Tim Walz Doesn’t Get Libertarians
Does Tim Walz know what a libertarian is? The Minnesota governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate referenced the libertarian philosophy during a recent appearance on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. For some reason, Walz is possessed of the notion that former Rep. Liz Cheney (R–Wyo.)—of all people—is going to sell libertarians on voting for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Stewart, to his credit, is deeply suspicious of the Cheneys. As a principled voice of opposition to the Iraq War and the foreign policy mistakes of the Bush administration, Stewart has relentlessly criticized the Cheney family’s influence over the Republican Party. The Cheneys are no longer welcome in GOP circles, however, and have seemingly integrated themselves into the Democratic Party. Having broken with Trump over the former president’s (admittedly loathsome) attempts to remain in power following his 2020 election loss, Liz Cheney is now firmly in support of Harris—and is even appearing on the campaign trail with her. There are rumors that Cheney could join the Cabinet of a President Harris.
During his conversation with Walz, Stewart asked the veep candidate why the campaign thought it was such a good idea to lean on Cheney to make an affirmative case for Harris. After all, Democrats have spent much of the last two decades describing the Cheneys as avatars of evil.
Walz’s response was eyebrow-raising.
“There is still a core group of folks out there, the Don’t Tread on Me, the Reagan piece of this, the libertarian piece, the constitutional piece, there are a lot of people out there,” he said. “I think Liz Cheney and Dick Cheney give permission to those people who want to find a reason to do the right thing.”
Tim Walz just defended embracing Dick and Liz Cheney’s endorsements, claiming they ‘give permission’ to li
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