{"id":455430,"date":"2024-08-12T03:16:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T03:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=455430"},"modified":"2024-08-12T03:16:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T03:16:58","slug":"tim-walz-influences-former-students-presidential-candidate-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/tim-walz-influences-former-students-presidential-candidate-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz Influences Former Student&#8217;s Presidential Candidate Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Walz, former Minnesota high school athletics coach has changed one of his former players&#8217; minds about the upcoming Presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Walz who was recently announced as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/vice-president-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a>\u2019 Vice President choice earlier this week was a football coach at the Mankato West High School in Mankato, MN for several years in the \u201890s.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am proud to announce that I&#39;ve asked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Walz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tim_Walz<\/a> to be my running mate.<\/p>\n<p>As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he&#39;s delivered for working families like his.<\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s great to have him on the team.<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s get to work. Join us:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W4AE2WlMTj\">https:\/\/t.co\/W4AE2WlMTj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1820828396298879294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, TMZ talked with one of Walz\u2019s former players, Dan Clement, and asked him about his experiences as a teenager with Walz. Dan said that Walz was so impactful that his presidential candidate pick went from undecided to the Harris\/Walz Democratic ticket for the upcoming Presidential Election in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Dan also said that Walz treated him well even though he was a troubled teenager by supporting him and getting him on the right track to succeed and improve instead of ignoring him.<\/p>\n<p>He also mentioned that Walz cared about every player on the team, which he believes will translate into Walz\u2019s leadership as a VP in making every American feel cared for and heard about if he and Kamala win the election.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Walz has been complemented by someone in his past after being chosen for VP candidacy, as many of his other ex-students have also spoken up, complimenting him about how great he is as a person.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Walz was also a teacher at the same high school he coached at.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe was probably one of the most well-liked teachers in the school while he taught there,\u201d<\/em> said Katie Heintz who had Walz as a high school teacher her junior year.<\/p>\n<p>She also said that his lectures on history and the government are very memorable. <em>&#8220;He really taught both sides of everything,\u201d<\/em> she commented. <em>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t pushy about, you know, right or left or whatever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Walz\u2019s wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/about-gov\/gwenwalz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gwen Walz<\/a> also taught at the same high school, and Tracy Frederick Corcoran had both of them as teachers.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBetween Tim and Gwen, those were two people in the high school that were always there for students,\u201d<\/em> she said. <em>\u201cBoth Tim and Gwen had this magic of helping you see possibilities and potential in yourself that maybe you didn\u2019t actually know was there.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of his other students from his geography class also praised him saying he was the ultimate role model, fighting for inclusivity, as he stood up for his gay students against those who were homophobic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@msnbc\/video\/7400198661537287466\" data-video-id=\"7400198661537287466\">\n<section><a title=\"@msnbc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@msnbc?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@msnbc<\/a> &#8220;This is America&#8217;s dad. America&#8217;s football coach. America&#8217;s teacher,&#8221; @Ari Melber \ud83d\udcfa \ud83c\udfa4 says about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris. <a title=\"politics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/politics?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#politics<\/a> <a title=\"news\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/news?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#news<\/a> <a title=\"kamalaharris\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/kamalaharris?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#kamalaharris<\/a> <a title=\"timwalz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/timwalz?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#timwalz<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - MSNBC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7400198594919156522?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; MSNBC<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More Sports News<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/vatican-addresses-controversial-last-supper-drag-performance-at-2024-paris-olympics\/\">Vatican Addresses Controversial \u201cLast Supper\u201d Drag Performance at 2024 Paris Olympics<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/dawn-staley-says-caitlin-clarks-recent-performances-may-have-landed-her-a-spot-on-us-olympic-team\/\">Dawn Staley Says Caitlin Clark\u2019s Recent Performances May Have Landed Her A Spot On US Olympic Team<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Walz, former Minnesota high school athletics coach has changed one of his former players&#8217; minds about the upcoming Presidential election. Walz who was recently announced as Kamala Harris\u2019 Vice President choice earlier this week was a football coach at the Mankato West High School in Mankato, MN for several years in the \u201890s. 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