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Walz Catches Light, Leaves Trump In The Dark

By Jamie Stiehm

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With one word, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz changed the public conversation: “joy.” That word stumped and trumped former President Donald Trump’s brand of rage. He looks fit to be tied in that very long red tie. When Walz joined Vice President Kamala Harris as her running mate, he thanked her for bringing back the joy in politics. He added, the one thing he will not forgive Trump’s MAGA crowd: “They try and steal the joy.” […]

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Jamie Stiehm
Jamie Stiehm
Jamie Stiehm is a Washington journalist and public speaker who writes a syndicated column on national politics and history for Creators Syndicate. Her commentaries and op-eds have appeared in leading newspapers across the nation, such as American Heritage, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and San Francisco Chronicle. She wrote several essays for The New York Times’ “Disunion” series on the Civil War, one of which, The War Comes Home for Lee, was chosen for their hardbound collection, Disunion, published by Oxford University Press [2016].

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