Tim Walz launched a third bid for the governor’s office on Tuesday, putting an end to months of speculation about whether he would seek another four years in the job.
Walz enters the race with more than $1 million in the bank and the power of the incumbency. But the two-term Democrat is also facing headwinds after his support has eroded in greater Minnesota.
Before he was first elected governor in 2018, Walz served six terms in Congress representing southern Minnesota.
If he prevails, Walz would become the first person in Minnesota history to win three four-year terms as governor.
What's fascinating (if not downright stupefying) is that Walz is still above 50% in approval rating, yet the majority of the same people surveyed also believe he should not seek a third term. Obviously he's undeterred by the latter sentiment.
While Walz is certainly ripe for defeat, the Republican Party of Minnesota is (SURPRISE!) still a gong show. Whomever emerges as the GOP candidate to oppose Walz has to know there won't be a competent party apparatus behind them. So now more than ever is it imperative that the Republican candidate with the best chance to win a general election is elevated as the nominee. Unfortunately, the most formidable general election candidate has rarely been given the nod over the past 20 years.
- It never ends with this franchise.
ESPN sources: Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy is expected to be sidelined two-to-four weeks with a high ankle sprain.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 15, 2025
With McCarthy out, Vikings QB Carson Wentz is now in line to start. pic.twitter.com/iZ1qvackMV
So if history is any indication, the Vikings, with a veteran quarterback on whom they took a flier, will gallop ingloriously to the NFC Championship Game (see: 1998 with Randall Cunningham replacing an injured Brad Johnson and the 2017 season with Case Keenum supplanting Sam Bradford)!
OK, in all seriousness, that's not likely to happen. But it will be interesting how coach Kevin O'Connell navigates the situation if Wentz plays well and the Vikings go 2-1 or 3-0 over their next three games before the bye week. By that point, McCarthy will likely be ready to play. Do they delay his development yet one more season if the team is on an upward swing thanks in large part to Wentz? I'm glad I don't have to make that call.
- So this is the U.S. Attorney General in a Republican presidential administration.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech." pic.twitter.com/Bqj6TQOGwP
— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) September 16, 2025
"Charlie" of course is in reference to the recently assassinated Charlie Kirk.....who would be in vehement disagreement with Bondi here.
Hate speech does not exist legally in America. There's ugly speech. There's gross speech. There's evil speech.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 3, 2024
And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment.
Keep America free.
Bondi later doubled down.
The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh calls for the firing of AG Pam Bondi today after she announces the DOJ may prosecute Office Depot for refusing to print posters for a Charlie Kirk vigil in Michigan.
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) September 16, 2025
Walsh wrote on 𝕏: “Get rid of her. Today. This is insane. Conservatives have fought… pic.twitter.com/GMWe5B0mTV
This is reminiscent of the Biden administration looking to coerce social media companies into flagging posts containing "misinformation," which in this day and age is totally subjective.
One silver lining: AG Bondi appeared to unify the left and right against her ridiculous (and flat out wrong) notions.
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