introduce the Electoral College into this. He is not famous. Seventy percent of people don’t know who he is. He was not vetted.
So, almost immediately, all attention was diverted away from Trump’s rhetoric, or his campaign stalling, which put it on his far-left record, which basically set the stage for Minnesota for four consecutive years. Days of riots, green light for tampons in men’s restrooms.
And then, personally, all these things started coming up and he kind of asked for it. He said the completely refuted lies and slander about the sofa were mentioned when it was first introduced to the American people. He said, “Couch,” and then he turned to Kamala Harris and said, “What do you think?” Well, she even asked, “What do you think about me lying to the vice president?” It didn’t work.
Here are some of his words about the Trump campaign:
Just pay attention, they nominated two neo-Marxists who are openly proud of what they do. This is the record, this is what I’ve done in the past, this is what I’m going to do in the future. You couldn’t have had a starker choice. If he does, he has about 88 days left before he wins. He still has time.
I mean, in 1988, the Republican Party was given a similar gift. Suddenly they nominated Mike Dukakis, who knew his problems because he was from Massachusetts. So he said, “This has nothing to do with ideology. I’ve never been…competent, I’m more capable than Bush. It’s all about what I do. At the convention on August 1, he was leading by 17 points, the Bush campaign was in panic, they asked. [Ronald] Regan and Regan said, “You know what? This sucks. I don’t know what I can do to help you.”
You can watch the entire process below:
It was interesting to hear Hansen talk about how wrong the polls were in past elections. This year may be one of them. Polls show incredible support for Harris.
