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I love the smell of HOPE in the morning! Yippee-Ki-Yay! Letโ€™s roll!๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ

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Aug 6Liked by Jess Piper

I love that Gov Walzโ€™s daughter is called Hope. Sheโ€™s the one who got him to change his stance on gun control after the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas school shooting in FL. He went from an A+ rating with the NRA to an F. He also donated all the $ the NRA had donated to his campaign to charity. This guys the real deal. A mensch.

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A decent person working in elected office to help his constituents, most importantly, ordinary families. It was Republicans who refused to extend the child tax credit. They are greed centered.

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Such wonderful news!

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โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’™Mensch

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Smell of HOPEโ€ฆ Beautiful scent, powerful

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I am absolutely stoked! Iโ€™ve been playing๐ŸŽผPut Me in Coach!๐ŸŽผ all morning. LFG!๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ

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I canโ€™t believe how much has changed in a couple weeks. Walz is so approachable and relatable too. Hope and optimism are back in play! ๐ŸŒŠ

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๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅฐ

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I am so excited for the VP pick, Tim Walz. I was preparing for another pick because I thought, This would be a PERFECT teamโ€ฆso we probably wonโ€™t see it. But I am on Cloud Nine now! Weโ€™re finally going to get a team that thinks the way we do. If we give them a Blue Congressโ€ฆ.watch everything change for the better! Tim Walz was once a big gun rights guy, then the school shootings happened, and he changed his position on gun rights. This is what a normal human being should do! He gave K-12 children FREE meals at school, he provided extra protections for Trans people who had to go to Minnesota for care. He supports abortion rights and many more progressive ideas. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿ’™

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also check out this Substack from TCinLA:

https://open.substack.com/pub/tcinla757/p/this-seals-the-deal-for-me?r=1aiy5t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Click on the hyperlink at the end and watch the video

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Aug 6Liked by Jess Piper

I am a fellow Missourian and I think Walz is a VERY smart choice! I am super excited!

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Missourian here as well!

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Me too Mary Kay. I love the choice!

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It's going to be a rockin' fall season.

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Aug 6Liked by Jess Piper

AMEN

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Me, too! Great choice!

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Me too

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Iโ€™m a Massachusetts liberal and I think heโ€™s an excellent choice as well. Also Iโ€™m happy that your Maine trip didnโ€™t disappoint.

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Aug 6Liked by Jess Piper

Me too! Come to Massachusetts next summer, Jess. We're not as charming as Maine, but we have our charms:)

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Speak for yourself! ๐Ÿ˜œ

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Same here ๐Ÿค—

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Wonderful! Also on the call in Chris Jones, who ran as a democrat against Sarah Sanders. He is THE REAL DEAL for sure. Arkansas would be a much better place right now if he had won. He is worth watching. A true grass roots, across the spectrum organizer.

Iโ€™m thrilled about Walz for VP. This truly is exciting!

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Chris is such a good guy and a literal Rocket Scientist!

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For real! I have a t-shirt that says โ€œDonโ€™t blame me, I voted for the rocket scientist.โ€

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Love it!

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Aug 6Liked by Jess Piper

Dammit Jess! Iโ€™m crying again๐Ÿ˜‚! But this time Iโ€™m crying tears of joy and hope. Iโ€™m a long time fan of Tim Waltz and think he is the perfect fit for the ticket and the country, for all the reasons you beautifully elucidate and also because he models for us all how to keep joy part of the persuasive argument, how we become better people not just by doing better when we know better but by keeping in mind the humanity of those who do not agree with us. I am so excited for the countryโ€™s future for the first time in a very long time.

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Well said!

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I absolutely Love the Midwestern Values this ticket brings - integrity, compassion, hopefulness, patriotism, democracyโ€ฆ and BRAINS!

Compared to the other team - there Is No Comparisonโ€ผ๏ธ

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Iโ€™m so happy! Now we need a Teachers for Harris Walz Zoom! Or did I miss it?

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I'm in for Teachers for Harris-Walz! We need an adjective.

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Me too!! Retired teacher, transplanted Missourian. All in, from WA state๐Ÿ‘

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Retired Missouri and Iowa teacher hereโ€ฆ Count me in!!

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Oh YES !! Thatโ€™s a wonderful idea !!!

I remember President Bidenโ€™s remarks about giving teachers a raise in his SOTU !! Perfect time to carry it through on this Blue Joy and excitement weโ€™re all a part of now. !! Run with it !!

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I would be in for a Teachers for Harris Walz event!

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Aug 6Liked by Jess Piper

Like Rebecca Fishbein said, I didn't know anything about Tim Walz and now "I would literally fling myself into a fire to save Tim Walz's life" The best!

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Joy and Competence vs fear and chaos.

I am all for that. Game on!

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Well stated

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I can hardly wait til he puts DJT and JD in their places. He will do it without mincing words and without calling them names! A good teacher just has to look at you in a certain way to make one feel rediculous. Tim Walz is the one to do it.

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Wonderful message to wake up to this morning! Here in Substack! Where I start many days since Kamala became my candidate for President of our United States just a few fast weeks ago.

LETS GO WAKE UP EVERYONE! The Party is Just Warming Up~

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Aug 6Liked by Jess Piper

I was literally praying that she would pick Tim Walz! He will mirror and amplify Kamala's optimistic outlook and I've been amazed by how much people have embraced her because she believes in hope and change.

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Fell into excited like the first time Tim Walz appeared in the last two weeks. I felt pretty certain Kamala would choose Josh Shapiro bc Penn is a must win state. He's amazing, but Tim is the kind of man I wish my father had been. LFG๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™

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Aug 6Liked by Jess Piper

So thrilled! My dog breed pick for Tim Walz: Bull-doodle. Or maybe better- bulldador ? He spoke at our big New Hampshire Dems dinner in April. He won my head and heart that night .. kicking myself I did t get him

To autograph my program! Your analysis is so perfect

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Aug 6Liked by Jess Piper

One more comment: if Walz is on the side of feeding hungry kids in school, Iโ€™m in 100%โ€ผ๏ธ

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as opposed to magas refusing to feed their kids, putting them to work instead

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Or a few red states like Arkansas removing child labor laws. So 13 year olds can work in dangerous jobs like slaughterhouses.

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Yay hey ๐Ÿ˜€the monster from Mara Barfo wanted his beautiful walls, and now heโ€™s got him. A 25 year Veteran, an educator, a vastly successful and loved governor, a winning football coach, a child advocate, and I could go on. What could go wrong for Messers Weird and Weirder, right? Thank you Jess. Stay well ๐Ÿ˜€

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What could possibly go wrong that Usha couldnโ€™t fix? Team Weird is about to get smeared ๐Ÿง

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Weโ€™ll see you at Zoom.

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And he's been a sharpshooter (hobby I guess) for ages & a hunter. So take that 2A card right outta maga's whining!

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