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For John, BLUF:  The Democrats, with a magnificant machine, lack a selling message.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Does Tim Walz think we still want to hear from him?

Here is the sub-headline:

A disastrous campaign doesn’t seem to have sparked any reflection

From The Spectator, by Millinneal Grace Curley, March 24, 2025

Here is the lede plus three:

If you thought an embarrassing loss in November would result in Tim Walz taking a hint, you thought wrong. The Democratic party is seeing its popularity continue to decline, even from that low point. A recent NBC poll showed the party’s favorability rating hitting a low not seen since 1990.

Yet Walz seems hell bent on sticking around. This leads those of us who just suffered through his three month stint as a vice presidential candidate to ask: are the Dems really doing this again?

Despite the lack of demand, Walz is riding a non-existent wave of momentum and making headlines as he goes. While appearing on the This Is Gavin Newsom podcast, Walz and Newsom tried to unpack why the Democrat party is losing support from men.

Of course, who better to expound on this topic than the man who was specifically selected as Harris’ running mate to help improve her standing with the male demographic, and managed to make things worse for her! He is an expert in this field.

I think Grace Curley captures it here.  Governor Tim Walz may represent some vision of masculinity, but he falls well short in appealing to the young male demographiv.

The Democratic National Committee seems to have lost the sent along the campaign trail.  Yes, it is still early days for the Mid-Terms, but still, the need to be thinking about getting their act together, rather than rely on saying "Orangeman Bad" and vandelizing Teslas .

Regards  —  Cliff