Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is a magnet for internet comparisons, memes, and cliches: He’s the Midwestern dad you always wanted, he’s Friday Night Lights’ Coach Taylor, he’s a fount of avuncular normal-guy aphorisms (as discussed on the most recent episode of Lever Time).
But to me, Tim Walz is an archetype I first encountered 20 years ago at an eerily similar political fork in Democrats’ road. His vice presidential nomination this week once again offers a glimmer of hope for a new path — even amid warning signs that the party will take the old path.
