You’re Killing Me, Walz
If Minnesota’s governor is on the Democratic ticket for his retail politics, why is he flubbing basic questions about prior misstatements?
Elaine Godfrey
Elaine Godfrey is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She covers national politics.
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