As a historian…I would have to say … yes. He was horrific even worse than Jackson Arnold in the first half of the Tennessee game. In that instance at least Tennessee was a Vegas 7.5 road favorite. Where in this pathetic performance by Tim Walz on home turf with CBS moderators…Tim Walz got his ass kicked by a JD Vance who came into this debate with a historically bad approval rating of -22.
My neighbor’s dog, Harley…could have beaten JD Vance with CBS moderators.
So if you’re some radical left wing liberal who reads my blog…that’s just the way it was. Tim Walz couldn’t have beaten Mary Fallin with the lameass bullshit he brought to the stage in New York. Clearly, Governor Walz did not look as if he belonged on the big stage under the bright lights.
And just so we’re clear…Maty Fallin left the Governors’ Mansion in Oklahoma City with a 19% approval rating which was the worst ever of any governor leaving office in U.S. history.
Tim Walz was so bad in fact Nate Silver and four prominent Vegas gambling institutions immediately backed away from Kamala Harris being their favorite to win the election. Now…they all have the convicted felon Donald Trump listed as their Election Day favorite.
But here’s my thought of the week..’.Was this abysmal performance by Tim Walz the worst ever in a U.S. Vice-Oresidential debate’?
Almost, but not quite.
The Election of 1992 with Admiral James Stockdale gets that nod in Mike J’s Pantheon of feeble debate performances.
So…historically MJ goes in this order for the four worst performance ever by a U.S. Vice-President nominee:
1 Admiral James Stockdale, 1992
2 Dan Quayle, 1988 with absurd JFK line he tried to slip by Lloyd Bentsen
3 Tim Walz, 2024
4 Sarah Palin, 2008
I’v got to cut this short right now. I may or may not revisit this. Margaret Hoover of PBS e-mailed me this morning and wanted my insightful narratives for her next show.
Anyway…God bless you and have a wonderful Thursday in godforsaken Oklahoma.
Mike J