Most rural voters do not agree that grade schoolboys need tampons in their bathrooms, don't like their police departments to be defunded, don't want their cities and towns looted and burned, while the police are told to stand down, and really dislike any politician that uses stolen valor for personal and professional gain.
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Walz has performed similarly to President Biden in rural Minnesota
Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to tap Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate may not help the Democratic ticket capture rural voters.
A Fox News Voter Analysis of the 2020 and 2022 elections shows that Walz performs similarly to President Biden among highly sought after rural voters, with Biden earning the votes of 38% of that demographic in Minnesota in the 2020 presidential election, while Walz hauled in 37% of those voters during his successful 2022 bid for re-election.

Walz doesn't move needle with rural voters, data shows
The selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate is seen as an opportunity for the campaign to appeal to crucial Midwestern voters.