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For these voters, Tim Walz is a reminder of their dad - before they were lost to partisan division
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2024
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And then they're choosing to materially support their new father figure, because he reminds them of their lost father.
I've said it elsewhere, but at least they aren't giving him money.
Wait, so you think it is bad to see someone who acts like their ideal person and then choose to vote for them?
I think it's bad to see someone who you have never and will never meet as a father figure, and then to materially support them out of a misplaced para-social relationship.
You are either a troll or have serious reading comprehension issues. At no point did anyone, either us posters here or the woman in the story, say she saw him as a father figure. You are literally the only person saying father figure here. There's a guy in my neighborhood who reminds me of my dad. I don't see him as a father figure.
I have to conclude you are posting with an agenda and are trying to shift the focus away from a positive story. There's no way you can be as stupid as you sound. I'll be blocking you for clearly not trying to have an honest conversation.