Tim Walz showing up for rural voters, SNL gets it wrong, and Wisconsin v Minnesota

Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz joined La Crosse Talk PM on Tuesday to discuss showing up for rural voters, getting legislation passed for working class and if he’s mad Saturday Night Live got it wrong.

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Began the show, though, selfishly talking quick about Winona — where I was a sports writer — and Mankato West football, where Walz coached.

Then we got into connecting with rural voters, as Walz did, when he was the US House Rep. in Minnesota’s Republican-leaning 1st District, just over the Mississippi River from La Crosse.

Sandwiched in there is a quick question about SNL having comedian Jim Gaffigan playing Walz and how the skit about the Menards rebate was wrong.   

We also got into some of the priorities Democrats passed the last two years in the Minnesota Legislature — free school meals, paid family leave, free college for working-class families — and if any of those could be done federally. 

Lastly, Walz was asked, ‘Who does fall better, Wisconsin or Minnesota?’ but he side-stepped the question and offered up another nugget about his recent visit to Wisconsin.